Ondatrópica: The Making Of: Mario Galeano, The Creator And Musical Director Of Ondatrópica

Shot during the three week recording process, this 12 part web series will tell you of the places and the individuals that are behind this Colombian adventure that has taken months of preparation. Each new episode will be premiered weekly on different sites in Europe, North America and Latin America. Conceived by Colombian musician Mario Galeano, the force behind the band Frente Cumbiero, and English producer Will Holland, Ondatrópica brings together an all-star cast representing both the classic and modern styles of la musica Colombiana. Over 3 weeks in January 2012 at the famous Discos Fuentes studios in Medellín legendary figures from Colombian music joined a group of younger Colombian musicians. The plan; to re-interpret the tropical musical heritage of Colombia with new approaches in composition, arrangement and production in a classic and mythical setting. Having just released their debut album a 12 piece Ondatrópica touring band hits the road for the first time playing shows in London, Brighton, Berlin and New York. This project is thanks to the support of the British Council, Radio Nacional de Colombia, Shock Magazine, Movistar Colombia, Ministry of Culture, La Ceguera, La Cápsula and Soundway Records. We know you will enjoy the journey! http://www.soundwayrecords.com http://http://ondatropica.com/en Buy the album here: http://bit.ly/Mymz4Q Download from iTunes: http://bit.ly/Lv7j97 Click here to subscribe to Soundway Records - http://www.bit.ly/sub2soundway MUSIC FROM PLANET EARTH: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Soundway Records was conceived in 2002 by label owner Miles Cleret whilst returning from Ghana with a hoard of dusty old 45s and LPs that had mostly not been heard outside the former Gold Coast since their original release. Planned on a whim the trip was not one of the carefully planned research expeditions that Miles would later embark on to any number of far-flung tropical destinations. On the contrary he left England with no idea of what he might find or that it might be the start of a career in the record business. Although the label has it's roots in West Africa the scope has grown to include many other parts of the tropical belt with the aim of making available recordings that have in most cases never been available outside of their original countries and often not even there for over 30 years. Over the years Soundway's modus operandi has been to approach the music from a different angle from many of the more established "World Music" labels. By focusing on more obscure artists as well as big names and often concentrating on progressive recordings more in sync with Cleret's generation and background in DJ culture and dance-music. Styles have included afro-beat, funk, highlife, ethio-jazz, molam, calypso, cumbia, champeta, biguine, latin-jazz and disco as well as many unclassifiable recordings. Since 2012 Soundway has begun releasing new material from a carefully selected handful of contemporary recording artists including acclaimed acts Ondatropica, Bomba Estereo and Ibibio Sound Machine http://www.soundwayrecords.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SoundwayRecords https://twitter.com/soundway