For Immediate Release
CHICHA LIBRE IN CHICAGO
Brooklyn Band To Bring Back Its Psychedelic Cumbias,
Wednesday, Sept 9th at Schubas
The name Chicha comes from a type of corn liquor favored by the Incas in pre-Colombian days. It is also the name given to a new wave of Peruvian cumbias, which started out in the 70's. Chicha was loosely inspired by Colombian accordion-driven cumbias but incorporated the distinctive electric sounds of 60's psychedelic rock organ, surf guitars and moog synthesizers. Chicha Libre, which was started three years ago as a way to pay tribute to this forgotten music, uses a similar instrumentation and draws on most of the same sources.
Chicha Libre's debut album, Sonido Amazonico features cover songs from the era alongside originals arranged not only in the sound of the time, but using the spirit of Chicha's syncretism. The result is a slightly updated take on the genre: a sound indebted to the Amazonian pioneers, but relevant to 21st century Brooklyn.
The music of Chicha Libre has also been recognized in Peru where the band has been featured on mainstream TV shows and numerous magazines. Chicha Libre has also been invited to play as one of the headliners for a first ever Chicha Festival in Lima with chicha legends Los Shapis.
Chicha Libre includes musicians associated with the Barbes scene (a club co-owned by two of the musicians in the band: Olivier Conan and Vincent Douglas) and includes Joshua Camp (One Ring Zero) on Electravox; Olivier Conan (Las Rubias del Norte) on Cuatro and vocals; Nicholas Cudahy (Combustible Edison) on bass, Vincent Douglas (Bebe Eiffel) on guitar and veteran percussionists Greg Burrows (Andy Statman) and Timothy Quigley (Romashka).
Chicha Libre has toured across the US and was invited to perform at Globalfest at Webster Hall - North America's largest World Music showcase. The band has performed at such prestigious venues as The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Chicago World Music Festival, The Festival International de Louisiane, The Big Chill, Celebrate brooklyn and the Miller Theater at Columbia University. The music of Chicha Libre was used for a memorable Ayahuasca trip episode on tv show Weeds and the band was profiled on a National Geographic tv special. Its cd was released in Europe by Crammed Disc and in Latin America by Random Records.
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ABOUT CHICHA LIBRE
Label Website: http://barbesrecords.com/chicha.html <http://barbesrecords.com/chicha.html>
Press : http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/356.cfm <http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/356.cfm>
SOME RECENT PRESS:
THE NEW YORK TIMES: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/nyregion/29band.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=&st=nyt&oref=slogin
ALARM MAGAZINE: http://www.alarmpress.com/3192/music-interview/chicha-libre-brooklynites-find-inspiration-in-amazonian-music/
NPR'S MORNING EDITION: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91479044
PITCHFORK: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49883-sonido-amazonico
THE VILLAGE VOICE: http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-03-25/music/the-brooklyn-peru-connection/
TIME OUT LONDON: http://www.timeout.com/london/music/event/155080/chicha-libre-papayera
CMJ : 03/27- http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=61547427
POPMATTERS - http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/55765/chicha-libre-sonido-amazonico/
EL COMMERCIO (Peru) - http://rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/356/article_id/9857.cfm
BILLBOARD EN ESPANOL - http://www.billboardenespanol.com/musica/content_display/esearch/e3ia0a20baccca40a59adf90f0a14b7c8cb
Schubas is located at 3159 N. Southport. TEL: 773-525-2508
Doors open at 8:30pm. Mar Caribe opens at 9:00pm.
Chicha Libre plays at 10:00. Admission is $12
For further Info, contact:
Olivier Conan
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