TROPICAL VORTEX is Barbès long-running series showcasing all manners of tropical styles from Latinolandia with live band and DJs playing cumbia, chicha, guaguanco, mambo, plena, Sanjuanitos and other styles of vintage or not so vintage styles.

Past artists include Combo Chimbita, Chicha Libre, Los Cumpleaños, Bulla en el Barrio with appearances by Chico Trujillo, Frente Cumbiero, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Son Palenque, Son Rompe Pera, Paito y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava, Ceferina Banquez, Meridian Brothers, La Perla and many many more..

TURBO SONIDERO: LOWRIDER KUMBIAS
DJ SET featuring MEXTAPE
And DJ sets by Libre Sonidero, Dayansiiita and Shaki

“Turbo specializes in haunting and surreal cumbia that take the upbeat South

American folk genre and transform it with disorienting, hypnotic electronic effects and

occasional R&B and hip-hop samples”

— Nastia Voynovskaya | East Bay Express 2018

TURBO SONIDERO hails from San José California, with roots in Puebla and Mexico City. He began

his work as a music producer in 2008, developing a unique style that combines cumbia sonidera and

rap, thus creating a new sound. Since 2009 to date he has participated in various cumbia

compilations around the world.

TURBO SONIDERO has been played at impo rtant festivals in Colombia, Europe, United States and

Mexico, among them: CONSCIOUS MADNESS FEST (Kreuzberg, Germany) 2022, GENERATE!

FESTIVAL (Tübingen, Germany) 2019, MONKEY WEEK FEST (Sevilla, Spain) 2019 FESTIVAL

CENTRO (Bogotá, Colombia) 2018, SONIDO CLASH MUSIC FEST (San Jose, USA) 2017,

OAKLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL (Oakland, USA) 2015, Electronic Music Festival (Chicago, USA) 2011

and Visionary Sounds (Los Angeles, USA) 2010.

He has also shared the stage with artists such as:

Ana Tijoux, Los Tigres del Norte, Kumbia Queers, Toy Selectah, Ozomatli, The Stooges, Los Crudos,

Chicano Batman, Prayers Chico Sonido, La Santa Cecilia, Nortec Collective, Silverio, The Latin

Brothers, Mexican Institute of Sound, Etc.

He is also co-founder of Kumbia Net (previously known as Kumbia Obscura) a collective of 12

producers, DJs and visual designers from all parts of the Kumbiero Cyberspace. Their goal is to

promote the unique style of K.N. that combines cumbia sonidera with electronic music and rap from

all over the world.

Last but not least he is also founder of Discos Piramide a record label focusing on releasing Kumbia

Net artists on physical media such as cassettes and vinyl records.

With Resident DJs Sonido Chichadelico and Adrian is Hungry

$15 suggested
Pay now online or that day in person,

WITH OUR FRIENDS AT ILEGAL MEZCAL

TROPICAL VORTEX presents TURBO SONIDERO and guests.

TROPICAL VORTEX presents TURBO SONIDERO and guests.