Los Guayabo Brothers will unveil their new album “PsychoTropical” on its release April 5, 2024, on Los Guayabo Brothers / InOuïe Distribution. This new work will be presented live on stage on Thursday May 2, 2024 at Studio de L’Ermitage (Paris).

Their first single “Fango” will be available on February 16, 2024 across all digital platforms.

Their original compositions are inspired by Colombian folklore, with organic percussion and flutes reminiscent of Totó La Momposina meeting guitars, synths, and psychedelic brass akin to Pink
Floyd or Ondatrópica.

Los Guayabo Brothers consist of:
– Juan Pablo Álvarez: electric guitar, backing vocals, percussions
– Arnulfo Carazo: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, synthesizers
– Iván Hernández: alegre, congas, backing vocals
– Álvaro Olmos: bass, backing vocals
– Rodrigo Peña: tambora, bombo leguero, drums
– Camille Floriot: trumpet, female gaita, backing vocals
– Gabriel Ray: trombone, male gaita
– Olga Pavía: clarinets (feat. “El Francer”)
– Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto (feat. “El Mohán”)

 

The album:

“PsychoTropical’’ is a true musical journey that skillfully blends traditional Latin American sounds with modern and psychedelic touches. The tracks are both catchy and contemplative, offering a harmonic and rhythmic richness that will take you to unexplored musical horizons.

Here’s a broad spectrum of the topics addressed: firstly, the simple and wild party (La Conjuntivitis); the sadly familiar crackdowns since 2020 during festive demonstrations in Toulouse (Folkloriptica); social issues such as modern slavery (La Cumbia Libertaria) or the Colombian armed conflict (Fango). Los Guayabo Brothers approach their Colombian identity in a more introspective way (Origins) and also evoke their adopted French culture (El Francer).

Shows to come:

  • 04/20 Le Taquin – Toulouse (31)
  • 05/02 PsychoTropical Album release – Studio de l’Ermitage -Paris (75)
  • 06/01 Festival Papillonez – Gaillac (81)
  • 06/28 Festival Sons Au Fil de L’Eau – La-Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin (45)
  • 06/29 Pollux Asso – Saint-Benoit-de-Carmaux (81)
  • 07/09 Cri’Art – Auch (32)
  • 07/12 Festival Tropical Pressure – Porthowan (UK)
  • 07/30 Mardis de l’Été – Carcans-plage (33)