Landero was one of those not so rare cases of an artist incredibly talented and prolific who for some reason did not get the due recognition in his homeland. Born in Colombia his nickname The King of Cumbia, is quite a title in a country that’s produced Alejo Duran, Lisandro Meza, Alfredo Gutierrez, Aníbal Velásquez and very long list of Cumbia great. Anyhow, Landero was one of the best accordion players of his generation, not very well known in his native country, but loved in other territories. Some say that he was bigger than Michael Jackson in Mexico, and even the late Joe Strummer got inspired by his music.

This is a compilation with the best of his music, or at least an attempt at it, since he managed to produce a fantastic discography. What will you hear, apart from great music, is a musical testament to one of Colombia’s finest folk artists.