Download the full interview (PDF) (Story by Stephanie Hainsfurther / Photographs by Liz Lopez) Baracutanga means “people dancing” and that’s what happened at the band’s first gig, 10 years ago. “We played for hours. They made the last call at…
Read our interview with the Alibi local news paper! https://alibi.com/music/59291/Dancing-with-Baracutanga.html
La Fiesta Mayor will start with the band Sierra León from Guadalajara, Mexico, which will bring us an explosive mix of progressive rock in Spanish. Next – from El Paso, TX – representing a new style of music, #Fronterizo, Dulce…
Best Band, Best Latin Band, Best Recording, Best World Music Band and Best Party Band!
Baracutanga is a seven-piece band representing four different countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and the USA) that prides itself on arranging traditional South American rhythms in new and interesting ways. This kind of experimentation, blending ancestral traditions with a modern sensibility,…
South American pan-Latin powerhouse Baracutanga joins Colombia’s folk-cumbia legends Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto on their U.S. tour, for a night of Andean and Afro-Colombian rhythms. More information and Tickets: http://www.nhccnm.org/event/baracutanga-los-gaiteros-de-san-jacinto/
Baracutanga won the 1st place on the New Mexico Music Awards 2017. Best Music Video category! Cheers! Watch the entire video here: https://vimeo.com/190506372 Written and Directed By: Kilko Paz Rivera Produced By: Kilko Paz Rivera & Chris A Aguirre Music by:…
Musical activism in the Trump era Baracutanga: Way More than “Shake it, Baby!” “Paz describes Baracutanga’s music as celebrating diversity from its very beginnings, in particular the Hispanic and Native American roots of the state. Some of their songs also…
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