Buh Records
| Buh Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Luis Alvarado |
| Genre | Experimental music |
| Country of origin | Peru |
Buh Records is a record label from Lima, Peru. It was founded by Luis Alvarado in 2004.[1]
Buh is Spanish transliteration of the word “boo”. The label began after Luis Alvarado was writing about experimental music in Peru, and decided someone needed to reissue many of the out-of-print or largely unavailable releases.[2]
They have released music in genres as diverse as dream pop, post-punk and free improvisation. Most of their artists are based in Peru, but they have also released music by USA based Amma Ateria and Nava Dunkelman, a compilation of underground electronic music from Switzerland,[3][4] and work by Colombian composer Jacqueline Nova and Venezuelan Oksana Linde.[5][2][6]
Alvarado has said his aim for Buh Records is to present Peru's past and present to better tell the story of South American sound experimentation and the avant-garde.[7] They have also hosted a Buh Records Festival, featuring audiovisual presentations and a homage to Walter Smetak.[8][9]
The label has received funding from Peru's ministry of culture, such as for 2021's El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974), a compilation featuring the work of flautist Andrés Vargas Pinedo.[10][11]
Their first releases were distributed on CD-R, but later moved to vinyl, cassette tape, and CD.[12]
The Wire magazine has highlighted their work often, and was featured across four pages in their October 2018 issue.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hear a selection of Peruvian music compiled by Buh Records founder Luis Alvarado - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (2023-03-07). "Peru's Buh Records Is on a Mission to Rescue Latin America's Avant-Garde History". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Amma Ateria and Nava Dunkelman announce LP as IMA for Buh Records". Fact Magazine. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Below The Radar Special Edition: Interactions: A Guide To Swiss Underground Experimental Music - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ McCabe, Allyson (2023-01-20). "She Brought New Sounds to Colombia. The World's Catching Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ McCabe, Allyson. "Oksana Linde and the forgotten pioneers of electronic music". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "New Weird South America is a polyglot's fantasy". Fact Magazine. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Events - Online event - Buh Records Festival - The Wire". 2021-04-23. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Premiere: an audio homage to Walter Smetak - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Andrés Vargas Pinedo - El Fabuloso Sonido de... | Sounds and Colours". soundsandcolours.com. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "El fabuloso sonido de Andrés Vargas Pinedo: una colección de música popular amazónica (1966-1974), by Andrés Vargas Pinedo". Buh Records. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Buh Records Catalogs the Expansive World of Peruvian Avant-Garde Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "Issue 416 - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
