We’ve seen Japanese baile funk and Portuguese kuduro – here’s another genre displaced from its homeland: Australian Cumbia. The Cumbia Cosmonauts may be based in Melbourne, but they have deep links back to Mexico via a long-standing creative relationship with the Nortec Collective and other artists in Tijuana (see myspace.com/melbournetijuana for details). The Australian collective have launched a series of ‘sessions’ titled “This Is Tijuana!” in Melbourne, starting recently with a local premiere screening of the documentary ‘Tijuana Remix’. The latin connection continues with this remix of Argentinean producer, Leonardo Martinell, aka Tremor, whose new album of the same name is released this month via Los Años Luz and who recently toured North America as part of the 2008 Zizek tour. The Cumbia Cosmonauts bring a stripped back, at times dubbed-out re-version to the fore, hinting that a twist on the Cumbian-norm might be Australia’s next top export.
Tremor – Viajante (De La Tierra Remix by The Cumbia Cosmonauts) | mp3
