***Recorded between 1975 and 1991, Palenque Palenque boasts twenty-one pulsating tracks drawn from the northern coasts of Colombia, Palenque Palenque reveals a unique and fascinating story of how Afro Colombian music developed from the 1970s onwards and how the local sound-systems in Cartagena and Barranquilla played such an important role in shaping the sound of the Colombian champeta. Co-compiled by LUCAS SILVA (resident of Bogota and owner of Palenque Records) and Soundway Records' MILES CLERET, the album highlights the long relationship that the Caribbean coast of Colombia has with Africa stretching back to the 17th century—specifically, the rise of the percussion-heavy champeta sound, born out of a wave of popularity for psychedelic Afro, Latin & Caribbean music inspired by the DJs of the time. The influence of the sound-systems spread to local artists as well as re-energizing traditional African folk songs and rhythms that had survived since the days of slavery. Housed in a CD digipack with a 28-page booklet with in-depth liner notes.