Frente Cumbiero
Concert Tours
Promoter and touring producer for Bogata based Afro-Caribbean Cumbia electronica band, Frente Cumbiero.
Location: Australia and New Zealand
Year: 2014
Venues / Dates: State Library of Queensland (7 March), Moomba Festival, Melbourne (8, 9, 10 March), The Street Theatre, Canberra (11 March), Oxford Art Factory, Sydney (12 March), New Zealand Festival, Wellington (14, 15 March)
Workshops: State Library of Queensland, Griffith University
Presenting Partners: Colombian Embassy in Australia, Multicultural Arts Victoria, New Zealand Festival, State Library of Queensland, Council on Australia Latin American Relations
About
Presented in partnership with FAMA , PuraVida Roadshow, is a celebrated Latin music touring program that brings the most exciting contemporary bands from the Americas to Australia and New Zealand.
Frente Cumbiero’s modern take on Afro-Caribbean Cumbia and tropical rhythms has taken the world’s dance floors by storm. Collaborating with legendary dub producer Mad Professor (Sade, Massive Attack, Sly and Robbie), Frente Cumbiero Meets Mad Professor, was a hit on the New York and London underground club scene. Ondatropica, produced with the UK’s Quantic, was considered one of the top Latin albums of 2012. Fusing infectious cumbia rhythms and psychedelic dub system styling’s, Frente Cumbiero is at the cutting – edge of new dance music.
Reviews
“A polyrhythmic, rump-rotating blend of brass, keys, percussion, guitar and vocals”(Guardian UK)