Neblinas del Pacífico y Eryen Korath - "Fandango, Arrullo y Batey" 45

Latin Grammy–nominated Eryen Korath is a globally respected scholar and masterful interpreter of Marimba de Chonta and the traditional songs of Colombia’s Pacific Coast.

Based in San Francisco, Neblinas del Pacífico is a group dedicated to the musical traditions rooted among the Black and Indigenous communities along the rivers and mangroves of Colombia and Ecuador’s Pacific Coast.

On their new 45, produced by Max Shrager at Studio Zoe, Korath leads Neblinas through a rousing performance of their original six-minute epic, “Fandango, Arrullo y Batey.”

A thunderous bombo drum provides the song’s foundation, while cununos and guasás weave hypnotic polyrhythms. Vocalist Federico Ardila sings in call and response with the ensemble’s eight members, and we are treated to a virtuosic Marimba de Chonta solo by Korath.