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El Combo Oscuro

El Combo Oscuro hails from the sweat-drenched discotecas of Austin, Texas.

Formed in 2020, their sound combines the trills of the vintage organ paired with gnarled guitar stylings played over the driving pulses of a thumping rhythm section to create an impenetrable wall of psychedelic cumbia and Latin sounds.

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El Combo Oscuro is:

Mauro Lopez – organ, keys

John Dell – guitar, vocals

Peter Fuller – bass

Gabriel Ceballos – drums

Veronica Lizarraga – congas

shows

PAST SHOWS/FESTIVALS: SXSW 2022-2023, Levitation, Austin Psych Fest, Utopia, Viva Big Bend, Hot Summer Nights, The Drop-In, Austin New Year Celebration, Austin Free Week, Pecan Street Festival, WEPA Fest, Martian Street Festival + More

WE HAVE PLAYED ALONGSIDE: Sonido Gallo Negro, Gio Chamba, Son Rompe Pera, Jennie and the Mexicats, Money Chicha, XIXA, Superfonicos, Nemegata, Tiarras, Dos Santos, Volcan, Hard Proof, El Tule, Caramelo Haze + More

Press

“Review: El Combo Oscuro, La Danza de las Sirenas

Austin fivepiece’s debut LP throws neon Tex-Mex tribalism”


Raoul Hernandez, Chief Editor

Austin Chronicle

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“El Combo Oscuro Christens the Cumbia Capital”

 

Raoul Hernandez, Chief Editor

Austin Chronicle

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“In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021”


Kevin Curtin, Music Editor

Austin Chronicle

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“Texas Public Radio was honored host El Combo Oscuro for the Summer Night Series … We all screamed ‘¡Otra, Otra, Otra!’ at the end of their set because we didn’t want the night to end!”

Noah Slavin, Marketing Coordinator

Texas Public Radio

“…But the wordless title track jacks the RPMs into a possession tempo, its mescaline chocolate sweetening a warped, loopy track, while “La Perla” amps up a flourishing, twirling high-stepper until smoothing out into a midsummer tempo, cool and refreshing.”

 

Raoul Hernandez, Chief Editor
Austin Chronicle

“Fused with rhythmic Peruvian psychodelica and surf music, some tunes are reminiscent of 40’s style big band cumbia.  El Combo Obscuro is a refreshingly energetic group that is sure to keep you moving your feet!”


Angela Tharp, Owner

Flamingo Cantina

Contact

BOOKING
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(512) 917-6997

DALLAS-FORT WORTH BOOKING
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(214)269-6080

MANAGEMENT & MEDIA
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