Meridian Brothers / Mexican Institute of Sounds – DJ SET
About This Event
At the Knitting Factory Meridian Brothers and Mexican Institute of Sound appear on the same bill for a DJ-set night. Meridian Brothers, founded by classically trained Colombian Eblis Álvarez, merges electronic and avant-garde approaches with traditional cumbia, vallenato and salsa. Mexican Institute of Sound is Camilo Lara's Mexico City–based DJ/producer project, known for fusing folk and popular Mexican styles with electronic production.
About the Artists
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.
Mexican Institute of Sound
Mexican Institute of Sound is a Mexico-based group working in the Rock/Pop lane, often folding DJ practice into a band-minded approach to rhythm and arrangement. In New York City they have appeared at the Knitting Factory, including a shared bill DJ-set night with Meridian Brothers.