AMÉRICA!

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Label: Daptone Records
Release Date: 17th July

Transportive Mambo sounds with Latin soul, boogaloo and salsa from ace Cuban group Orquesta Akokán. Recorded live to tape is the only way for records like this that pull you onto the streets of Cuba or into a smokey clubs that make even the most dance avert individual's body groove just a little. 

Recorded live to tape at Penrose Recorders by Gabriel Roth, AMÉRICA! expands on the classic Mambo sounds that the band has become known for — blending Latin soul, boogaloo and salsa - all while staying true to their Cuban roots.

On their fourth studio record, the band introduces an all-star line-up of new singers including Mariam Elhajli and Carolina Oliveros (of Combo Chimbita). Elhajli and Oliveros both tap into the raw energy of Celia and La Lupe, but turn the lens toward something more intimate: themes of loss, upheaval, and the weight of the immigrant experience.