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New 45 Sabroso y Espooky! Scary good psych cumbia from El Bigtoe Y El Guámbito

New 45 Sabroso y Espooky! Scary good psych cumbia from El Bigtoe Y El Guámbito

Just in time for Halloween / El Día de Los Muertos 2023 comes the scary good 45 from El Bigtoe y El Guámbito: Sabroso Y Espooky: El Encuentro Vol. 2, “Sabroso y Espooky” b/w “Mantequilla y Mermelada,” from Peace & Rhythm. The A side is a dark “sonidero cumbia rebajada” (a slowed-down cumbia done in the Mexican sound system DJ style), full of menace and spooky subterranean sounds, while the flip is a much brighter uptempo psychedelic tropical number that feels like a galloping horse ride clear across the Texas desert into Mexico. El Bigtoe y El Guámbito is a...

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BUYEPONGO vs. QUITAPENAS 45 Pre-Order

BUYEPONGO vs. QUITAPENAS 45 Pre-Order

After almost a year in the making, the new joint project between Peace & Rhythm and the California-based bands Buyepongo and Quitapenas is now launching in pre-order today, Friday, February 5, 2021, exclusively from Bandcamp as part of Bandcamp Fridays. The digitals will be available to download for those that purchase the 45. The digitals will also be available for sale. The following month's Bandcamp Friday, on March 5th, will mark the release date of the physical split 45. To pre order, please visit us here  About the release: You might say Buyepongo and Quitapenas are sibling neighbor bands since they are of Mexican-American heritage, share some band...

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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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