May 3, 2024

Las tres brujas del tambor

La Perla, las tres brujas del tambor (the three witches of the drums) from Bogotá Colombia, are coming to Richmond this week.  They will be performing at the Get Tight Lounge, 1104 W. Main Street, on Saturday May 4.  Doors open at 7:30 PM; La Perla goes on stage at 9:00.

They will also be performing live on WRIR this Saturday afternoon between 1 and 3 PM.  I'll be hosting a special edition of the WRIR program "Cause & Effect," featuring the music of La Perla, their influences, and some of the many bands in the very hip current Bogotá scene.  And La Perla will join me in WRIR's Studio C for a live performance and conversation.

La Perla is a band of three young Bogotanas whose 21st century feminist global perspective on traditional Afro-Colombian rhythms is adding a new dimension to contemporary Latin music.  Using just voices and drums, and maybe a little bit of electronics, their music encompasses Afro-Colombia (genres like cumbia, chalupa and mapalé), the broader Latin world (samba, guaguancó, chicha) and the ever-present North (rap, punk rock).  They are the folk process in action, in real time.
 
 
 
Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year
 
Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001
 
Totó La Momposina | Colombia | El Pescador | La Candela Viva | Real World | 1993
Manuela Torres | Colombia | Pajarito | Jende Ri Palenge: People Of Palenque | Soul Jazz | 2012
La Perla | Colombia | Anawana | ¿Qué Pasó? - Single | Mambo Negro | 2019
Petrona Martínez | Colombia | Las Penas Alegres (Bullerengue Chalupiao) | Las Penas Alegres | Chaco World Music | 2010
 
Nelda Piña Y Sus Tambores | Colombia | Folclor Costeño | Fiesta De Exitos | Felito | 1991

La Perla | Colombia | Guayabo | Live in WRIR's Studio C 2024/05/04
La Perla | Colombia | Chicharachera | Live in WRIR's Studio C 2024/05/04
La Perla | Colombia | Bruja | Live in WRIR's Studio C 2024/05/04

Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto | Colombia | Dulce Sueño | Fanny Rosa EP | Llorona | 2023
Santiago Ospino | Colombia | Mi Gallina | Jende Ri Palenge: People Of Palenque | Soul Jazz | 2012
La Perla | Colombia | El Enamorao | Paren La Bulla EP | Mambo Negro | 2017
 
Mau Gatiyo Y Los Años Maravillosos | Colombia | 420, Reloj | 420, Reloj / Poder Militar - Single | Names You Can Trust | 2024
Conjunto Media Luna | Colombia | Bogotokio | Noches De Media Luna | Little Beat More | 2023
Meridian Brothers | Colombia | Poema Del Salsero Resentido | Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento | Ansonia | 2022
Los Pirañas | Colombia | Todos Tenemos Hogar | Historia Natural | Glitterbeat | 2019
La BOA | Colombia | Vuelo Antillano | La Bestia EP | Mambo Negro | 2022

La Perla | Colombia | Pa'l Mambo (feat. Frente Cumbiero) | Callejera | Mambo Negro | 2022
Frente Cumbiero | Colombia | El Método De La Cera Perdida | Cera Perdida | La Roma | 2021
Tribu Baharú | Colombia | Made In Tribu Baharú | P​a'l​ ​M​á​s Exigente Bailador | Tambora | 2015
 
Sidestepper | Colombia-England UK | La Paloma (12 inch mix, radio edit) | The Buena Vibra Sound System | Palm Pictures | 2008
Bosq | USA-Colombia | Mambue (feat. Justo Valdez & Evan Laflamme) | Y Su Descarga Internacional | Bacalao | 2020
Bomba Estéreo | Colombia | Pure Love | Elegancia Tropical | Soundway | 2013

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