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Latin Experimental ensemble created by Efraín Rozas Explores the frontier between social dance and experimentalism, and seeks to erode the divisions between the popular and the avant-garde.Felipe Wurst on guitar, Joel Mateo on timbales, Guillermo Barrón on congas and Dan Martínez on bass. With this project I wish to contribute to developing of the re-contextualization of Latin American music beyond the cliches of the tropical kitsch, through the development of a experimentalism from the global south. To regain tradition as a form of agency, to promote a poly-centric world as opposed to an art world that needs to comply with Western criteria of “World Music”. 

The New Album “Roza Cruz” was named among the best Latin American albums of the decade by Zona Sucia and Estereofonía, best Peruvian album of 2018 by Rock Achorao, Conciertos Perú, El Comercio and one of the best albums in the world in 2018 by Gladys Palmera (Spain) and Zona de Obras (Spain), and KCRW  

 “Best albums of the decade in Latin America”- Zona Sucia  
“Best Peruvian albums of the decade“- Estereofonía
“Radical Afro-Latin futurism”- NPR 
“Brings tradition to new creative heights”- Remezcla 
“10/10.”- Juno Download
“Awesome”- Afropop Worldwide 
“This is not new Latin music, it’s new music”- Gladys Palmera

La Mecánica Popular has been featured at NYC Central Park Summerstage for the 50th Anniversary of Fania Records, Brooklyn Museum, Levitation Festival, Queens Museum, BBC, CNN, and NPR.

Names You Can Trust is an Independent Record Label based out of Brooklyn NY.

Artists & Alumni:

Greenwood Rhythm Coalition
Midnight Lab Band
Beverley Road All Stars
Frente Cumbiero
Meridian Brothers
Doctor Stereo
Tyrone Evans
Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra
La Mecánica Popular
Ticklah
El Combo Chimbita
Romperayo
Aillacara 2743
Bixiga 70
Lascamāo
NY Hustlers
Alex Mendoza y sus Poetas Del Ritmo
Romanowski







Peruvian performer/composer and robotics/software developer. His work was described as “A heady confluence of technology, culture and cognition” by The New Yorker, and “A deep psychonautic dive” by Wire Magazine. He will be resident at The Kitchen on 2021. He is recipient of the NY State Council on the Arts/ Wavefarm Media Arts Assistance Fund, Jerome Foundation/Harvestworks New Works Commission, and Knockdown Center (NYC) residency for time based art.

He has performed at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Museum, Queens Museum, Levitation Festival, Museum of Contemporary art of Lima and Central Park Summerstage Fania Records 50th anniversary. His album Roza Cruz was named one of the best Latin American albums of the decade by Zona Sucia and Estereofonía. Featured at CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Daily News, and NPR. 

He holds a PhD (NYU) on new integrations of body, mind and technology through ritual and rhythm. He published the book “Fusión: a soundtrack for Peru”, and released albums via Names You Can Trust (NYC), Futura Resistenza (Amsterdam) and Buh Records (Lima).

He produces the radio show “La Vuelta al día en 80 mundos” nominated to best “World Sounds” by Mixcloud.com. He directs Tangible: Sound Research Lab (Lima)

Palenke Soultribe is a live electronic music band fusing electronic sounds with Afro-Colombian rhythms and melodies. Originally formed in Colombia, but now based in Los Angeles, Palenke Soultribe (a.k.a. PST) have claimed a spot in the Latin Alternative music world by putting on energetic shows, releasing musically interesting albums and remixes and always pushing the envelope visually and conceptually. The initial line up was formed by producer/bassist Juan Diego Borda and keyboardist/producer Andres "Popa" Erazo. Currently, PST continues to work as a collective, inviting guest producers, singers, songwriters and instrumentalists to their shows and to contribute on their albums.

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