Not to be confused with Karen O's Yeah Yeah Yeahs, San Jose's Grupo Jejeje combine cumbia and synth for some futuristic sounds.

The imagery accompanying the new collaboration between San Jose’s own Turbo Sonidero and Persian-British selector Arrabalero recalls the Afro-Futuristic album art of George Clinton. Call it Aztlán-Futurism. Grupo Jejeje fuses electronic textures with the global diaspora of Cumbia music—which originated in Columbia but has gone on to influence some of the world’s biggest pop producers and underground icons. The project has already garnered the attention of some serious tastemakers, including the DJ and curator Gilles Peterson, who premiered “Citlali” on his BBC6 radio show. Fledgling label Discos Rolas will release the album digitally and on vinyl May 3.

Grupo Jejeje
Fri, $7+
Discos Rolas