Poder Del Alma – S.T.

One of the holy grails of Nicaraguan Latin Funk, Poder Del Alma (Power of the Soul) is the self-titled debut release from a a 9-member supergroup assembled to play at the famous free concert of Santana in Managua in benefit for the 1972 earthquake. Members include legends of the Nica music / hippie scene including Román Cerpas (previously on Bwana), René “Chapo Domínguez (Los Rockets), and Edgar “El Gato” Aguilar. The group’s sound is a delightful fusion of psychedelic rock and Afro-Latin funk with electric guitar, heavy percussion grooves, ripping Hammond organ, horns, and Spanish male/female vocals. The album was unearthed and reissued by Discodelic, an Afro-Latin focused record store and collective located in the Mission of San Francisco, in 2024 and remains the heart and soul of the label and shop’s operation. Read our “Record Stores We Love” interview feature on Discodelic.

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