Coro Qom Chelaalapi & Lagartijeando

Since releasing his Caboclo EP on Big In Japan in May (support from Dom Sirvini Wah Wah 45s, BBC Radio 3 The Late Junction, Mixmag, Trax Magazine, and more), Lagartijeando (pronounced ‘Lagar – ti – eh – hando’) has packed in a European tour including sets at Fusion, Melt, The Yard (with Tim Garcia), Le Mellotron & more.

Synonymous with pushing the Latin electronic scene forwards with contemporaries Nicola Cruz and Chancha Via Circuito, he signed to ZZK records (Nicola Cruz) in ‘09 and went on to release on Waxploitaton (Gnarles Barkley), Wonderwheel (Nickodemus) where his album was in the Bandcamp top 100 albums of 2017.

Lagartijeando has now produced a very special EP with a choir from an indigenous tribe called Coro Qom Chelaalapi. The choir formed as a means of passing down their culture to future generations in the absence of any formal records. They have been declared a living cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Blending traditional songs with brooding beats and big grooves, The Revisión EP is a unique and special collaboration exploring the tribe’s rich musical heritage with contemporary production.

The original songs have a mythology and their bespoke instruments have deep significances. The nivike is a single string violin (representing the sounds made by a jaguar sharpening its claws on a tree trunk) and was used as a form of communication to contact loved ones or to find love amongst the mountain dwellers.