CumbiaSazo in July: Meet the Artists!

Turbo Sonidero Futuristico

(San Jose, CA)

 
Turbo Sonidero Futuristico is the project of Roman Zapeda, which intertwines the culture of Puebla Sonidera Cumbia scene with the growing Californian abstract hip hop, IDM, glitch and juke movements. He currently resides in Cholula Puebla and directs Contra Records Records. We are very excited to have Turbo share the decks with our local DJs and present you with some interesting sounds.

BocaFloja


(Mexico City, MEX)


Bocafloja, poet, Hip Hop and spoken word artist, and social communicator, from Mexico City. Bocafloja began his musical career in the mid-90's with the groups “Lifestyle” (1996–1998) and “Microphonk” (1999). As a solo artist since 2000, he released his demo EP album Lengua Insurrecta in 2002. Bocafloja burst on the Mexican hip hop scene with the release of the his debut album, Pienso Luego Existo, in 2003. Followed by the successes of Jazzyturno in 2004, A Titulo Personal in 2005, El Manual de la Otredad in 2007, and Existo: Matriz Preludio al Pienso in 2009, Bocafloja has transgressed into one of the most revered icons in the hip hop scene in Mexico. Honored to change things up at CumbiaSazo this month with a live set by BocaFloja.

Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orchestra

(Chicago)


Dos Santos: Anti-Beat Orquesta rocks the sounds of pan-Latin American cumbia. Their gritty, grassroots approach captures the “golden age” of streamlined, tight-knit ensembles that shook sweatbox dance floors with raw and fierce energy throughout Latin America in the 1970s—honest dance music with no frills and no fear, anchored by piercing guitars, garage organs, and straight-ahead percussive might.

DJ Dime


DJ Dime is a Chicago local DJ representing Peoples DJs Collective. She's going to throw some some classic sonidero sounds & hip hop & español for us in conjunction with a live visuals set by co-conspirator Nacho.


(((Sonorama)))


(((Sonorama))) are djs, vinyl lovers, lifelong students of good music, children of the drum and groove in all its expressions, we’re collectors with the desire to share with other open minds and ears, the sonic treats that for one reason or another have been forgotten or simply haven’t gotten the credit they deserve. We are music anthropologists interested in discovering and exploring the roots of contemporary music and to explore the diverse world of music in all its expressions.

Soulphonetics 



Soulphonetics is a producer/dj collective formed by Christian Vera & Caswell James that work diligently to push the soulful sounds of House, Hip-Hop, Jazz and all forms of Afro-Latin & Electronic rythms into the fabric of social consciousness.
They strongly believe that music is an essential element of daily life as is the nourishment of the mind, body and soul.

DJ Flavio


Sound Culture


Born and raised in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood DJ Sound Culture has always had a great affinity for world cultures and deep music. His passion for both has to a large extent laid the path in front of him for most of his life. In the dj booth DJ Sound Culture is somewhat of an ethno-musicologist or rhythmic cultural chemist of sorts, exploring the world’s sounds and finding the threads that tie us all together globally. From Bhangra to Balkan Beat, African Soukous to Latin House, he knows how to navigate your auditory senses. His live mixes are both dynamic and seamlessly cohesive, whether you’re a world music enthusiast or dance floor regular, he keeps things interesting.

Itzi Nallah


Itzi Nallah is our resident DJ and organizer/designer.  A member of FEX and Sonic Diaspora crews as well as Peoples DJs Collective, Itzi Nallah focuses on global roots & bass music and liberation-minded dance floors.

Giroscopios

Giroscopios is the visual project of Sonorama's Sr. Charly. An avid tech/musicologist, Charly is also a force behind the organization of FMEL- the Festival de Musica Electronica Latina, which is a festival and space that unites electronic and digital concepts of sound, music and art created by Latin American artists with a global perspective for its fusion and diffusion. We're so excited to have Sr. Charly on board coordinating visuals delights and 3D mapping for CumbiaSazo.

Calixta

Even though she was raised in Chicago and grew up playing various instruments and trying to find the latest music, caliXta considers her initiation into her current musical style to have occurred in Washington DC. The music scene there, and particularly the incredible parties of the Maracuyeah collective, opened up a world for her of traditional Latin@ music fused with digital sounds.

After returning to Chicago, caliXta joined Dale Shine to spin a hugely wide variety of digital music and work to create a scene for ‘cyber ritmos’ in various local scenes. Her philosophy is to create and bridge spaces through music, and introduce sounds from around the world that people will love.

Nacho

 

Leftist Lounge

Leftist Lounge is an assembly of people who strive to build a powerful social movement and amplify our work through creative exchange and gathering. Our parties are a celebration of the victories of movements for liberation, self-determination, and justice around the globe. We are part of an international movement against imperialism that supports full human liberation. We believe that the power of collective transformation can be harnessed through cultural production and inspire others to impact the world around them. 
 

Ivan Vasquez 


Nia Photography

Nia Photography are two Chicago based photographers whose focus is capturing unique and love felt memories of people celebrating & living life one frame at a time.



(Itzi Nallah photo credit: Nia Photography)