ULTIMATE PLAYLIST: Mama Racho
ULTIMATE PLAYLIST: Mama Racho
Recently formed Mama Racho are the quintet expanding our musical horizons with their majestic blends of percussion and synth, leaving a psychedelic euphoria in their wake. The eclectic Columbian music sub-genre Cumbia oozes through Mama Racho – enlighten your senses and catch them in the headline slot of our next Free Vibes on Saturday 5th January at Band On The Wall.
Although very little has been disclosed about the band thus far (with being quite literally masked, too), what we do know of them is incredibly exciting – in a Manchester scene flooded with indie & hip-hop, Mama Racho are a breath of fresh air. We caught the recently formed quintet a couple of months back supporting the incredible Mauskovic Dance Band, and knew we needed them to bring home the bill. Blending the folkloric rhythms of cumbia music with a modern twist of psychedelic electronica groovy percussion, trippy synths and a calamity of guitars – one thing is for certain, you’ll have more than a toe-tapping for their set.
Ahead of their slot at our highly anticipated Free Vibes, Mama Racho have selected their top-tracks reflecting their sound, which you can find below. Grab the last free tickets, here.
Goat – Hide from the Sun
An incredible, mysterious, masked band with plenty of fuzz and percussion.
Fela Kuti – Roforofo Fight
Fela and Africa 70 doing a 4/4 banger.
Altın Gün – Goca Dünya
Modern Turkish Psych-Disco stomper.
Mustafa Ozkent – Burcak
Fuzzy 70s Turkish psych featuring 2 drum kits and grime-y bass.
Khruangbin – Maria También
A whirlwind of exotic guitar riffs and funky backbeats inspired by sounds of the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
Maisha – Azure
Contemplative, slowly unfolding fusion of spiritual jazz and Afrobeat.
The Mauskovic Dance Band – It’s All Mauskovic
Unique, fun disco cumbia, blending traditional percussion with electronics and spacey vocals.
The Mauskovic Dance Band – Continue The Fun
A hyperactive blend of African influenced grooves, Latin American percussion, drum machines, and silly vocals.
Juaneco Y Su Combo – Vacilando Con Ayahuasca
A great, drug-referencing introduction to Chicha music – Psychedelic Peruvian surf-cumbia. This style of music was the initial main inspiration for Mama Racho as a band.
Los Shapis – El Aguajal
Beautiful Chicha. Blissful vocals and guitar share a bath of reverb and delay.
