When Mojarra Eléctrica, directed by Jacobo Vélez, musician, started in
2001 the intention was to re s e a rch and disseminate the roots of
A f roColombian music and to recover its ancient rhythms integrating them
with urban music elements from currents such as jazz, funk, rock, Cuban
timba and rap. In RAZA, the second re c o rding of Mojarra Eléctrica, the
band takes another firm stride towards the creation of a new genre. From
the initial jams at Calle 19 in downtown Bogotá to date, the band has
attracted a varied milieu of ardent enthusiasts, from professional musicians
trained in the academic school to born singers raised in the meeting point
of folklore.
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12/12/2008