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QUITAPENAS, one word – all caps, four syllables – all claps, gives you a taste of their rhythmic contagion. This tropical Afro-Latin combo was born under the warm California sun. They borrow aesthetics from the radical 60s, 70s and 80s. Each song echoes a remix of history and invites one to engage in the liberating evenings of Angola, Peru, Colombia, Brazil and beyond. The name means “to remove worries.” Everybody has a “pena” and the mission of QUITAPENAS is simple: to make you dance and leave you without a worry.
QUITAPENAS plays tropical Afro-Latin dance music, blending cumbia, champeta, and soukous, while drawing aesthetics from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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The band consists of six members, including Daniel Gomez (guitar, vocals), Hector Chavez (bass, sax, vocals), and Mark Villela (maraca, guacharaca).
QUITAPENAS is a tropical Afro-Latin combo that originated in San Bernardino, California.