A.B.E.L.A
The Asociación de Bateristas Electrónicos de Latinoamerica (A.B.E.L.A.) is an inclusive and transdisciplinary collective of Latinx percussionists who venture into technological exploration and their relationship with the ancestral rhythms of the American continent. “El Sindicato” (“The union”), as it is also known, has more than 10 rotating members from the depths of the Latin gozadera: Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Puerto Rico are some of its spiritual headquarters. ABELA has two fundamental objectives: to pursue equal rights for all percussionists in the world and to make the public dance until capitalism is destroyed.

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, Son Rompe Pera, Paito y los Gaiteros de Punta Brava, Ceferina Banquez, Son Palenque and many many more..