From Bogotá, Colombia, Meridian Brothers are a tropical psychedelic band initiated as a solo laboratory for the sounds of composer Eblis Alvarez in 1998. Since 2007 they’ve been performing to growing audiences in more than 90 cities throughout Europe, the US and Latin America, while releasing seven albums between 2008–17. This year’s Cumbia Siglo XXI is their first set for Swiss label Les Disques Bongo Joe. Meridian Brothers explore various styles of Latin American music in an attempt to create an alternate dimension to the continent’s current pop scene.

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