This is my favourite track from a great band out of La Paz, Bolivia called Cubayande who are fusing Andean instrumentation with caribbean beats. I was gutted to miss them live in Sucre by a day.  I can't take much credit for changing much...I just fattened it up a little for my DJ sets. I'm not sure how you can get the self-titled LP but they've got a Facebook page. I got it from the manager of the bar 'Locots' they were playing the day after I left Sucre, as I'd been teaching him some English. 

http://es-es.facebook.com/pages/CUBAYANDE/269691435378


Cubayande - Cumbia Charango (Griff re-edit)

Long time collaborator and resident DJ of the UKs longest running club funk and soul promoters, Jelly Jazz. Also exploring new style of clubbing with Rambunctious Social Club project in the southwest of Britain. Recently returned from 16 months in latin America traveling with my wife and collecting sounds as I go with a Sony PCM D50 handheld field recorder. We made a baby in Peru who was born back in England last June...a daughter! So time is short now...I'll be fitting music whenever I can. 

REQUEST FOR HELP and ADVICE:  I see Soundcloud as a fantastic learning opportunity. I'm the first to admit I'm a beginner at production. If there are any half competent producers out there that can clearly hear problems with my tunes or things that I could improve on then PLEASE do let me know. I'm not proud. It can be incredibly difficult to get good advice about sound production so I greatly appreciate constructive criticism. Bear in mind I'm mixing on headphones at the moment. Also all of my remixes are additive in that I have to take the entire original and add parts to it. I can't take anything away because I don't have access to studio track files. But any help you can give me would be appreciated.  Cheers Griff

PS I've also started the 'Nueva Andina' group and will be moderating that to help promote the artists that are experimenting with modern forms of Andean music. 

Cubayande - Cumbia Charango (Griff re-edit)

Señor Griff