CUMBA MELA
Cumba Mela is an international music collective that
encompasses the gathering and soul celebration of a musical journey that
unites all four directions of this earth. This sonic global experience
is as culturally rich and diverse as the demographic landscape of New
York City, the home of Cumba Mela. Cumba Mela blends a colorful array of
international genres such as: nueva cumbia, kuduro, samba, afro-latin
bass, dubstep, electro, baile funk, balkan-brass, and many more. Their
original tracks and remixes range from a selection of intercontinental
folk influences mixed with urban bass.
Founded in 2008 by Geko Jones and Uproot Andy, the NYC tropical dance party ‘Que Bajo’ has quickly found itself at the center of the modern global dance music scene. From its home at the well known downtown Manhattan club Santos Party house, ‘Que Bajo’ has opened up a space, not only for the neo cumbia and tropical bass music that was its original focus, but for the coming together of all types of new musical trends emenating from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa, as well as Europe and the US, and hosts many of the young artists and Djs on the cutting edge of these new genres, such as Toy Selectah, Maluca, Zizek, Radioclit, Bersa Discos, DJ Rekha, Choc Quib Town, Jahdan Blackamoore and 77 Klash.
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Aug 4, 2010
