La Perla
About This Event
La Perla headlines a bill at Barbès with Big Lazy, Chicha Libre and Meridian Brothers. The lineup foregrounds groove and ensemble precision — from Big Lazy’s guitar-led, filmic latin alternative and Chicha Libre’s organ-driven takes on Peruvian chicha and cumbia, to La Perla’s mix of latin house, electrocumbia and folk and Meridian Brothers’ electronically processed cumbia textures — a setup that suits Barbès’s close-range acoustics.
About the Artists
Big Lazy
Big Lazy is a New York City–based group heard at small rooms with sharp acoustics, including regular appearances at Barbès in Brooklyn. Their recorded output sits near the edges of latin alternative, built from guitar-led lines and a band format that leaves space for drift and detail.
Chicha Libre
Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-piece led by Olivier Conan, built around the Peruvian chicha tradition and its offshoots in cumbia, electrocumbia, and rock. The group reframes vintage South American melodies with electric guitars, organ lines, and rhythm-section drive, treating dance music as material for arrangement and collage.
Meridian Brothers
Meridian Brothers is a Colombian group founded by classically trained musician and producer Eblis Álvarez. Their work folds electronic process and avant-leaning structure into the vocabulary of cumbia, vallenato, salsa, and related dance traditions, aligning with the electrocumbia and chicha tags that often follow them.
La Perla
La Perla is an emerging group working at the intersection of latin house, electrocumbia, and latin folk, with a growing listenership on streaming platforms. In New York City they have appeared at Barbès, a room known for close-range sets that reward detail.