Sonido Gallo Negro

The Profile

Nine-member collective from Mexico City (formed in 2011) that fuses Amazonian cumbia, chicha, huayno, surf-psychedelia, mambo and spaghetti-western elements into largely instrumental, noisy, organ- and theremin-driven music. Releases include Mambo Cosmico (Glitterbeat).

Formed in 2011; nine members; based in Mexico City. Released Mambo Cosmico (issued in late 2017 in South America and on Glitterbeat in 2018). Associated with Glitterbeat Records. Performed at the Kustendorf Film and Music Festival (2012). Live shows feature theremin and real-time films/animations by Jorge Alederete. Music described as largely instrumental, dominated by Farfisa organ, electric guitars, theremin and traditional Latin percussion; blends cumbia, chicha, huayno, mambo, danzon, porro and spaghetti-western influences. Themes in interviews/reviews include social and political context such as immigration and national events (for example, the 2017 earthquake in Mexico and the reception of "Cumbia de sanacion").

Nine-member Mexico City collective (active since 2011) merging cumbia, chicha, surf, mambo and spaghetti-western influences. Reviews note a noisy, psychedelic, largely instrumental sound dominated by Farfisa organ and theremin. Released Mambo Cosmico (issued 2017/2018) on Glitterbeat; reactions in reviews range from mixed to positive.