News & Updates — DJ Bongohead

Lima, Perú-born, L.A.-based Renaissance woman Cecilia Noël continues to push boundaries and delight fans with her original and ground-breaking take on Cuban-derived Latin dance music. On her latest release, Havana Rocks, she brings authentic, made-in-Havana instrumentation and arrangements to her own refreshing reading of classic 70s/80s rock, New Wave and pop tunes. However, unlike some Latin pop salsa romántica with English lyrics, Ms. Noël’s interpretation of how to cover gringo rock tunes differs from your Ricky Martins and J-Los in that Havana Rocks does just that: it rocks out! And way down in its soul, the record’s still resolutely Cuban...

DJs Andujar & Bongohead will bring their Rumba Psicodélica party back to the Quarters on Saturday, Nov 14. These two tropi-heads will be spinning from their expansive vinyl direct to The Quarters Sound System. South American psych rock, messed-up cumbias, dark dubs, hard Afro rock, Cuban experimental, Trópicalia, salsa loca, spookaloo, tropical funk, Caribbean electro-derangement, Ethio-groove and other borderless haze. You’ll also hear brand new jams from their Peace & Rhythm label, including straight from test pressings. Join us 8pm-1am at The Quarters Saturday 11/14. No cover. Come play some arcade games, drink some brews, eat some food and get...

WE'RE RETURNING THE SESSION! This Thursday, 11/5. 5-10pm. The Peace & Rhythm DJ crew (Andujar, Bongohead & Studebaker Hawk) will be spinning records at New City Brewery in Easthampton MA for an evening thing this Thursday. We'll also have P&R releases and t-shirts for sale. We'll be spinning a wide range of styles, including funk, soul, rock, dub, cumbia & afrobeat, all from vinyl, from 5-10 pm. We will also be previewing forthcoming releases from our test pressings! There is no admission fee. Come and hang, drink some fantastic New City brews (including the gluten-free alcoholic ginger beer) and check...

Peace & Rhythm's DJs Andujar and Bongohead will be hitting the road next week to spin some funky latin vinyl delights in a few spots. We'll be joining some friends and some P&R bands. We'll also have plenty of merch with us available for purchase. You will also be able to hear test pressings of forthcoming Peace & Rhythm releases! Come and hang out with us! Here are the details: UPDATE: Sorry but we had to cancel this night. NYC Trust DJs will be there with the band. We'll be back soon Barbés. Mon 8/31 Barbés--Brooklyn...We'll be spinning after excellent...

As Visual Clave winds down its nine-week run at Bronx Music Heritage Center this weekend, we have this souvenir short film put together by Mathew Ramirez Warren and Rodrigo Balseca Carmona recapping the event, featuring Mr Salsa Izzy Sanabria and our own Pablo Yglesias. With footage from the Brooklyn, Bronx and UMass-Amherst shows, there are so many friendly faces popping up in this, along with all that great album cover art! Check out the video.