I wrote and composed this track in 2011. Then I built it with drums and shakers with the help of Rafael Ayala who got my ideas straight away and we presented it to the band we used to have together called CUMBE (Veronica Arcila, Gregorio Merchan, Rafael Ayala, Camilo Menjura and Nadja Lopez), immediately we put it together and we started playing it on our performances around England. 
We later managed to have a rough recording (by Studio Llama) that is on the playlist in SoundCloud called CUMBE, sung by the talented Veronica Arcila, unfortunately we couldn't finish the production of that recording. 

CUMBE split as a band some years ago, but I was always very keen on producing the music that all of us created together, so last year 2022, I reach out to my dear friends in Colombia, well known and incredible musicians Rodrigo Mancera (Morfonia) and Johanna Marin (Ajibaboso, The Swingers, Sidestepper), to produce this track called La ROPA.

So here it is, my composition finally seeing the light.

Thanks to everyone that has been part of this project and all the contributions done to make this happen.

MUSIC CREDITS:
Composer and lyricist: Nadja Lopez Vargas
Production, Mix, Masterization: Rodrigo Mancera Hastamorir in 2120 Estudios (Colombia)
Singer and backing vocals: Johanna Marin
Darbuka and Guasa: Gregorio Merchan
Tambora, Alegre and Llamador drums, Electronic beats, backing vocals: Rodrigo Mancera Hastamorir
Album Art: Maria Isabel Bernotti

GRATITUD:
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to:  Rafael Ayala (CUMBE, Curawaka), Veronica Arcila (CUMBE), Gregorio Merchan (CUMBE, Aterciopelados, Morfonia), Camilo Menjura (CUMBE), Rodrigo Mancera (Morfonia, La Etnia), Johanna Marin (Aji Baboso, The Swingers, Sidestepper), Nickolai Rodriguez Cavanzo (Los Músicos), Alejandro Martinez (D'Cuband), Emeris Solis, Maria Fernanda Zuluaga Davila (CUMBE guest singer), Jenny Rodriguez (CUMBE), Gareth Finnegan (Studio Llama); to my family in UK, Kenya and Colombia, my kids Janblu and Jana-Lucia, my mum Alicia and brother Julian and supportive friends all over the world, special thank you to Ana Maria Gomez; supportive event producers: Callum Simpson, Lewis Robinson, Ross Jones, and Andy Press (Electric Avenue Cumbe version).


©Copyright by Nadja Lopez. 
All the rights reserved for this song are for Nadja Lopez, any distribution without consent will be persecuted.

La Ropa by Nadja Lopez

Desastre (maqueta)

Música en familia, en casa. Una noche que queda grabada. 

Tarick Lozano Rodiguez - voz
Liliana Rodriguez Fonseca - bajo
Gregorio Merchán Pérez - guitarra, programación, producción.
Joshua Merchán Rodriguez - foto


Grabado el 9 de mayo de 2024.

At Last (cover Eta James) - Santana

LLAMA
El momento en que estas (Presente) Versión por Pat Coria

Pat Coria: Bajo y Voz
Maria Florencia Silva : Guitarra y Coros

Grabado en Sala Perico
y Estudio La Taberna 

LLAMA - El momento en que estas (Presente)

Caminando, haciendo musica y despidiendo a Bowie, asi empece el 2016.

Foto: Llegando a la cima de Guatica "Punto mas alto-Donde nace el agua" 

Antena - Zombicera

Erick Bejarano - Guitarra eléctrica
Gregorio Merchan - Sintetizadores, guitarra acústica, campanas y batería.
Voz eco - Camilo Menjura

Bateria grabada en SAE London por Santiago Morales
guitarra acustica - Desnucadero Records por Camilo Menjura
Sintetizadores Utopia Estudio por Gregorio Merchan
Motocicleta, afeitadora, licuadora - River Elphant Studio (Southampton)
Collage por Joshua Merchan

2016

La Melenua - Gregorio Merchan

I heard Pat Coria and asked her if I could make a remix. She agreed. Here is my mix.

Pat Coria - Colombia (Remix by ViennaCC)

En nuestro capítulo de hoy hablamos con Gregorio Merchan, de la banda Morfonia. Baterista, músico y artista colombiano quien nos da su perspectiva frente al arte y la cultura en épocas de cuarentena. ¡No te la pierdas!

Morfonia

CHANGES FINAL Sant’ana

La Ropa © (Fandango de Lengua rythm)℗

This is a "Work in Progress" recording of the song written by Nadja Lopez-Vargas©: 'La Ropa' for CUMBE, using the traditional Colombian rythm Fandango de Lengua. Written in London by Nadja Lopez-Vargas with the help in the drums and application of the rythm by Rafael Ayala. This song is about how wrong things can go when spreading rumours "la ropa se lava en la casa".

Vocals: Veronica Arcila
Percussion: Rafael Ayala
Drumkit: Gregorio Merchan
Bass drum: Camilo Menjura
Shakers: Nadja Lopez-Vargas
Backing Vocals: Camilo Menjura, Gregorio Merchan, Nadja Lopez-Vargas and Veronica Arcila.

Recorded by: Gareth Finnegan
Mixed by: Camilo Menjura

Master: DOLBY Digital

La Ropa - CUMBE (Rough Bounce)

Hacer música con quien quieres es siempre algo que me alimenta el espíritu. Con Tarick hemos hecho unas cuantas canciones juntos y siempre me hace muy feliz. La foto fue tomada por Joshua! 

Espero disfruten el cover de esta gran canción de Jorja Smith.

Santana - voz.
Gregorio Merchán - Teclados, programaciones, mezcla.

2021

La Melenua - Gregorio Merchan

Gregorio Merchán

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