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- country:Mexico
- region:South America
- style(s):Cumbia, Alternative
- label:ZZK Records
- type:Band
- instrumentation:percussion, rock band, salsa and latin band
- artist posted by:Biche
Line up
- Alan Gama (marimba and voice)
- Alfredo de Jesús Gama (marimba and vocie)
- Jose Angel Gama (Percussion and voice)
- Raul Albarran (bass and voice)
- Ricardo Lopez (Drums)
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Rethinking the folkloric marimba for a new audience, this trio of punk brothers from the outskirts of Mexico City make audiences dance with their unique style of garage-marimba-punk-cumbia, played on the historic marimba like no one has ever seen before.
Originally performing alongside their father at local events since they were kids, they now find themselves at the forefront of the contemporary international cumbia scene with their sonic explorations of the classic marimba. Their absolute unique blend comes from a typical youthful rebellion, when as teenagers they left behind their upbringing on the marimba and began to play in various punk, rockabilly and ska bands. Now they’ve gone full circle with the marimba back leading the way, and mixing all of their influences together with their energetic take on the popular instrument, giving it a new twist never before seen in Mexican folk music.
Their live shows are a sweaty mess of dancing fans, and this garage-cumbia-marimba-punk band (the only band of its kind in the world) never disappoints on stage. Their authenticity shines through as they give their modern interpretation of Mexican, Peruvian, and Colombian classics, as well as their own original material and some surprise covers. The contrast of the traditional marimba with their youthful attitude and street sense connects the audience to the past while they dance into the future.
Formed in 2017, Son Rompe Pera broke onto the potent current cumbia scene as the marimba duo of brothers Jesús Ángel and Allan Gama (Kacho and Mongo), who inherited this tradition from their father, Batuco. A marimba player by trade, he taught them to play and understand the marimba, which they first used to revive old folk songs for their friends, family, and passers-by on the street.
Son Rompe Pera is currently made up of five musicians, with conga, percussion, güiro, drums, guitar, and bass, which develops a full live sound with a strong pan-Latino representation. After a chance meeting in the La Lagunilla market in Mexico City, they were invited to Chile in 2017, where they played over forty gigs at some of the biggest festivals in the country, while also spending weekends at the famous Persa Bio-Bio street market, keeping alive their legacy as street musicians wherever they go. The band also grabbed the attention of major musicians working in this style, such as Café Tacuba, Celso Piña, Fidel Nadal and the Chileans Sonora de Llegar, Santaferia, Anarkia Tropical and the singer Aldo Asenjo, AKA Macha, who has incorporated the Mexican musicians into his three bands Chico Trujillo, La Floripondio, and Bloque Depresivo.