Empanadas
Ilegales
Vancouver-based psychedelic cumbia and salsa ensemble Empanadas Ilegales delivers contagious cumbia rhythms, hypnotic guitar melodies, and experimental salsa trumpet lines to create a Latin surf-rock/free-jazz fusion.
Empanadas
Ilegales
Vancouver-based psychedelic cumbia and salsa ensemble Empanadas Ilegales delivers contagious cumbia rhythms, hypnotic guitar melodies, and experimental salsa trumpet lines to create a Latin surf-rock/free-jazz fusion.
Vancouver-based psychedelic cumbia and salsa ensemble Empanadas Illegales delivers contagious cumbia rhythms, hypnotic guitar melodies, and experimental salsa trumpet lines to create a Latin surf-rock/free-jazz fusion. Their latest full length album, Creepy Mambo, pays homage to cumbia cult classics infusing a vintage vibe with contemporary synth, slinky dub grooves, and feverish percussion departures.
At electrifying performances at Vancouver International Jazz Fest, Calgary Folk Fest, Tofino Jazz Fest, Kensington Market Jazz, Lula Lounge and Global Toronto (Small World Toronto),Empanadas Ilegales has performed alongside such acclaimed acts as Helado Negro, LALOM,Sonido Gallo Negro, and Meridian Brothers. With members representing diverse Latin backgrounds, the band cultivates an immersive experience that takes any audience on an unforgettable journey. With their infectious beats and unique sound, Empanadas Ilegales are a must-have addition to any lineup, offering an unparalleled energy and vibrancy that keeps crowds moving and grooving all night long
“A delicious, psych-fried take on Latin American dance music.”
Jean-Michel Lacombe | Exclaim!
“There’s nothing verboten about Empanadas Ilegales’s delicious dance music. Cookedup during the pandemic, 2021’s Papayón and freshly released follow-up CreepyMambo stir together salsa saxes, cumbia percussion and surf rock guitars for anintoxicating mix of band members’ Latin American roots with the psych stylings of theWest Coast. Most songs run between five and nine minutes, but are worth multiplehelpings to savour each and every instrumental element. For fans of: Bomba Estéreo,Chicha Libre”
Matt Bobkin | Exclaim!
Vancouver-based psychedelic cumbia and salsa ensemble Empanadas Ilegales delivers contagious cumbia rhythms, hypnotic guitar melodies, and experimental salsa trumpet lines to create a Latin surf-rock/free-jazz fusion. Their latest full length album, Creepy Mambo, pays homage to cumbia cult classics infusing a vintage vibe with contemporary synth, slinky dub grooves, and feverish percussion departures.
“A delicious, psych-fried take on Latin American dance music.”
Jean-Michel Lacombe | Exclaim!