This compilation brings together for the first time the best songs by Los Zheros, one of the most renowned cumbia bands to emerge in the early 1970s in Iquitosalongside groups like Los Rogers and Los Wemblersin the heart of Peru’s Amazon capital.

The unique Amazonian sound blended fast, percussive cumbia rhythms with electric guitars in a surf stylea distinctive fusion that came to define Peruvian-recorded cumbia, markedly different from the traditional cumbia styles that developed in other cumbia-producing countries like Colombia.

The album includes their psychedelic rock hit Cuarto Oscuro, a highly sought-after track not only by cumbia collectors but also by garage and psychedelic DJs. This song also marked the beginning of their recording career in 1973.

This compilation is a joint release with the Peruvian label Rey Record and comes with an insert featuring never- before-seen photos of the band, as well as liner notes by genre expert Vctor Zela (the mind behind the prestigious project “La Cumbia de mis Viejos”).

A1. Mi Guitarra Llora Por Ti
A2. Baila Con Ranil
A3. El Viajero
A4. Cumbia En Tu Soledad
A5. Fantasa Del Amazonas
A6. Las Oladas
A7. Chinito Rulo
B1. Sonido Amaznico
B2. Vuelo A Saturno
B3. Tin Marn
B4. Marlenita
B5. Bailando En El Infinito
B6. Lagrimas De Mis Ojos
B7. Alabanza a Dios