Berlin

What: Rolando Bruno @ Schokoladen

When: Wednesday August 20 19:00

reverberation fest & little league shows prsnt: ROLANDO BRUNO Y EL GRUPO AREVALO / cumbia psych, arg instagram.com/rolandobruno / rolandobrunomusica.bandcamp.com & BERNAR GOMMA / psych, bln/bra instagram.com/guitarramarolada / bernargomma.bandcamp.com at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. tickets at the doors and in pre-sale –> https://vvk.link/3vffa8g — ROLANDO BRUNO was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After spending three years in Spain, he returned home to fully pursue his unique musical vision. His current tropical music project began in 2005, while he was still a member of the garage-punk band Los Peyotes. While Los Peyotes followed a classic rock band format, Bruno’s approach to cumbia was born in solitude, using his computer—his “best friend”—to craft backing tracks, humorously dubbing it his “MIDI Orchestra.” In 2015, Bruno expanded his sound by assembling a full band and reintroducing himself as Rolando Bruno y El Grupo Arévalo, a supergroup of underground musicians from Buenos Aires. The lineup features members of Les Mentettes, Alfonso El Pintor, Los Alamos, Los Peyotes and Pecera. Cumbia Trash: A Unique Sound & Aesthetic Their music is rooted in cumbia, but Bruno defines it as “cumbia trash”—a style that blends Peruvian chicha, ’80s and ’90s Argentine cumbia, psychedelic rock, Afro rhythms, and other global influences. This genre is not only about the sound but also about its distinctive vintage aesthetics and visuals, which characterize the band’s unique identity. Their live shows are an electrifying guarantee of tropical dance madness! To date, they have released three albums: • Bailazo (2015) • El Mundo Está Cumbiando (2019) • Cosas Raras (2024) Rolando Bruno has taken his cumbia trash sound worldwide, performing extensively throughout Argentina and neighboring countries. As a solo act, he has toured Europe regularly and has visited Japan three times. Meanwhile, with El Grupo Arévalo, he has completed one European tour, highlighted by a standout performance at the Lowlands Festival in the Netherlands. — BERNAR GOMMA is a heavy dose of Brazilian psychedelia mixed with artistic-contemporary abstraction. Solo project, a total mind blowing guitar. Wild Garage, Spring Reverb, Fuzz… Rusty effects/guitars with images from another dimension. Directly from Rio de Janeiro to twist your head up!

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Where: Schokoladen

✉ Ackerstraße 169
Berlin
10115
Germany

Who: Rolando Bruno

Cumbia

Rolando Bruno was born and raised in Buenos Aires and lived three years in Spain, before returning home to pursue his unique musical sound and vision. His current project was conceived in 2005, in tandem with his former garage punk group, Los Peyotes. But where Los Peyotes were based on a traditional rock group format, Bruno’s cumbias came together in the solitude of his room, with his best friend, his computer, which he uses to create his cumbia backing tracks – which Bruno calls his “Midi Orchestra”. Influenced by psychedelic 60s rock and Peruvian cumbia, Rolando brings us an energetic show through pure Amazonian dance in “one man band” format accompanied by his IPAD and guitar. Just the right dose of cumbia, world music and vintage rock. But now he also perform with band. In 2015 Bruno expanded his sound, putting together a group and reintroducing himself as Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arevalo; a supergroup composed of underground musicians from Buenos Aires, including members of such bands as Les Mentettes, Alfonso el pintor, Los Alamos, and Pecera. El Group Arevalo are: Rolando Bruno (Guitar Vocals). Adrian Rivoira (Bass, Vocals), Julio Molina (Keyboards), Alejandra Moro (Percussion and Vocals), Dalmiro Villanueva (Percussion and Vocals), Martin Sanjo (Guitar), Pablo Rivero( Bongos), Joaquin Ferrer (Drums). Together they’ve released one album El Mundo está cumbiando 2019, before Bailazo (2015). They recorded a new album and will be released during 2024 by three labels Peace & Rhythm, Electric Cowbell both from USA and DJ Cajon Records from Argentina. Since then Rolando has brought his “cumbia trash” sound to various ports around the world, including countless shows in Argentina and neighboring countries, as well as several extensive tours of Europe and three visits to Japan, including stops at such festivals as Funtastic Dracula Carnival (Spain) Cine Latino Festival Tübingen (Germany) Guacamayo Fest (Spain), Fuji Rock (Japan), Festival Beat (Italy), Buskers Festival (Switzerland), Barreiro Rocks (Portugal), Bestialc (Spain), Surf & Turf Outdoor (Breda, The Netherlands), SuperVlieg SuperMouche (Belgium), Lowlands Festival(Netherlands), Japan Cumbia Festival (Japan), Opeanair am Bielersee (Biel, Switzerland), and more.

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