Colleen Grant's "Latin Parang" gets reissued by Soundway

Soundway's re-release of Colleen Grant's "Latin Parang" b/w Sandra Hamilton's "Parang Jam" will save you a few hundred bucks. 

Just in time for Christmas, Soundway is recirculating Colleen Grant's synth-enhanced Trini yuletide banger "Latin Parang" from 1980 b/w Sandra Hamilton's "Parang Jam" both written by Odessey One's Arnold Shuffler. Incidentally, Colleen Grant also voiced Odessey One's Carib-disco classic "Dance With Me"

Parang is a style of folk music that originated from Venezuelan and Colombian immigrants that came to the Caribbean, and evolved to include elements of Latin music, disco and soca - as is evident in this release. Although traditionally used to be played during the festive season in Trinidad and Tobago, parang music continues to heat up dancefloors all year round.

These two in-demand tracks were originally released on the local RH Productions label in Trinidad & Tobago. Fully restored, remastered and licensed - both are now being released officially for the first time on digital, and re-pressed for the first time on vinyl. Listen below.