National Geographic Music (National Geographic)

ZZK artist, Chancha Via Circuito is gearing up for his U.S. tour to promote his second album.

Rio Arriba is the sophomore album that molds local South American rhythms into global artistry. Rio Arriba bubbles up from the Andes like percussive lava, seething as it is soothing.

Chancha has forged a path from his town outside the urban sprawl of Buenos Aires in the east of Argentina up across the border with Bolivia and into the Northern hemisphere where he's bringing new fans to native drum traditions. In his first release, Rodante, Chancha took cumbia into uncharted territory retrofitting the Latin rhythm for a worldly audience.

With Rio Arriba, South American folklore takes the reins and, under Chancha's steady hand, obscure backwoods rhythms take on a top shelf lifestyle as folklore hits the club.

Rio Arriba US Tour:

4/12/11 M Bar - Los Angeles, CA
4/14/11 Club Rain - San Antonio, TX
4/15/11 Peligrosa Party - Scoot Inn, Austin, TX
4/16/11 Bombon Party - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
4/17/11 Communikey - Festival, Boulder, CO
4/19/11 Team Tuesdays - Santa Fe, NM
4/22/11 Mundial de Musica Festival - Chicago, IL
4/28/11 Maracuyeah - Washington, DC
4/29/11 Public Assembly - New York, NY
4/30/11 Round Corner Cantina - Pittsburgh, PA

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