BOOM + Calibre Rock presents Kiko Villamizar, Chócala, Ancestor
April 20, 2018 9:30PM - 2:00AM at Snug Harbor
Friday, Apr 20, 2018 9:30 PM
(Doors @ 9:00 PM)
$10
18+
Kiko Villamizar:
Kiko Villamizar was born in Miami to Colombian parents and was taken to the Andean city of Medellin, Colombia when he was small and raised there. He learned Latin American folk music through the oral tradition of his family and then went back to Miami to study jazz after high school. Then he began traveling the Americas collecting melodies and beats that he has formed into his own unique mix. His culture, agriculture, and life stories are put into his songs as he celebrates life and Mother Earth while lamenting the violence and inequality he has seen both in Medellin and in the United States. Kiko is not only a fusion of the Andes and the Caribbean.His songs are relevant and contemporary while strongly honoring its roots.
Chocala:
Davey Blackburn, Claudio Ortiz and Liza Ortiz, former members of Patabamba, along with Michael Anderson, former member of Snagglepuss, have come together on a new project known as Chócala. Our varying backgrounds, and love for latin beats has inspired us to create music that honors our roots, but puts a twist on traditional sounds.
Ancestor Piratas:
ANCESTOR PIRATAS is the solo electronic-cumbia-punk project of Peruvian musician and visual artist Renzo Ortega. He began his music career in the underground music scene of his native Lima-Perú, performing with the pioneer electronic duo “Cuerpos del Deseo” (1990-1991). In 2000 he emigrated to the United States, he lived in New York for over sixteen years, later in the fall of 2016 he relocated to Carrboro, NC. Renzo has been performing and recording music for over 25 years, playing both political and love songs in different venues including museums and D.I.Y. art spaces in Lima, New York, Texas, Chicago, Detroit, North Carolina, Berlin, and México City.