Pacha Massive

Pacha Massive (from Pachamama, meaning 'mother earth'), has been making a buzz since playing their first gig at Madison Square Garden in 2004, where they opened for Colombian alt-rockers Aterciopelados. The Bronx-based act's rhythmic blend of funky Latin jams with Colombian cumbia, Afro-Cuban son, Jamaican reggae-dancehall, dub and drum-and-bass has made them a New York club favorite. DJ Nova (writer/producer, King Chango, SiSé, Om) on keys/guitar and Maya (writer/bass) make up the core of Pacha Massive, often sharing the stage with up to seven or eight collaborators.

Exposed from birth to the pulse of Palo, Son, Cumbia, Reggae and the whole gamut of the Afro-New World tradition, Pacha concoct a positively-charged blend that will hit you like a rum-laced organic smoothie on the hottest summer day.

The duo met in New York while working on a project with Ivan Benavides (Sidestepper, Bloque, Carlos Vives) where a creative collaboration between the two led to the formation of Pacha Massive in 2005.

After winning the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) Battle of the Bands contest (previous winners include Kinky and Los Abandoned who have both gone on to launch successful careers) the duo caught the attention of Nacional Records. Pacha Massive's infectious track "Don't Let Go" was featured on the Nacional Records soundtrack to the box-office hit La Mujer de Mi Hermano, and landed airplay on such leading tastemaker stations as Indie 103.1, KCRW, KEXP, and KUT.

All Good Things the group's self-produced first album, was released in February, 2007. —Courtesy Calabash Music