Las Empanadas Ilegales, a Vancouver-based Psychedelic Cumbia and Salsa band, has been captivating audiences since 2017 with their contagious and groovy melodies and powerful percussive rhythms. This seven-piece ensemble, composed of diverse musicians hailing from various Latin American homelands, blends cumbia rhythms, hypnotic guitar melodies, andexperimental salsa saxophone lines with surf-rock/free-jazz fusion. Their latest record, "Creepy Mambo," pays homage to Cumbia cult classics while infusing contemporary, experimental synth sounds, slinky dub grooves, and feverish percussion departures.
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Earlier Event: June 28
Robin Layne and the Rhythm Makers
Later Event: June 29
Marimba Workshop with Robin Layne