Cumbia Research in Latin America
No Reward
I choose to have no reward for my pledge.
Cumbia Stickers designed by Chykle aka David Cruz (Mexico City)
Packet of Cumbia logo stickers designed by Chykle aka David Cruz (Mexico City)
Video Greeting from Latin America
Video recording dedicated to you posted on my Facebook page from somewhere on the road in Latin America.
Cumbia Pins (new designs!)
The first lot of Cumbia pins designed and made in Mexico City by Chykle were super popular! So this is a new exclusive design freshly made. If you would like a certain colour, make your request with your pledge. Colours available: green&gold of Australia, Mexican colours, Colombian colours, pink/purple and orange/yellow.
Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band album (vinyl LP)
New album Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band limited edition vinyl 180gms hand-made in France for your listening pleasure.
Cumbia Cap designed by David Cruz (Mexico City)
Cap with Cumbia logo designed by Mexico City street artist Chykle aka David Cruz. Cruz also design album covers including Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band LP, and the Cumbia Libertad LP, both released by Hawaii Bonsai Records.
Cumbia Mixtapes from street markets
Specially curated collection of 3 mixtapes direct from the street markets of Mexico, Colombia and Argentina. This will be a pick of what I consider the best mixtapes collected on my trips.
Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band T-Shirt
Exclusive T-Shirt produced for this Pozible campaign, featuring the artwork of the album Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band.
"Cumbia Rebajada" Pack
This reward includes from my personal archives the first historic Cumbia Rebajada #1 mixtape as originally compiled by the inventor of the genre Sonido Dueñez, and the 10-page zine/booklet featuring local photographer Jorge Balleza's stunning documentation of the Mexi-Colombian culture of the tough mountainside barrios of Monterrey, Mexico. Offered in collaboration with Monterrey's Sabotaje Media and the Centro de Documentación de la Cumbia (CDC). Each pledge for a Cumbia Rebajada Pack will also mean a $A5 donation to the CDC. This reward is also made possible thanks to my friends Kumbia Boruka, based in Lyon, France, who commissioned much of this documentation for their video clip 'La Vieja Escuela'. Zine available in Spanish or English.
Melbourne Screening Party
Screening party at my house of highlights from the trip. Projector and sound system setup to get an insight into the interviews, live footage and the music collected. Taking place on Saturday or Sunday afternoon (on a date to be confirmed between December 2019 - February 2020).
Super Cumbia Pack
Super Cumbia Pack contains Cumbia Cosmonauts & The Radio Africa Band T-shirt OR vinyl album + Cumbia stickers + Cumbia pin + Mixtapes.
Home-cooked Mexican Feast
Your VIP+1 invitation for a delicious home-cooked Mexican meal, no doubt with some Colombian and Argentine influences. Accompanied by a specially curated playlist of Cumbia. Can cater for any dietary requirements. For extra treats you are welcomed to my family home, or I can come to cook at your house (Travel costs not included).
Studio Session
Studio session focusing on DJing, radio/podcast production, or Latin American travel logistics to develop your project with my input. Daytime or evening session at my home studio in Melbourne (maximum 6 hours).
Cumbia Pins
Cumbia pins designed and made in Mexico City by Chykle. Durable metal. Two available of each design (select your options - first come first served).
Libro+CD "Ojos Suaves: Cumbia Sonidera de Mexico para El Mundo" (Spanish version)
This is an incredible oral history book of Mexican Sound System culture edited by photographer Mirjam Wirz, working in collaboration with Mexican DJ Tropicaza and the legendary record dealer "Morelos" (who supplied most of the major Mexican sound systems with rare vinyl). Featuring 200 pages of photos and 100 pages of interviews, and a CD mixtape. This reward is the original Spanish version.
Mini-Pico sound system hand-built in Colombia
Mini- ‘pico’ aka ‘turbo’ sound systems hand-built and painted on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. These speakers are custom-built of wood and metal, and are essentially small replicas of the original sound systems that weigh a tonne.