Chancha Via Circuito + iBomba + ZZK + Damn Zun = Digital Cumbia Paradise

It's that time of year again! This has been our first full week of 60+ degress in NYC so I know the culos are ready to move tonite. We've put together something very magical for you, hope you can make it. If you're not anywhere near Brooklyn though, not to worry - 2011 watch for the global iBomba tour.

Joining us from Argentina, our homies ZZK Records will be making a stop as part of their Rio Arriba Tour, celebrating Chancha's record being released worldwide. Get that special edition double vinyl while they last!


ZAKEE will be performing with support from a backing band, debuting brand new material from his debut album, Assimilations, due out this summer on Green Owl/Warner Music. If you thought you had ZAKEE boxed in to KuKu Bass, Kuduro, and Club records, think again. He's broke down genre barriers of exclusivity, delivering Afro-Pop, mixed with Electronica, Indie, and Hip Hop, delivering something entirely fresh:

ZAKEE - GLORY by ZAKEE

NYC's Cumba Mela Collective will be represented by Thornato, 2Melo, and recent Dutty Artz signee, Atropolis.



Check out the mix Atropolis just released with Cluster Mag here:

Atropolis - Mix 001 by Cluster Mag

AND we're being joined by Navegante who just released their new video for "All In Ur Head":



iBomba - International Bass, Digital Cumbia, Future Club. Named one of NYC's best Underground-Latin Parties by Time Out New York.

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All right, the time has come to shamelessly promote myself/my event. I'm extremely pleased to present to NYC and the world (live webcast!?): iBomba.

The lineup came together better than I could have imagined and if you're in New York, Brooklyn, or just feel like being gangster and making the trip, COME! It's free so put in some work from 10 - 11 w Free Red Stripe, and then rock the rest of the eve with what is certain to be an action packed affair.

Do I even have to tell you who's who!?

I mean Uproot Andy just destroyed Europa, and he's dropping some crazy stuff that does not lend itself to being sedentary so MUEVELO!

Zakee is fresh off opening for The Roots at Prospect Park where the Huffington Post said, "his unique blend of Afro-beats, hip-hop and punk, all with electronica overlays... (had the) crowd thrilled when he was joined by members of The Roots, who helped take the set to the next level, setting a high bar for the remainder of the evening's acts."

& sealing the deal will be:
DJ Reaganomics who regularly puts it down at the famed Rubulad parties in Brooklyn, Krts who manages to bridge heavy hitting beats with slick, spacey keys, Cumba Mela, the globe trotting trio who never disappoint (complete w live percussion), and Mios Dio doing double duty alongside Shiz Le Roq - touching on everything from cumbia to mambo, ghetto house to kuduro, and maybe some of that new Big Boi album!

Here's the FB invite: RSVP for your free entry & beer

Check this video shot in the heart of Brooklyn, New York: the ladies, the guy at the bodega, the salon owner, and the kid in the hydrant...they're all goin to come out so in the words of one of my favorite multinational corporations, "Just Do It!"

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