Amaru Tribe - Between Two Worlds

1LP Vinyl

Australia-based Latin Americans serve up future-proof Latin rhythms and nu-disco-cumbia swagger

The album title, Between Two Worlds, could not fit any better for Amaru Tribe, a trio of Latin Americans who have long called Australia home. Hailing originally from Colombia and Chile, the group’s ethos is shaped by Latin America, heard in the echoes of cumbia and the gaita flutes and tambora hand drums that enliven the music, and in the passion for their homelands; but Australia, and the Asia-Pacific region as a whole, has had a huge impact: there’s phin guitar and collaborations with Thai musicians; yidaki (known as didgeridoo) instrument from Australia; and there’s the more contemporary sounds redolent of Australia’s nu-disco and dance music scenes. Throughout the album, their sound oscillates between these two worlds, never completely part of one or the other, constantly evolving and creating something new.

“We are a dual identity project, our motherland is Latin America, and we are based in Australia. We are constantly existing in these two worlds that are essential for us. Amaru Tribe allows us to exist peacefully with this, it allows us to make beauty out of this contradiction of identities, to create something new. We have been living in Australia for many years so we do consider it a second home, we've definitely changed here, but the Latin roots are so strong for us. Amaru Tribe is those two worlds, and that limbo that immigrants live in.” KATHERINE, AMARU TRIBE

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. La Tormenta 5:13
A2. Se Prendió 4:34
A3. La Serpiente ft. Stuart Fergie (Yidaki) 4:36
A4. Párate ft. Chakruna (Scratch) 3:40
B1. Candela Viva ft. Javier Rodriguez (Accordion) 4:29
B2. Bonita Mañana 3:32
B3. Déjame Volar ft. Junlaholaan 4:59
B4. Canto a Bachué 4:17