{"product_id":"bugiganga-tropical-vol-1","title":"Bugiganga Tropical Vol.1 by Super Spanish Combo \u0026 Banda Jardes","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBugiganga Tropical Vol.1 • 7″ Vinyl 45 rpm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDouble Cover + Insert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eCatalog Number 0 – The inaugural release of our foundational collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe Origin: A Botany of Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBefore there was a label, there was an idea. And that idea was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBugiganga Tropical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis four-record 7″ collection is not a side project. It is the seed from which Tropical Diaspora Records grew. Conceived as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\"A Botany of Resistance,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e each volume pairs a lost or vital groove with a plant of the African diaspora; a living symbol of memory, labor, survival, and rhythm. This is where we began. This is Catalog Number 0.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis first volume comes as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003edouble cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e (two separate sleeves) with an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003einner insert featuring photographs and lyrics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eGrilos Da Vida (Nego Vem Sambá)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eby Banda Jardes • São Paulo, 1976\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA phantom record. Among São Paulo's vinyl hunters, its existence is a whispered legend. Everyone knows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e it. Almost no one holds it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe story; told by Régis, one of the last living links to the band; is this: Banda Jardes was famous in the city. But when someone pressed thousands of illegal copies, the band, the producer, and Régis hunted for the culprit. The pressure became unbearable. In panic, the bootlegger allegedly dumped all unsold records into the Tietê River.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDecades later, in São Paulo, Régis agreed to meet. He owned the only known surviving copy. And he made one thing clear: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ethis record is only borrowed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Lent to Tropical Diaspora Records for one purpose; to be reborn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNow, that very vinyl has traveled from São Paulo to Berlin. Carefully transferred from Régis's original, this samba rock jewel will finally see the light again. But before we cut a new 7″, the audience here gets the first chance to hear it, dance to it, and feel its ghost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMataron A Juan Andrés\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eby Super Spanish Combo • Barcelona, 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWe have known Super Spanish Combo since their early Barcelona days. Last year, we finally brought them to Berlin for Tropical Diaspora Vol. 37; a night of raw, conscious energy. This is a band with responsibility and conscience. Their music carries weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eMataron a Juan Andrés\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is testimony set to rhythm. Juan Andrés Benítez Álvarez, 50, born in Seville, a longtime resident of Barcelona's Raval district. He ran two small businesses in the Gayxample area. A video surfaced showing four policemen kicking, punching, and kneeing him to death. A neighbor who filmed it said he \"squealed like a pig.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSuper Spanish Combo turned horror into a requiem. This is their voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout Bugiganga Tropical – A Botany of Resistance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eCover Design by Matthias Beck – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.estudiorosebud.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ewww.estudiorosebud.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEach cover in this four-volume collection features a plant linked to the African diaspora in the Americas; a visual reminder of why Africans were brought across the ocean. Not as decoration. As memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eVolume 1 honors the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ecoffee plant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e; cultivated by enslaved and free Africans across South America, in the same regions where samba, samba rock, and countless other rhythms were forged from the collision of African, Indigenous, and European worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eInside, you will find an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003einsert with photos and lyrics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e; a closer look into the stories behind these grooves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWe began here. We hope you will too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDisclaimer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e It is strictly prohibited to use Tropical Diaspora Records® releases as coffee-table music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tropical Diaspora Records®","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39783779696834,"sku":"TDR000","price":100.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/8063\/6098\/files\/Cover_TDR000_Front_ShrinkWrapping_Mockup_2000x_v1.png?v=1755885975","url":"https:\/\/www.tdrgo.co\/fr\/products\/bugiganga-tropical-vol-1","provider":"Tropical Diaspora Records®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}