Meridian Brothers, Spacehall Sound Machine, Brian Ellis Group

Description

From Bogotá – Colombia, Meridian Brothers is a contemporary neo-tropicalista group founded in 1998 from the interests of Eblis Álvarez (composer and multi-instrumentalist) as a musical laboratory for a small audiences and distributed at the time in cassette format. Meridian Brother has earned a reputation as a cult band in Latin America. The group has been cataloged by music journalists as a futuristic avant-garde proposal, which preserves roots

reminiscences of Latin music, due to its sound, style and theatrical expression.

 

Spacehall Sound Machine is a psychedelic dance band based in San Diego, CA, established in October 2022. The six piece instrumental ensemble is the brainchild of Matt Bozzone, a drummer who has spent the past 10+ years touring the U.S. with a variety of artists in the global groove scene, including Nigerian afrobeat masters Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Fela Kuti’s former band). In 2022, Bozzone and bandmate Mitchum Yacoub played percussion for Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 on six U.S. tour dates, including a performance at Desert Daze. Shortly after that, Spacehall was formed. Their sound is inspired by explosive rhythms from West Africa & Latin America, Jamaican dub, driving post-punk basslines, and haunting melodies from the Middle East.

 

Brian Ellis is a versatile musician born in Escondido, CA, who is renowned as a prolific genre defying multi-instrumentalist. Known for his synth collaborations with the Egyptian Lover, Mr. Ellis had also founded or been a part of the following groups:  Astra, Brian Ellis Group, Birdbone Unlimited, Birth, Ellis Munk Ensemble, Free Festival, Lights and Sirens, Mandarin Cream, Reflection, Santa's Little Cookies, and Silver Sunshine. Psychedelic, Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Space Rock, Funk, Hip-Hop, the man has done it all.

Date & Time

Jul 27, 2024 8:00 PM - Jul 28, 2024 12:00 AM

Venue Details

CORAZON DEL BARRIO

2196 Logan Avenue
San Diego, California 92113

CORAZON DEL BARRIO