M.A.K.U Soundsystem: Mezcla review - vibrant afro-Colombian rhythms

Here’s a good example of the cultural benefits of migration. Colombian music is big in New York, and this eight-piece band bring their South American heritage to the Big Apple immigrant experience, creating a vibrant and exciting collision of styles.

Over driving afro- Colombian rhythms with characteristic percussive verve and vocal brio, there are elements of funky jazz, soul and afrobeat.

M.A.K.U have built their sound on a foundation of hard gigging, both internationally and in their adopted home, and this recording captures the live intensity.

Thank You Thank You takes off at a gallop and then builds with propulsive call-and-response vocals led by Liliana Conde, and urged on by clattering percussion, while Let it Go moves from a brooding guitar riff to an anthemic call to "Let the music take you". You should.

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