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MERIDIAN BROTHERS IN THE US

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Colombian guitarist and composer Eblis Alvarez started Meridian Brothers back in 1998 as a vehicle for his own experimental music. Over the years, the group has evolved into a five-piece band focused on re-interpreting all manners of Latin Tropical styles with a strong psychedelic and experimental sensibility.

 

The Meridian Brothers’ music uses popular Latin American rhythms, augmented by sampling techniques, elaborate effect processing, and Eblis’ quirky and theatrical vocals, which channel imaginary characters with both pathos and humor.

The group has released albums on Soundway records, Names You can Trust, Bongo Joe and now Ansonia Records and have proved very popular in South America and Europe where the band has toured extensively and has started to reach out to an audience more familiar with indie rock and experimental music than Latin music.

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Their new album, Mi Latinoamérica Sufre (Ansonia) pays homage to the golden era of ’70s Congolese rumba, Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian afrobeat, blending (or as Álvarez puts it, “sampling”) these influences with a fresh sonic context anchored by various Latin rhythms, all played by Álvarez. The result is a collection of intricate compositions weaving elements of cumbia, champeta, soukous,

Brazilian tropicalia, and psychedelic rock all contained within the Afro-Latino guitar band format.

Their previous album, Y el Grupo Renacimiento, also on Ansonia,  was a tribute to New York's 70's era Salsa Dura for which they had created an avatar, a fictitious group named El Grupo Renacimiento, and written a new repertoire trying to emulate the writing style of those late 60's and early 70's groups while retaining the Meridian Brothers idiosyncratic style of arranging and recording. T

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- The band is based in Bogota.

Five musicians on stage. 7 people on the road

Traveling with an FOH and a Tour Manager.

TECH RIDER (can be adapted according to venue resources..)