Aliens, fever dreams, false awakenings, searing electric guitars and of course the marimba are ever-present in the new single “Chucha” from Mexico’s cumbia punks Son Rompe Pera, out today on AYA Records. With this single they also announce the release of their forthcoming album Chimborazo on March 10. 

The track is in stark contrast to what listeners hear on their first LP "Batuco" (2020), a now-cult-classic marked by traditional folk and cumbia songs that they recorded, nearly by accident, on a 4-track at Perros Con Tiña Studios in Santiago, Chile. “Chucha'', and the album that contains it, reflects the vibrant, ruthless, punk spirit of their live show that they’ve since taken across Mexico, the US and Europe. The band has grown considerably since the release of "Batuco" - touring with bands like Panteon Rococo, Fishbone, The Gimme Gimmes and beyond while watching fiery marimba mosh pits break out at every show- the lines between cumbia and punk getting increasingly blurry, and their sound becoming clearer. 

“Chucha” is the group’s first truly original composition. It’s is based on a dream that Mongo (Allan Gama- composer, vocalist, marimbista) couldn’t wake up from- “I was dreaming of playing a show with La Floripondio,” he says, referring to the Chilean dub/punk band that often invites Son Rompe Pera to perform with them. “Everyone was talking, but they just kept saying ‘chucha chucha chucha' all the time. I couldn’t understand anything. Then they played a song where they sang ‘chuuuchaaa’ and the crowd sang along, and it was then that I was startled awake by a loud noise. I laid in bed and heard sounds coming from all around me, and then saw strange lights shining into my room. Terrified and not knowing what to do, I got up, looked out the window and saw a spaceship filled with little aliens. At that point, I was scared to death and screamed in terror— ‘Chucha!’—and then I woke up again! I was in my bed, it had all been a dream within a dream and I was sweating and not even sure if I was really even awake at that point. So I hid under the covers, not knowing if the aliens were there or the Chileans or what …”. The song took many takes to record, and ultimately the one that made the cut was the last one- ‘That final take is what is on the record. It’s me giving it my last possible breath, mixing desperation with stage fright, nightmares and aliens, and I think it sounds pretty spot on,’ says Mongo.

“Chucha” is a statement of intent, adding another chapter to the group’s against-all-odds story and unlikely rise to international fame. As kids, they spent years busing in the streets with the marimba alongside their father. As teens, they rebelled against the iconic instrument, joining punk and psychobilly bands that involved everything but playing the marimba. With Son Rompe Pera, however, Mongo and his brothers Kacho and Kilos have brought it all together, updating the marimba’s place in history while bringing it to the world’s biggest stages and playing the instrument like no one ever has.

The forthcoming album from Son Rompe Pera, "Chimborazo", was recorded during a week-long session in early 2022 at Mambo Negro Studios in Bogotá, Colombia and produced by Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero, Ondatrópica, Los Pirañas). 

"Chimborazo" is out on March 10.

Produced by Mario Galeano Toro
Recorded and Mixed by Daniel Michel @ Estudios Mambo Negro Bogotá
28 January - 7 February 2022
Chucha artwork by Paul Felmer https://www.instagram.com/paul_felmer/

Chucha

Son Rompe Pera - Chucha

Dubstep AI Covers of original Cassie Bernstein Songs

Illusion to Confusion (Cover)

🔥 High-energy Motivational Future House built for pushing past limits.

Run It Up is about momentum —
turning doubt into fuel and choosing forward every single time.

Alarm rings.
Same walls.
Different mindset.

No reverse.
No hesitation.
Run it up. 🚀


📄 Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Alarm on my phone
Same four walls
Same tone
But I feel that spark
Kicking hard in my bones

[Pre-Chorus]
Took all my doubts
Threw them out
Left them in last year
Step to the edge
I’m done living halfway here

[Chorus]
Run it up
Run it up now
Hands up high
We’re never coming down
Heart on fire
Let it all burn out
I’m not backing up
I’m not backing out
Run it up
Run it up now
One more push and I’ll break this ground
This is my time
Hear me shout
I’m not backing up
I’m not backing out

[Verse 2]
Sweat on my face
Still I chase
Every little dream
Turned all the “can’t”
Into gas for the engine in me

[Pre-Chorus]
Took all my fears
Turned them into something louder
Step to the line
Every stumble made me stronger

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Breathe in
Lock in
Feel that rush in your skin
We don’t stop
We ascend
Every loss
Every win
Count it down
3-2-1
We’re already gone

—
Much love, Meewash 💙

Run It Up

Disco Heat - Modern Disco Dance Music

Letra:

Tumba, tumba, retumba 
¿Es el mar, son mis pies? 
 No lo sé ya veré, decía al mirarme 
tumba, tumba, que retumba 

Y yo veía la tarde que iba a caer 
ya no sé si era tarde o amanecer 
tumba, tumba, que retumba 

Lú tenías que ser tú 
tú que loca estás 
tanto pa' saltar 
tarde por el mar 

Oh Lú, solamente tú 
Tú me haces nadar 
darme cuenta qué 
quería retumbar 

Oh Lú, luces surreal 
al bailar el son, 
son del malecón, 
son del malecón 

Oh Lú, luce que es el ron 
rompe las olas, olas que se van 
van que retumban.

AGUAS

Retumba

Artist: Various Artists 
Title: Peligrosa 10 Year Anniversary 
Release Date: December 15th , 2017
Catalog No: DP0015
Label: Discos Peligrosa

TRACKLIST
1. Dead Stare & Chong-X - El Asesino
2. Sotomayor - A Mi Lado
3. Raka Rich - Tiene El Control
4. El Dusty ft La Diabla - Mi Cumbia Se Respeta
5. Deltatron - Tragic Life Traffic Life
6. MoonDoctoR - Ponto
7. Jefferson D Lion - No Es Un Taboo
8. Dj Chap - PDX Test
9. Royal Highness - Saka La Bukana
10. Dave Nada & Orión García - Playa Sin Agua

Peligrosa, the Texas crew and party that started in 2007, celebrates their 10 year anniversary in December. To commemorate this landmark event Discos Peligrosa is releasing this star studded compilation featuring artists who have, throughout the years, contributed to the Peligrosa movement, either through cross-genre music releases on the label or energetic performances at the events. 

Hyper-creative and rousing, this compilation immerses us in the multi-dimensional compositions of masters from around the globe. From Cali to Peru, from Mexico to Hungary, this compilation brings together an expansive array of sounds  reinterpreted through cultural colloquialisms  permeating in and around the global and eclectic soundscapes of today’s borderless music community.

Peligrosa 10 Year Anniversary

Sotomayor - A Mi Lado

Los Hijos del Pacífico - La Buluca
Grabado, mezclado y masterizado por DIego Gómez
Llorona Records 2013

Imagen por Karolina Bebop (Boceto diseño para Llorona Records)

Los Hijos del Pacífico - La buluca

First single off of ÌFÉ's new EP, The Living Dead I Ashé Bogbo Egun

Vinyl and Digital Presale on Oct 20th at

https://grupoife.bandcamp.com/album/the-living-dead-ash-bogbo-egun-ep

Music For Egun Movement 2

MULA - Moderna

MULA - Fugitiva

Banda electrónica de República Dominicana.
Contacto / Booking: mulaband@gmail.com

MULA - Moderna

MULA

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