“Invigorating”, “brilliant”, and “charismatic” are just a slew of the adjectives used to
describe Tropa Magica. “The East L.A. duo made a name for themselves by combining
alternative, grunge, and psychedelic rock with cumbia” -Spin magazine.
Having toured nationally and on multiple southwest and west coast tours, they have supported
established acts such as Bomba Estereo, Molotov, and comedian Felipe Esparza. The band has
boldly and successfully taken on larger LA stages at venues such as The Microsoft Theater, El
Rey Theater and The Hollywood Palladium.
In 2018 and 2019 Tropa Magica performed at So-Cal festival favorites Desert Daze and
Tropicalia. At the end of 2019 the band self released a limited edition 7inch vinyl EP “Smells
Like Cumbia” featuring Nirvana songs as cumbia renditions.
Despite the pandemic, 2020 has been a fruitful year for the band. They wrote and recorded the
theme song for comedian Felipe Esparza’s new Netflix special and collaborated with the
notorious Foo’s Gone Wild on the “Foo Files Cumbia” track released earlier this year. The band
has partnered up as ambassadors with 805/Firestone Beer and is sponsored by Fender guitars
and Ernie Ball.
Their sophomore LP “Tripiando Al Infinito En Mi Recamara” has garnished appraisal by music
critics:
“…the psychedelic cumbia-punk that David and Rene Pacheco have pieced together over a
decade as Tropa Magica has coalesced into something sublime on their sophomore album”
-Grimy Goods
“they’ve spread their wings sonically while losing none of the charisma that made them a hot
item at festivals…Tropa Magica’s new album, while born in East L.A., will truly be a child of the
world.”
-Buzzbands LA
(To learn a bit more) Tropa Magica has a short documentary that introduces the band nationally
on the well known media and news company “BESE”.
Lobo Lara
Lobo Lara invites you to a world filled with latin vibes and Cumbia rhythms with a new twist. With the release of his first album “Immigrants” featuring the single “PALETAS.” This single landed him a deal with Americano Label based out of Texas and a remix with Principe Q, son of A.B from the Kumbia Kings and nephew of Legendary Selena Quintanilla. Raised and rooted in Boise, Idaho, this latino artist/ producer spends his time cutting, pasting, sampling and composing world rhythms. His unique style is a collection of sounds that have impacted him throughout his life, using sounds from CUMBIA. I want the people to feel proud and not ashamed that we come from different cultures. Culture is something special that we get to pass on and I think doing it with my music is a perfect way to connect at another level, a level where racism doesn’t exist. Every day I see people choosing sides and we keep dividing each other, with these repercussions I push myself to release music that promotes UNITY.
