Soundways Records out of England does it again. Their Panama and Afro-Beat releases are excellent but this release is their best by far. Discos Fuentes are to Colombian music what Stax & Motown are to soul, Trojan to Reggae, Blue Note to Jazz and what Sun Records is to rock music. They released thousands of records since 1934 and still do to this day. The compilation covers the classic years of Discos Fuentes (1960-1976) It is mostly Cumbia and Salsa music with Champeta and some modernized versions of traditional South American music.

Much of what is on this comp hasn’t been released in quite some time and has only been available through out of print records. Included are rare tracks from well known Colombian artists, Fruko Y Su Tesos, The Latin Brothers and Afrosound, plus the classic tracks from Los Corraleros De Majagual, Pedro Laza y Su Pelayeros and Lucho Bermudez. This is straight up dance floor madness. Even those who can't dance will have a tough time resisting the rhythms produced by this release. Great liner notes with many pictures of the original album covers to make the record collector in you salivate.