VA - Diablos Del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

While it's unlikely that they've exhausted the funk mines of their namesake continent, Analog Africa has certainly hit paydirt in South America, as evidenced by this supremely groovy compilation of Columbian bangers.

"This is a fabulous album, chock-full of melds and clashes, flowerings and fruits, and more rhythmic grooves than a roomful of guacharacas. If you’ve no idea what Colombia can offer the musically jaded, then this is a timely tonic. Waft some of these cuts under the noses of the musically malnourished and this Afro-Colombian dose of smelling salts will have them on their feet and ready to dance till dawn.

But equally, this is one for the serious collector and connoisseur of Colombian music—or indeed any tropical music, whether from Africa or the Caribbean or anywhere between Cancer and Capricorn. Great notes, great music. This is another one that works both on your library shelf and on the dancefloor." - Worldmusic.co.uk