By fusing elements of punk with Rumba, Son, Polka, Flamenco, Salsa, Tango and more, the Nashville-based band The Rumba Madre creates a unique transnational experience. With wide musical backgrounds and equally satirical and committed multilingual lyrics, the band breaks through the traditional standards of Latin music to prove that all boundaries can be challenged.
The Rumba Madre finished recording their debut album, Prisiones y Fugas, in early 2020, under the guidance of multi-GRAMMY winning producer and engineer Iván Gutiérrez Carrasquillo (Cultura Profética, Calle 13). In this album, the band takes the listener on a round-the-world trip in which he or she gets to hear a mixture of Spanish guitars, Mariachi trumpets, polka accordions, and trap and reggaetón beats all together. This doesn’t come as a surprise, however, since the core of the band is formed by three multicultural musicians who have spent their lives between Colombia, Puerto Rico, Spain, England, Portugal, and the United States, among others.
All this mixed with a witty, and often surrealist, sense of humor, puts together a really fresh and interesting cultural phenomenon. In addition to this, the album features a number of remarkable musicians, arrangers, and artists from all over world.
