“Cozumel” (1969) – Los Sonor’s * Written by Flores and Mari * 45: “Cozumel” / “El Tudel” * Label: Peerless
This Michoacan organ + sax attack, a tribute to the Caribbean island near Cancun, came out in 1969, sold big, and became a party staple south of the border by 1970. You’ll feel even more like dancing if you watch Los Sonor’s (The Sounds) perform it. The songwriting is credited to “Flores and Mari,” who are mysteries for now. If you go hunting for more from this group’s catalog, you’ll come across rock ‘n’ roll en español records by Los Sonor, a group from Spain. This is a different entity from our cumbia combo in question (who always used an apostrophe s). Los Sonor were, in fact, an early incarnation of Los Bravos (“Black is Black”).