QUITAPENAS
QUITAPENAS is one word, all caps, four syllables, “all claps,” an apt name that gives you a taste of their rhythmic contagion. Deeper than that, the band’s name literally translates as “to remove worries,” which is exactly what they do when they play their music. They are modern day urban Latinx curanderos, healers with mystical musical second sight giving their creative output a restorative power that touches their audiences wherever and whenever they encounter them. This tropical Afro-Latin combo has a lot of catchy hooks that seem effortless and at first glance appear to be tailored for easy-going evening fiestas full of unity and enjoyment at the beach. Indeed it’s quite fitting that QUITAPENAS was born under the warm California sun because their music is hot, bright and uplifting, though some of the lyrics deal with serious subjects like social issues or painful emotions that are not your typical hedonistic lyrical content. They borrow aesthetics from the radical 60s, 70s and 80s and are very socially committed to their community and many positive causes.”