Candelaria + Flor De Caña

Moe's Alley presents an album release double bill Latin dance party with CANDELARIA + FLOR DE CAÑA. Admission Includes Download Card For New Album "Bien Good!"

ABOUT CANDELARIA
In 2006, three musicians from across the Americas found themselves in the Bay Area --scouring Craigslist for other like-minded musicos, ready to take their musicianship to a different level-- and though they didn't know it at the time, these folks were on the verge of creating a previously unknown style of music: cumbia-dub. Bassist Daniel Yockey (Wisconsin, U.S.), conguero Carlos Mario Aguirre (Colombia) and gaitero / guitarist Adley Penner (Canada) met while playing with Colombian folklore group, Aluna. Inspired by the raw, rootsy rhythms of cumbia, yet growing restless with only playing covers, they began to experiment with the style. They applied dub studio techniques and reggae style bass lines to traditional cumbia and other Colombian rhythms, developing a completely unique style of dance music with electronic sensibilities and a raw, live feel. Though this ground-breaking idea was first conceived in 2006, it did not reach full fruition until the autumn of 2009, when Candelaria was formed under its current name in the heart of Oakland: the Fruitvale district.

Along with Daniel and Adley, former Fuga drummer Rafael Herrera, former La Colectiva percussionist Ali Luna, and a previously unknown singer Stephani Garcia Candelaria were welcomed to the group. With this new lineup locked in, the band’s sound began to evolve. While still rooted in cumbia and reggae, Candelaria began to develop a unique sound all their own, all the while transforming venues, festivals, and audiences with their dynamic and infectiously groovy performances.
Five years later, Candelaria is still a true independent band. They are cutting edge by going back to basics. While many other world dance bands are drifting further away from live performance and into the realm of computer-driven programmed beats and effects, Candelaria has gone in the opposite direction. Bucking the modern trend of programmed beats and computer effects, all of Candelaria's music and effects are 100% live and organic, all performed in real time, on-stage and in their recordings.

Candelaria is at the forefront of the global cumbia-fusion movement. Truly independent, Candelaria wrote, recorded, mixed, and mastered their debut CD at their own studio in Oakland, CA. From this album, the single "No No No" was recently featured on NPR's Alt.Latino, which described the group as a 2013 emerging latin band to watch. Their irresistible combination of the traditional with the modern has filled dance floors across North America, from San Francisco bay area venues such as The Elbo Room, The Independent, Moe's Alley and The New Parish, to festivals like the Mateel Community Center Summer Arts Festival, San Francisco Carnaval, Bliss Fest, Sierra Nevada Music Festial, and Lightning in a Bottle Festival. Having shared the stage with such musical giants as Jimmy Cliff, Los Amigos Invisibles, Celso Piña, Chico Trujillo Diego's Umbrella, Junior Toots, Bang Data, Black Nature of the Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, and La Santa Cecilia, and featuring present and past members from Colombia, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, Malaysia, Peru, and all over the United States, Candelaria truly reflects the beauty of the multicultural world we live in today and the diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area.

ABOUT FLOR DE CAÑA
Flor de Cana, a septeto from Santa Cruz, plays high energy dance music, including Cuban Son, Colombian Cumbia and various other Caribbean styles. They blend obscure with the known, old time with the new, keeping true to the roots while creating their own sound. The impressive rhythm section, comprised of upright bass, guitar, cuban tres, button accordion, congas, bongo, timbales, maracas, guiro and bell is sure to get you moving. Add to that mix a solo trumpet, lead vocal, strong coro section and you have a sound that will inspire all audiences who want to see, hear and experience vibrant music. Candela!