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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 …

Fantasma is a South African collective that manically grafts together hip-hop, Zulu maskandi music, shangaan electro, psych, South African home, and punk. Founded in 2013 by rapper/manufacturer/vocalist Spoek Mathambo, he enlisted DJ Spoko (the godfather of “Bacardi home”), guitarist André Geldenhuys (Machineri), veteran multi-instrumentalist Bekisenzo Joseph Cele (Vukazithathe NeziNgane ZaKhe) …

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 …