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"body": "****\n\n**Peace & Rhythm** is excited to announce **_Close To Me_** , the new double 7-inch vinyl EP of four fun fan favorites from **Locobeach**. The tracks are all danceable cumbias familiar to the band’s followers as they are previously released on digital and have all been staples of their live sets over the years. This mini-box set of two hot dancefloor donuts will be great for DJ spins as well as aficionados and collectors, and comes with beautiful artwork courtesy of Selina Josephs.\n\nThe backstory to the EP is an interesting one, and emblematic of our times. Just before the COVID-19 Pandemic in March of 2020, New York’s tropical party band Locobeach began to record a follow up to their freshman LP from 2019, **_Psychedelic Disco Cumbia_**. Four songs from the sessions at Manhattan’s Cutuprá Studios were almost complete when the world ground to a standstill in March of 2020. When things began to open up a little the following year, the band put the finishing touches on the songs and released the first digital single, the humorous “Isabella,” composed and sung by **José Luis** “**Cheo” Pardo** (guitar, vocals, production, engineering). The three other tracks needed tweaking, and by early 2024 were ready for digital release as singles, kicking off with a brilliant reinterpretation of The Cure’s “Close To Me,” sung and arranged by **Joshua Douglas Camp** (guitar, keyboards, accordion, engineering). Next up was Camp’s urgent-sounding tropical film noire instrumental “Idea Desesperada” (Desperate Idea), propelled in part by some hot percussion from **Neil** “**Cutuprá” Ochoa**. This was followed by the playful “U.S. Marshall,” a sound library theme in search of a cartoon soundtrack, with the title being a play on band bassist **Edward Marshall** ’s last name.\n\n**_Close To Me_** is a snapshot in time; since the four tracks were recorded, original member **Fernando Valladares** (timbales, drums) left the band to return home to Venezuela, and it was decided to release the quartet of songs together as a vinyl EP instead of making them part of a future full-length album. Peace & Rhythm have been with Locobeach from its origins in 2015 as a live backing group for Joshua Camp’s solo studio project, C.A.M.P.O.S., through its ascendence as a self-sustaining party band with its own repertoire and debut album, to the present day. Now Peace & Rhythm are honored to preserve for posterity this transitional suite of cumbia bangers in physical form four years after the world stood still and being \"close to me” was just a memory.\n\nWatch the official video for \"Close To Me\":\n\nBuy [here](https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store/products/locobeach-close-to-me-2x7-copy \"\\\"Close To Me\\\" EP\")",
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"html": "<p><strong><img src=\"/images/PR45-015-7in_Jacket_Final_Bandcamp.jpg\" alt=\"\"></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Peace & Rhythm</strong> is excited to announce <strong><em>Close To Me</em></strong> , the new double 7-inch vinyl EP of four fun fan favorites from <strong>Locobeach</strong>. The tracks are all danceable cumbias familiar to the band’s followers as they are previously released on digital and have all been staples of their live sets over the years. This mini-box set of two hot dancefloor donuts will be great for DJ spins as well as aficionados and collectors, and comes with beautiful artwork courtesy of Selina Josephs.</p>\n<p>The backstory to the EP is an interesting one, and emblematic of our times. Just before the COVID-19 Pandemic in March of 2020, New York’s tropical party band Locobeach began to record a follow up to their freshman LP from 2019, <strong><em>Psychedelic Disco Cumbia</em></strong>. Four songs from the sessions at Manhattan’s Cutuprá Studios were almost complete when the world ground to a standstill in March of 2020. When things began to open up a little the following year, the band put the finishing touches on the songs and released the first digital single, the humorous “Isabella,” composed and sung by <strong>José Luis</strong> “<strong>Cheo” Pardo</strong> (guitar, vocals, production, engineering). The three other tracks needed tweaking, and by early 2024 were ready for digital release as singles, kicking off with a brilliant reinterpretation of The Cure’s “Close To Me,” sung and arranged by <strong>Joshua Douglas Camp</strong> (guitar, keyboards, accordion, engineering). Next up was Camp’s urgent-sounding tropical film noire instrumental “Idea Desesperada” (Desperate Idea), propelled in part by some hot percussion from <strong>Neil</strong> “<strong>Cutuprá” Ochoa</strong>. This was followed by the playful “U.S. Marshall,” a sound library theme in search of a cartoon soundtrack, with the title being a play on band bassist <strong>Edward Marshall</strong> ’s last name.</p>\n<p><strong><em>Close To Me</em></strong> is a snapshot in time; since the four tracks were recorded, original member <strong>Fernando Valladares</strong> (timbales, drums) left the band to return home to Venezuela, and it was decided to release the quartet of songs together as a vinyl EP instead of making them part of a future full-length album. Peace & Rhythm have been with Locobeach from its origins in 2015 as a live backing group for Joshua Camp’s solo studio project, C.A.M.P.O.S., through its ascendence as a self-sustaining party band with its own repertoire and debut album, to the present day. Now Peace & Rhythm are honored to preserve for posterity this transitional suite of cumbia bangers in physical form four years after the world stood still and being “close to me” was just a memory.</p>\n<p>Watch the official video for “Close To Me”:</p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https://www.peaceandrhythm.com/collections/store/products/locobeach-close-to-me-2x7-copy\" title=\""Close To Me" EP\">here</a></p>",
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"body": "**__**\n\n \n\n**_Cosas Raras_** is the new album from Argentina’s cumbia hero **Rolando Bruno**. On _Cosas Raras_ Bruno and his band Grupo Arévalo romp through twelve tracks of their signature “cumbia trash” sound - a rough and ready mix of Peruvian-inspired cumbia, punk, and other vintage throwback musical and visual inspirations from pop culture (like UFOs, street food and horror movies), all spun together into a wild mashup. _Cosas Raras_ is the group’s third album, and finds them traveling even farther afield—exploring Arabic and flamenco influences, Afro disco, Japanese pop, Latin American _baladas_ , and even Dominican merengue. This last genre serves as inspiration for the album’s lead single, “Merentrash,” a fun and very danceable “merenrap” tune with a retro Miami club vibe. In the vein of contemporary experimental underground tropical artists like Chicha Libre, Meridian Brothers, Frente Cumbiero, Acid Coco, Money Chicha, Xixa, and C.A.M.P.O.S., Rolando Bruno Y Su Grupo Arévalo are an important part of the scene, but are not yet as well known in the U.S. at the moment. _Cosas Raras_ is set to change this unwarranted obscurity with its infectious rhythms, psychedelic guitar flourishes and memorable melodies. The album release is an international collaborative effort from Peace & Rhythm, Electric Cowbell and DJ Cajon Records.\n\nMulti-instrumentalist and graphic designer Rolando Bruno was born and raised in Buenos Aires and lived three years in Spain, before returning home to pursue his unique musical sound and accompanying visual style. His current musical project was conceived in 2005, in tandem with his former garage punk group, Los Peyotes. But where Los Peyotes were based on a traditional rock group format, Bruno’s cumbias came together in the solitude of his room, with his “best friend,” his computer, which he uses to create his backing tracks, dubbing it his “Midi Orchestra” with his typical tongue-in-cheek sense of humor.\n\nIn 2015 Bruno expanded his approach, putting together a live band and reintroducing himself as Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arévalo. His backing band is a “supergroup” of sorts, composed of underground musicians from Buenos Aires, including members of Les Mentettes, Alfonso El Pintor, Los Alamos, and Pecera. El Grupo Arévalo are: Rolando Bruno (Guitar, Vocals), Adrian Rivoira (Bass, Vocals), Julio Molina (Keyboards), Alejandra Moro (Percussion, Vocals), Dalmiro Villanueva (Percussion, Vocals), Martín Sanjo (Guitar), Pablo Rivero (Bongos), and Joaquín Ferrer (Drums). Previous to _Cosas Raras,_ Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arévalo released _Bailazo_ (2015) and _El Mundo Está Cumbiando_ (2019).\n\nSince then Rolando Bruno has brought his “cumbia trash” sound to various ports around the world as both a solo act and accompanied by Grupo Arévalo, including countless shows in Argentina and neighboring countries, as well as several extensive tours of Europe and two visits to Japan.",
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"body": "\n\n**Peace & Rhythm** are proud to announce the release of Richmond, Virginia-based salsa orchestra **Bio Ritmo** ’s self-titled 2002 album, first time on vinyl (double LP), remastered from the original tapes, with three bonus unreleased live tracks and download card. The so-called **“Green Album”** has received a facelift for its vinyl debut, with a remix of the artwork and an interior gatefold spread chock-full of band memorabilia from the era. What’s more, the original album tracks have been properly mastered from the reel-to-reel tapes for the first time, and the added live recordings give fans a taste of what it was like to hear tunes from the album performed on stage back in the day. \n\nBio Ritmo are known as pioneers of the **indie-salsa** music revival, and this visionary album is the one that kicked the band into high gear in the second chapter of their career. Though inspired by classic salsa dura artists of the seventies, Bio Ritmo have created their own unique sound, some say “experimental” for their mixing of influences not commonly found in salsa music.",
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"body": "\n\nPuerto Rico’s Orquesta El Macabeo have a new release: the double single / 7-inch 45 “Ikiru” b/w “Familia” (Discos de Hoy/Peace & Rhythm/Chateaudisc/Lucha Libre Discos/Discos Machete). After recording the double LP live album Décimo Aniversario En Vivo En El Nido for the band’s 10th anniversary in 2018 and the motion picture soundtrack for La Ultima Gira (the Daniel Santos biopic from 2021), plus the reissues of Lluvia Con Sol (2013/2023) and Salsa Macabra (2010/2018), “Ikiru” and “Familia” are the first original songs released by the band since their last new full-length album, La Maldición del Timbal (2016). \n \nThese two tracks will not be released in a future full length album and will remain exclusive to the 45 / double digital single, as it closes a previous era of Orquesta el Macabeo (celebrating 15 years of existence) and opens a new one (looking towards the future), with new members and new songs for an upcoming LP currently in the works. The cover artwork, made by Puerto Rican tattoo artist Manolo Fernánez (Instagram: @manolo_shodai_tattoos ), can be appreciated as a representation of this evolution of the band in reparation for a new era. “Ikiru” means “To Live” in Japanese, and “Familia” means “Family\" in Spanish, two concepts that are central to Orquesta El Macabeo’s existence. The song lyrics also deal with similar themes, including celebrating one’s chosen family and community, ideas of survival, resistance, sustenance and the necessity for artistic evolution, all of which is evidenced as well in the band’s music video, featuring one long sequence where the first song transitions into the second and the lyrical themes are brought to life with the band’s visuals.",
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"body": "\n\n\n\nJust in time for Halloween / El Día de Los Muertos 2023 comes the scary good 45 from El Bigtoe y El Guámbito: Sabroso Y Espooky: El Encuentro Vol. 2, “Sabroso y Espooky” b/w “Mantequilla y Mermelada,” from Peace & Rhythm. The A side is a dark “sonidero cumbia rebajada” (a slowed-down cumbia done in the Mexican sound system DJ style), full of menace and spooky subterranean sounds, while the flip is a much brighter uptempo psychedelic tropical number that feels like a galloping horse ride clear across the Texas desert into Mexico.\n\n \nEl Bigtoe y El Guámbito is a unique partnership a long time in the making, fresh as today, forward-looking to tomorrow, but rooted in yesterday. As the dynamic duo describes it, their project, titled “El Encuentro” (The Encounter), is “a culmination of antipodal hemispheric daydreams cast into the dark sky and coalesced in a dimly lit Central Texas studio anchored by the whirling hum of an AC window unit.” A blend of analog and traditional instrumentation with electronic implements from guitars to synths to samplers, the project is an exploration of tropical music from Colombia, engaging with but also moving into deeper palates than the ubiquitous cumbia. What emerged was an evolution of both of their sonic histories, music made with freedom and abandon, combining and reinterpreting solid influences and flighty whims alike. \n \nOriginally conceived as a four song EP, the collaboration by El Bigtoe (Beto Martínez - Grupo Fantasma, Brownout, Money Chicha, The Los Sundowns) and El Guámbito (Victor-Andrés Cruz - Nemegata, Bulla En El Barrio, MAKU Soundsystem) was initiated in late 2019 just before the world stood still and entered pandemic times. The pair began a weekly meeting at Martínez’s fabled Lechehouse Music Studio as an exercise in songwriting and production experiments. They had previously worked together when Martínez recorded Nemegata’s critically acclaimed Hycha Wy LP in 2019. After things started up again, the first two songs were released on a 7” 45RPM single as El Encuentro, Vol. 1 by Chicago’s Sonorama Discos. Following soon after, Peace & Rhythm realized it would be perfect to fast-track the other two cuts from the project, released as Sabroso Y Espooky: El Encuentro Vol. 2, in order to have them available for folks during the scariest time of year. Qué cumbia tan espooky, indeed! \n \nAvailable in vinyl and digital formats. \n \nIf you like psychedelic cumbia, cumbia rebajada, groups like Chicha Libre, Money Chicha, Xixa and Viento Callejero, you’ll dig El Bigtoe y El Guámbito.",
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"body": "**Infectious, hypnotic tropical grooves with a ragga kick from Australia’s premier cumbia orchestra. If you like Ondatrópica, Frente Cumbiero, Ska Cubano and Lucho Bermúdez, you’ll love Cumbiamuffin.**\n\nNew LP available in our store!\n\nIt was only a matter of time before cumbia hit Australia. After humbly coming to life on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, this rhythm—and everything it represents: its multi- ethnicity, its danceable pulse, its resilience—snaked its way up the mountains to reach Colombia’s urban capitals, Bogotá and Medellín, who transmitted the signal to Mexico, Peru, Argentina... 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Cumbiamuffin represents the contraction of two musical styles that the group seamlessly bring together in one big, vibrant, joyous experience: cumbia and raggamuffin reggae. This is a group that can inject even more life into a bona fide Colombian classic like Lucho Bermudez’s “Salsipuedes,” take a Greek club version of a Mexican banda track written by an Argentine accordionist and come up with the cohesively international “Ritmo de Sinaloa,” and then there’s that unmistakable ragga skank all over “La Promesa,” with “La Cabezona” being an instrumental descarga that has no right to rumble so low, designed with dance halls and sound systems in mind.\n\nArmed with the collective energy of two authentic Colombian vocalists, a seriously massive brass section, heavy bass, funky guitar, salsa piano and equally authentic percussion, the 15-piece band combines elements of reggae, dancehall and roots from the Colombian Caribbean in a deft mix that is both retro and futuristic, authentically traditional and yet also experimental. Put together by a collective of Colombian and Australian musicians, the project has the common vision of introducing the purest sounds of the golden era of orchestrated cumbia to Australian audiences, but with a little something more added to the formula to keep things fresh.\n\nHaving triumphantly conquered their home country’s competitive music scene with sold out shows at numerous festivals and well-known venues all over Down Under, Cumbiamuffin are poised to break out to a global audience with their debut self-titled LP.\n\n**The Story Behind The Album**\n\nA lot of virtual connections were made during the pandemic, especially in the first year when it was much harder to travel and engage with the rest of the world physically. This was true in all aspects of life, and within the music industry, especially for independent record labels like Peace & Rhythm, it was no different. Though concerts, record fairs and DJ gigs had dried up and stores and concert venues had closed with no sign of light at the end of the tunnel, the label was in constant contact with a virtual network of musical friends both old and new, from DJs and store owners to musicians and writers. During those dark days of lockdown, a number of bands contacted Peace & Rhythm with projects, inquiring whether the label wanted to collaborate and release new recordings. Several of these artists were international and were unknown to the label. During this time, mutual friends in Colombia put Peace & Rhythm together with Cumbiamuffin, a large tropical band from Australia that had recorded a number of songs. Impressed, we decided it was only right that these tracks should be released, and together we began reaching out to remixers willing to add even more flavor to the final LP. Cumbiamuffin’s Australian DJ/producer/musician colleague OYOBI was first on board. We also contacted our Canadian friends Hyperopia and UK amigos Sounds & Colours, with the idea of an international partnership for producing and releasing the record, creating a truly Pan-Latin collaboration. Sounds & Colours, always at the forefront of discovering new talent, suggested a few other remixers and a final lineup was agreed upon. With side A made up of studio recordings, the plan was to devote the B side to remixes. In addition to OYOBI, remixes came from Prince of Queens (USA), Rizomagic (Colombia) and Turbo Sonidero (USA/Mexico). For the cover, we contacted the Colombian muralist and graffiti artist Yurika, who also happens to be a music fan and vinyl collector specializing in the tropical sounds of his country and was excited to join the project. 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"body": "**Peace & Rhythm **presents: **Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra **- _Chest_\n\nFollowing up 2020’s _Antibody_ , Poland’s only Afrobeat band, **Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra** is back with their fourth studio album _Chest_. The heavy funk group fronted by three female vocalists has always had a sound that’s all their own. Since their creation **WAO** have continued to evolve and experiment, juggling diverse sounds, genres, melodic, and harmonic structures. _Chest_ is unique, not only due to capturing the unmistakable sound of **WAO** , but even within the **WAO** catalog. This album is the result of the band immersing itself in the rock and heavy funk of the 60s and 70s, letting these influences imprint themselves on this chapter of **WAO** ’s sound.\n\n“ _Chest_ is **Warsaw Afrobeat Orchestra** at their darkest and heaviest. Their signature afrobeat/funk is injected with elements of transitional hardcore and progressive rock. \n \nIt kicks off with a bang. _Winter_ is heavy hitting guitar and horn driven afrofunk. The singers move between aggressive hardcore gang vocals and angelic harmonies reminiscent of winter carols, while still creating the melodic timbre that **WAO** is known for. \n \n_Water_ continues the heavy afrofunk assault. The horns, organ, and percussion keeping things funky, while the kit drums stick to a straight ahead beat and the guitar holds a 70s rock groove, a la Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, or Brian May. \n \nMore stand outs from the album include the effortlessly catchy _Shape_ , which grooves through pop bliss, without losing it’s dark edge, and builds into a chaotic horn solo, and the straight up rocker _Temperature_ , with a Middle Eastern melody and driving energy.\" - **Studebaker Hawk**\n\nLimited edition orange marbled and black vinyl pressings are available courtesy of Poland’s Scriptology label. Only 200 pressed and each hand numbered. Get your's before they're gone!",
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"body": "People of the world and spirits of the underworld, it is **MNGWA** 's great pleasure to present to you the music video for their festive new single “ _Camino pa’ tu casa_ ”. The song and video are fully inspired by the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations in Oaxaca, Mexico - the hometown of our **MNGWA** lead vocalist **Blanca Escobar** , who appropriately has a starring role! \nThe video was made in collaboration with director **Javier Badillo** , animator **Makso Bents** , and **Wryly & Minah** of **Moth Orbit Object Theatre**. \n\n[https://mngwa.ca/](https://mngwa.ca/)\n\n[https://www.javierbadillo.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=r-zdK1ANe9U&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3c0M09ucG5mdnZVNGREQmIta19ybmo5VHN0UXxBQ3Jtc0tua0tXeGdzRXpOY3BDdHVqMFpzWjNsYmJyOWFRMEJhWWJjeV9iOWtDdGFydTMtelBibDBQNE9kWFV6d00zOWdVcTkyRkwzdjZoX3o5bkd1WWstbTFSODQxMHJrYkZpWHpWb0ZxaTBGNElyMHhtMENkOA%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.javierbadillo.com%2F)\n\n[http://maksbents.ca/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=r-zdK1ANe9U&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJmM05FNVNmNldIUG50VFZLZ3EwOFB5M0YyQXxBQ3Jtc0tuTnBVWUZHOVhMOXphUFJTUFlOb2U4eVZlWDhqTGM1RFRjRVBTZGtwME82YTE3ZjdPOFl0ajAteE9XVkNLRXduTU81Uk5oU1psLXhPd0RqOWhJbmV6dFBOLUxGTEc0Wlhmd3RFRm5JLVZyUXVGRjBtUQ%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Fmaksbents.ca%2F)\n\n[https://www.mothorbit.com/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=r-zdK1ANe9U&redir_token=QUFFLUhqblp3cWZUWUVySkt1TWNRNXpQV24zYWktVnEyZ3xBQ3Jtc0trR3lvV0NxV3R6d0s0Rkg4M0FJdnVUZVd1NGJ4RWJudzZDTkRUakd0NEVVY2Jwd1JGZndFZDc1TWRtSGw5VTN3aGJtNkQ3OFRQeXdVNDRSZTlkZWE2ZmxQeXFxaHpaYU1ORmh3WXhRNzh1WTFuT1JXdw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mothorbit.com%2F) \n\n\nPick up your copy of the single exclusively on Bandcamp, until the full EP's release on December 11. [https://mngwaband.bandcamp.com/album/crackadoom](https://mngwaband.bandcamp.com/album/crackadoom?fbclid=IwAR1nsjv_9S7rXZgzGY6LQzCcbIsUTEX1Qr8PUuTpMw4NL7OkkwtdHFEmF9Y)\n\nBeautiful creatures, open your souls, turn up your volume, and let yourself drift to the rhythm of Camino pa’ tu casa. \nQue lo disfruten!",
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