The Mariachi Ghost releases video for “El Huracán Imperial”

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Discover the strength of psychedelic cumbia against capitalism in an amazing animation.

Cumbia and synthesizers became one in the recent single by The Mariachi Ghost, watch the video of this preview of their next studio album. This is “The Imperial Hurricane”!

The Canadian ensemble is making its debut with “The Imperial Hurricane”, a visual directed by Daniel Arraigada Pranao and illustrated by Juan Diego Calero that invites us to dance against capitalism through an animation that narrates dark passages in Latin American history. This melody takes inspiration from the mural Tropical America of the Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros, which represents colonization and the force of a predatory power that consumes everything in its hunger for possession.

Go ahead play Next, take a trip with its lysergic effects and join the declaration of resistance in the face of a global situation that has worsened over time:

With interesting fusions, tropical sounds transform into a psychedelic cumbia, while traditional instruments flow, synthesizers alter the common form of the genre. Now the guitars are like waves and the electronic sounds impact the tropical power.

This is a look at Child Two, next material of the set that will take as inspiration the enormous force of hurricanes after the effects of global warming. Do not miss it!

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