Long time Kingston/Hudson Valley residents all mourn the loss of our beloved venue, BSP. Thankfully the person behind all those great shows, Mike Amari, is still at it, bringing interesting and creative music to the area under the name Chosen Family Presents. He’s been mostly booking at the beautiful sculpture park Opus 40 but last week we were lucky to have him bring Merdian Brothers into Tubby’s for two sold shows.
Meridian Brothers is the brainchild of Eblis Javier Alvarez Vargas, the Bogota, Columbia based musician and producer. Eblis takes the traditional rhythms of the Carribean and Andes and fuses them with modern psychedelia and electronic dance music into an unforgettable neo-tropical groove that Gilles Peterson referred to as “twisted Cumbia that terrorizes the dance floor”. This is accurate; I’ve never seen the tiny live room at Tubby’s pulsating like this.
On the recordings Eblis plays everything, but in a live setting he is joined by an incredible band that fills this music with personality and life. The entire band seemed to be having as much fun as the audience. The bass player, Cesar Quevedo Barrero, had an ear-to-ear grin from the beginning of the set straight through the encore. This band is smoking hot and should not be missed
Meridian Brothers are taking a short break before continuing the tour in Austin and points West. If they are going to be anywhere near you, go. This was a highlight of the year for me and judging by the crowd’s response I’d guess that feeling was universal. I recorded both shows but I am posting the first night since the crowd’s enthusiasm and excitement can almost be felt in the recording. Special shout out to the Meridian Brothers front of house engineer Alejandro Araujo Larrahondo for an excellent mix.
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Meridian Brothers
2023-07-17
Tubby’s
Kingston, NY
Source: MBHO440 > SD MixPre 3 > SD (24/48) > Adobe Audition/Izotope 9 > Audacity FLAC (lvl8) > Mp3Tag
Recorded and produced by Kliked
- Intro
- Donde Estas Maria
- Metamorfosis
- La Gitano Me Ha Dejando (Salsa Electronica)
- El Gran Pajaro de los Andes
- Bomba Atomica
- Cumbia De La Fuente
- La Policia
- Cumbia Del Pichaman
- Los Golpeadores De La Cumbia
- Hipnosis
- Guaracha UFO
- Puya Del Empresario
- La mujer sin corazón
Meridian Brothers:
Eblis Javier Alvarez Vargas: guitar, keyboard, cello, vocals
Alejandro Forero: keyboards
Cesar Quevedo Barrero: bass
María Angélica Valencia Sanchez: saxophone, percussion
Mauricio Ramírez Echeverri: drums
Alejandro Araujo Larrahondo: Front of house engineer
Support this excellent band:
https://meridianbrothers.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.meridianbrothers.com
Support the venues bringing you interesting music:
https://www.tubbyskingston.com/music-calendar
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