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Sample Track 1:
"Fuego" from Bomba Estéreo
Sample Track 2:
"La Pantera Mambo" from La 33
Sample Track 3:
"Micaela" from La 33
Sample Track 4:
"Un Beso y Una Flor" from Lisandro Meza
Sample Track 5:
"Micaela" from Sonora Carruseles
Sample Track 6:
"El Viejo Jose" from Grupo Rebolú
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Bio

More About the Artists

Lisandro Meza

Lisandro Meza played an important role in the evolution of Cumbia, the traditional big band dance music of Colombia. A master of vallenato sabanero, an accordion-driven style of music that originated in Mexico, Meza forged a sound that has been described as "a cross between rural Dominican merengue, Louisiana zydeco, and Tex-Mex norteño." Meza initially attracted attention as a founding member of Los Corraleros de Majagual. One of Colombia's most popular bands in the 1960s, the group served as the breeding ground for such influential artists as Fruko, the "Godfather of Salsa." Leaving Los Corraleros De Majagual to focus on a solo career, Meza has continued to influence the music of Colombia and Latin America. His hits include the drinking songs, "El Guayabo de la Ye (The Hangover of the Year)" and "La Botella Picomoche" (The Big-Mouthed Bottle). ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide


Bomba Estereo

With Tremendous Support From Fans Across The Globe, Bomba Estereo Beat Out Other Leading Indie Acts Like Surfer Blood, Matias Aguayo, The Very Best And Sleigh Bells To Win MTV Iggy’s "Best New Band In The World".

Out Of The 160 Bands At Bonnaroo, SPIN Has Highlighted Bomba Estereo As One Of The Top "Must-Hear" Artists Alongside Acts Like Kings Of Leon And Phoenix.


La Sonora Carruseles

La Sonora Carruseles is a salsa band originating in 1995 from Colombia. They are currently established in Miami, Florida. Their music has been featured in televised competitions such as So You Think You Can Dance.

Sonora Carruseles was grouped in the Colombian city of Medellin in 1995. The group is headed by Manolo Puerto. They originally started as an experiment for Mario "Pachanga" Rincon, who was musical director at Colombian based record company, Discos Fuentes. After a sound rehearsal, the project was approved and an album was released that same year. The group has released an album every few years and traveled most of Europe and Latin America. It is now half Colombian, with other members from Latin American countries. In 2009 Sonora Carruseles released their latest production entitled "Maestros De La Salsa Dura" . Opening with the Dante Vargas version of Joe Cuba's classic "Bang Bang," Masters of Hard Salsa goes on to prove the title is justified. Listen to the insane "Quinto Y Trompeta" to taste this particular brand of salsa. Trumpeter Dante Vargas is joined by bassists Alex Duque and Sergio Munera, pianists Pablo Grajales and Cristian Cuevas, percussionists Morist Jimenez Jr and Fabian Picón.


Grupo Cumbé

In celebration of Colombia's Bicentennial, Sound Culture & Macondo commission Chicago's best local latin and Colombian musicians to re-arrange and perform Colombian Cumbia classics. This internationally celebrated musical form born on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Represents The marriage of African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences.

This new group fuses traditional afro Colombian percussion, with elements of big band style Cumbia and jazz made famous by artists like Lucho Bermudez and the Discos Fuentes record label catalog. Incorporated are call & response vocals, raw traditional percussion courtesy of the Alegre, Tambora, Llamador & Maraca, bottom heavy electric bass lines, Gaita flutes, latin piano and jazz trumpet.

The group consists of the founding members of the Chicago Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble and Ngoma Alegre, the Midwest's only Afro Colombian percussion ensemble. Victor Garcia on Trumpet, Darwin Noguera on Piano, Josh Ramos on Bass, Leo Suarez on afro Colombian percussion/Gaita Flutes, Natalie Oliveri on vocals and minor percussion, and Jose Natal on Colombian percussion and congas.


La 33
 

For at least the last six years both the young and old salseros of Bogota have been keenly involved in the renaissance of salsa. The old-school posse like their hard descarga, their latin jazz and their driving dance-ready arrangements, whilst the youth refuse to pass up on their hard-won, new-wave urban sound fresh from el barrio: the street. At the forefront of this new wave is La 33, whose music is based on what the classic New York City salsa sound of the 60’s and early 70’s, but with new and different accents. Salsa from Cali- the so-called ‘Capital Of Salsa Colombiana’ is an institution; but salsa made in Bogota is a new corriente: a fresh strand in the history of urban Latin dance music. La 33 created the Bogota scene, forging a route for Bogota’s other salsa bands. Nowadays, La 33 has followers not just all over Colombia but also around the world.

The most incredible point of LA 33 is that they were able to receive recognition without the support of the commercial radio since the moment they have no a signed contract with any famous major.

La 33 is success because its music appeals to both the new and old schools. In the late 80s and early 90s salsa’s reputation suffered by comparison with salsa-pop (romantic salsa). But La 33 took the old sound of salsa’s roots, bringing them bang up to date with urban-music production and playing techniques- such as the streetsound samples that you can hear throughout La 33.