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.
El Combo Oscuro is:
Mauro Lopez – organ, keys
John Dell – guitar, vocals
Peter Fuller – bass
Gabriel Ceballos – drums
Veronica Lizarraga – congas
Music
Out Now
Vudú y Chachacha
(Professor Shorthair Remix) ft. Rakaa Iriscience (Dilated Peoples)
LIMITED RELEASE Available Through SuperJock Records
“On the flip, New Orleans’ own Professor Shorthair remixes the original into a dance-floor ready tune that features the vocals of Rakaa Iriscience of the renowned Hip Hop group Dilated Peoples.”
shows
PAST SHOWS/FESTIVALS: SXSW 2022-2025, Levitation, Austin Psych Fest, Utopia, Viva Big Bend, Hot Summer Nights, The Drop-In, Austin New Year Celebration, Austin Free Week, Pecan Street Festival, Cumbiadelica Fest, 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
Grammy.com: 10 Must-See Acts At SXSW 2024: The Black Keys, Automatic, Slick Rick, BALTHVS, Vulva Voce & More
“Modern-day interpretations of cumbia — a percussion-heavy genre of Latin American music originated in Colombia — have become more widespread in recent years, with some calling cumbia “the new punk” for a young generation of rockers who are politically engaged but want to have a good time.”
“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
Full Review
“El Combo Oscuro Christens the Cumbia Capital”
Raoul Hernandez, Chief Editor
Austin Chronicle
Full Review
“In My World of Disorder, the Top 100 Austin Records of 2021”
Kevin Curtin, Music Editor
Austin Chronicle
Full Article
“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
Contact
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