Lulacruza is an electronic folk duo operating at the junction of the hypermodern and the ancient.  Their music weaves together hypnotic female singing, South American folk instruments and electronic processing, while channeling pulsating waves from the source of creation.
Lulacruza combines songs, soundscapes and dance music with astonishing ease. In their live sets, they process and sample acoustic instruments, moving from tribal beats and songs amidst electronic textures, to beautiful drones and chants. 

Treating sound almost like a malleable plastic material, Lulacruza creates live and organic sonic spaces. Their music has the power to induce intense trance-like states, invoking otherworldly nature spirits and activating the resonant frequencies of the human body. 

Lulacruza is made up of Alejandra Ortiz (Colombia) and Luis Maurette (Argentina). Alejandra is an extraordinary songbird and plays the Colombian cuatro and percussion. Luis Maurette complements with electronic processing and sequencing, as well as percussion and charango. Live, they recently incorporated Pablo Paz (Argentina) on bass, electronics, and percussion.

Since meeting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, USA, in 2005, Lulacruza has performed in over 50 cities in 5 countries and released 6 albums: Do Pretty! (2006), Soloina (2008), an EP of remixes called Canta (2009), Circular Tejido (2011, Esperando el Tsunami - Visual Album (2015) and Orcas (2015). As well as the film Esperando el Tsunami with French videographer Vincent Moon. 
Their music has been included in documentaries in Colombia, Argentina and Mexico, as well as compilations in Japan, Argentina, Italy, the USA and Venezuela. In 2007, they were chosen as Today’s Top Tune on Morning Becomes Eclectic KCRW 89.9. In 2008, they were Artists in Residency at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco, CA and were recipients of both the Zellerbach Family Foundation grant and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation grant for their multidisciplinary performances and social reach. In 2009 and 2011, their second, fourth and sixth albums were included in the prestigious Club del Disco catalogue in Argentina. 

They are based in Buenos Aires (Argentina).


FULL ALBUM:
https://danit.bandcamp.com/album/aliento.

I'm excited to announce that my new album "Aliento" is now available for download on bandcamp.

Enjoy

Bookings/Mgmt Worldwide:
Agustín Lopez
agustin.lopez@industriaworks.com

NA
Devin Landau
dlandau@tbaagency.com

México
Lalo Rojas
lalo@caballeros.tv

Europe / UK
nevan@klsbookings.com

Mákina Kandela surge en el año 2010 de la reunión de músicos colombianos, chilenos y una mexicana, que comparten el gusto y la curiosidad por ritmos tradicionales y contemporáneos de las músicas que se han conformado en las regiones aledañas al mar Caribe colombiano. El grupo se ha dedicado a comprender el lenguaje de la música de gaita -flauta indígena que se toca en pareja-, resultante de la interacción de las culturas indígenas con las africanas y española, que se desarrolla en los ritmos de cumbia, merengue, gaita y porro -entre otros-. En este proceso Mákina Kandela también ha dado cuenta de los vínculos de estos ritmos tradicionales con otras variantes del género, más urbanas, y más contemporáneas, pero que acompañan ocasiones festivas diversas de esa región que hace parte del gran circuito cultural caribe-antillano. 
En Mákina Kandela participan músicos cuyas trayectorias y experiencias musicales son muy diferentes, que han pasado por el rock más pesado y el jazz más free, sin olvidar el afro-mandingue o la música de fusión. Y si bien el grupo se ha anclado en el estudio de una cierta tradición, esta gama abierta de estéticas musicales en su propuesta musical provoca un mecanismo de goce corporal que busca abrasar a quien lo oiga, fuera de ese lugar geográfico preciso del caribe en el que Mákina Kandela mantiene un pie.
Edén Carrasco - gaita hembra, saxo tenor, clarinete 
Carmen Gloria Vilches Lienqueo - voz 
Antonio Tobón - gaita macho, maracas, guacharaca 
Cristian Urrutia - tambor alegre, percusiones 
Mariana Galarza - tambor llamador, percusiones 
Gina de la Hoz - Tambora, percusiones 
Pablo Contreras - bajo eléctrico 
Marcelo Troncoso - guitarra eléctrica 
Sebastián Carrasco - trompeta


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