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Mariachi Flor de Toloache (aka Flor de Toloache) are an award-winning, all-female mariachi group from NEW YORK. Founded in 2008, the group is normally led by performers Mireya I. Ramos and Shae Fiol. Commensurate with the mariachi custom, the group was originally a trio whose instrumentation included harp, violin, and …

Chicano Batman supply their high-spirited substitute Latin synthesis from tropicália, Western world Coastline psychedelia, and later-’60s/early-’70s spirit, among other designs. Eduardo Arenas (bass, vocals), Bardo Martinez (business lead vocals, organ, electric guitar), and Gabriel Villa (drums, percussion) produced their documented debut in ’09 2009 using a self-released, self-titled record. After …

The riotous party music played by international ensemble Fumaça Preta (pronounced “Foomassa Pretta” and meaning “Dark Smoke”) combines deep, fuzzy psychedelic funk inspired by from Brazilian macumba, batacuda, and latter-day tropicalia to James Dark brown, analog electronica, Turkish psychedelia, garage rock, and post-punk. Through his many moves, Portuguese-Venezuelan manufacturer and …