Cumbia Vortex: Chicha Libre

nest_clock_farsight_analog Sunday, August 30, 11:30 pm - Monday, August 31, 1:00 am

location_on Opus 40

groups Opus 40

<p>North America\'s psychedelic cumbia pioneers Chicha Libre launched the first psychedelic cumbia and chicha wave in North America in 2006 with its debut album Sonido Amazonico on Barbès Records - a tribute to 70’s Peruvian tropical rhythms and psychedelic sounds.   Chicha is originally the name of a corn-based liquor favored by the Incas in pre-colombian days. Chicha is also the name of Peru\'s particular brand of cumbia first made popular in the late 60\'s by [...]</p>\n