News & Updates

New double live album from Orquesta El Macabeo drops March 1st!

New double live album from Orquesta El Macabeo drops March 1st!

New double live album from Orquesta El Macabeo drops March 1st!

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Share the cumbia love with MONEY CHICHA!

Share the cumbia love with MONEY CHICHA!

Peace & Rhythm, Estereo and Money Chicha are very excited to announce the upcoming release of a new limited edition 45!  Preorder from Forced Exposure and available from the band, at Estereo in Chicago and at the Peace & Rhythm web store on Valentine’s Day, February 14. Buy it here and Meet the band

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Good Bye 2019, Hello 2020!

Good Bye 2019, Hello 2020!

2019 has been a productive and stimulating year for Peace & Rhythm. On behalf of the P&R Crew, we’d like to thank everyone who has supported and worked with us, you know who you are. We put out some great music on the label, and booked, curated and DJ-ed some fantastic music events and parties (as well as working on music releases for other labels) during the last 12 months. Here’s to 2019 and looking forward to lots of new releases, events and partnerships in 2020!

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Halloween hi-jinks from Radio Gladys Palmera, Peace & Rhythm's DJ Bongohead, Adrian Is Hungry and Locobeach

Halloween hi-jinks from Radio Gladys Palmera, Peace & Rhythm's DJ Bongohead, Adrian Is Hungry and Locobeach

Just in time for Halloween and El Día De Los Muertos, the "Dj Bongohead Monstruo Mix – Calaveras y Palmeras" podcast mixtape is up on the Radio Gladys Palmera site.

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Brand new debut album from Locobeach!

Brand new debut album from Locobeach!

Folks we are super hyped for this release from Locobeach - been a year or so in the making and now it's finally here! This dynamic supergroup has forged a sound blending cumbia pop and Latin disco with a psychedelic edge and now it's on wax. Their debut album is aptly titled Psychedelic Disco Cumbia and the official record release party for New York is on Halloween.  Many of the songs on the album strike a unique balance between classic cumbias, Latin dance music, and psychedelic influences. The kickoff track “Dream of the Bell Flower” really gets into the classic cumbias peruanas...

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