Real name: La Rueda

With Colombian and African roots, La Rueda is a group which combines Caribbean and African native instruments and rhythms, such as Cumbia, Djole, Mapalé, Reggae mixing it with beats and electronic effects, creating futuristic sounds that bring Native and African ancestral legacies to modern psychedelic and electronic waves. This music like many others from the repertoire using Gaitas and Tambores (pipes and drums) from the Colombian Caribbean cost, belongs to a tradition that has been maintained for century’s, thanks to memory of the Afro Diaspora in those regions transmitting their legacy and knowledge from generation to generation.

The Gaitas and Tambores music in Colombia come from very deep African and native roots with some Spanish influence. It is the clear expression of miscegenation and the meeting of different cultures. The Gaitas which are female and male, are native musical instruments that have survived until this days and preserve a unique sound, they are 100% natural in origin and their sonority and melodies are inspired by nature and country life. The song of the birds is one of the main sources of inspiration for this music. La Rueda with their first single “El Rurrú” a song that make a tribute to Colombia’s natural and cultural diversity want to show the world the strength of this message, the importance of taking care of our natural and cultural environments, of keeping alive legacies that today contribute to the knowledge of nature, the identity of peoples and cultural diversity.

The Rurrú de La Rueda is the version of a traditional melody of the Gaitas of Colombia, accompanied with a mixture of rhythms between Colombia and Africa. The result is Tropical storm with power, rhythm, colour and flavours!