Atabeya utilizes a dynamic blend of sounds and rhythms informed by a wide array of music created by black and indigenous peoples of the diaspora in the Americas ranging from: Haitian Jazz & Kompa/Konpa Direk, Dominican Bachata, Merengue & Palos, American Jazz & Funk, Peruvian Psychedelic Cumbia, Nigerian Afrobeat, Congolese Soukous and Saharan Blues Rock by way of Mali and Niger.

Personnel:

Josh Towers - gtr, comp

Samuel Johnson - bs

Sean Morrison - e. pno

Héctor Becerra - drm

Various Members - perc

IG: @atabeya_music

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https://pocketmerchant.bandcamp.com/