Daniel Villarreal has long been a widely known and beloved character on the Chicagomusic scene, veering between folkloric Latin music and the city’s flourishing jazz andimprovised music scene. Originally from Panama, he fuses his pan-Latin style withinfluences of psychedelic rock, Cumbia, afro-beat, boogaloo, rock, free experimentaljazz, hip-hop, and funk to create an original contemporary soundscape. On almost anynight of the week, you’ll find him DJing at at least one spot on bustling 18th Street inhishome neighborhood of Pilsen, specializing in groovy vintage Afro-diasporic sounds andshowcasing his knowledge of world music, electronica, Tropicalia, vintage Latin soul,Chicha, psychedelic Cumbia, Afrobeat, reggae, funk, and groovy deep cuts beats.Ifhe’s not there, he’s playing drums with Dos Santos, Valebol, The Los Sundowns or Ida yVuelta (all bands he co-leads), or sitting in with Wild Belle or Rudy De Anda. All of theseinstincts merge in his own projects, which employ post-production as an instrument a laMakaya McCraven.