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Tropical Futurists Combo Chimbita Join the Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 01/16/2018

Ground Control Touring is excited to announce the addition of Combo Chimbita to our roster.

Combo Chimbita has arisen as one of the most energetic and unique live acts of the NYC music scene. Their first full length release, Abya Yala, caught the ears of mainstream media outlets, landing them sessions on NPR’s World Cafe and WNYC’s Soundcheck. Remezcla featured the band in a piece in which they elaborate on their self-described, tropical futurist philosophy. Inspired by Sun Ra and the Afrofuturism movement, tropical futurism is a world view, which looks to African, Caribbean and Latin American ancestry as a guide for constructing the future. From a musical standpoint, this manifests itself in a marriage of cumbia, calypso, dub as well as Haitian kompa and other genres centered around the global south.

Combo Chimbita will be touring in support of their new release throughout 2018. Keep your eyes on their artist page for upcoming live dates and news.

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