As promised, here's a little info on the ensemble opening for Ocho y Mas at NM Jazz Workshop's first Salsa Under the Stars for 2009. RumbaTronix is Luis Guerra (bass, loops, laptop, vox) and Camilo Quiñones (drums, percussion, samples, vox). -- this dynamic duo uses modern electronics to give new meaning to traditional Latin beats we know and love.
Okay okay, we know what you're thinking, but no, RumbaTronix is not two turntables and a microphone. Guerra and Quiñones are classically trained musicians exploring a modern take on the classic rhythms found at the heart of Latin music. In a recent conversation, we asked Luis about the combination between electronica and classic Latin music:
Being that Camilo and I are American musicians with Latino blood, we use the elements of what traditional Latin Rhythms and remix them live using the samples that we create.
Enough said.
But, what we can't say enough about is how addictively delicious RumbaTronix truly is. In one set, you'll be transported to a place somewhere between the plasma layers and fallen stars of Cassiopeia, the womb, Ibiza, and the beach in Santa Marta, Colombia. We're telling you-- you'll almost forget where you live. But don't take our word for it, you'll just have to check them out live, to get the full-force-effect of these talented LIVE musicians engaged in LIVE creation, as they jam on the molecular, electified waves of computer technology created by the folks over at Mac-- it's something to behold. Albuquerque. . . you've got just about twenty-eight days to get ready for all this bliss . . .
RumbaTronix @ Salsa Under the Stars
May 29th, 7pm @
Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater
