Tag Archives: Meridian Brothers

Bogota’s the Meridian Brothers will be the creation of Eblis Álvarez, who writes, arranges, makes, takes on, and sings everything on the recordings, though when the music group plays live he’s aided by other music artists. Their music is nearly unclassifiable, a bracing meld of digital and organic tools, affected …

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) …

Ensamble Polifonicos Vallenato was a short-lived, random band composed of college or university college students in Bogota who came together in 1998 like a protest with their school’s music curriculum and Colombian popular music. A few of its people included Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galleano (Ondatropica), and Maria Angelica …

Sexteto La Constellacion De Colombia was a short-lived random group of college or university learners in Bogota who came together in 1998 initial as Ensamble Polifonicos Vallenato. A few of its people included Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galleano (Ondatropica), and Maria Angelica Valencia (Asdrubal). As the initial group have …

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 …