Mezcla

"Mezcla is an unruly album both by design and default, and that is just as it should be. After several years and four albums, New York-based M.A.K.U. Soundsystem decided to record live in the studio in order to capture the intangible reality and connection found watching a live performance. You can only do that when the collective energy is anchored by rock-solid chops and clear arrangements. M.A.K.U. Soundsystem has both, witnessed right out of the gate with "Agua," a blistering opus questioning the right of anyone to "own" and copyright seeds. Echoes of Colombian champeta are heavily laced with Afrobeat and funk, topped off with a retro synth line and cumbia-style vocals. Unruly indeed, but it works well due to the commitment the players express and the sheer power of their delivery".

""Mezcla" conveys the hard-driving energy and passion of this self-styled immigrant working band, which combines Afro-Colombian rhythms, reggae, hip hop, Afrobeat, and a vocal style reminiscent of Totó La Momposina. Equally at home in Cape Verde, Denmark, Canada, and the uS, all of which they have toured extensively, M.A.K.U. captures the restless spirit and cosmopolitan political edge of the Latin diaspora in the United States and beyond".