Album DescriptionEarlier this year, the Peruvian band Novalima released their album Coba Coba, and it quickly became one of the most critically acclaimed Latin and world music albums of the year so far. With their unique fusion of Afro-Peruvian soul with dub, salsa, hip-hop, Afrobeat, breakbeat and house music, Novalima has earned raves from trend-setting DJs and journalists and has developed a wide following across the globe.
Coba Coba Remixed is an exhilarating collection featuring 14 new remixes by top DJs and producers from Europe and the US. Available in CD and vinyl versions, Coba Coba Remixed is filled with funky beats and chilled out grooves that will delight fans of globally-inspired dance and electronica.
With a fresh and innovative sound that stands on a centuries-old foundation of soul and heritage, Novalima promises to keep Afro-Peruvian expression thriving long into the future, and Coba Coba Remixed serves as an exciting new step on this mission. Coba Coba Remixed features remixes by Da Lata, Zeb, Toni Economides, Faze Action, Paul Seiji Dolby, Boozou Bajou, DJ Spam, EarthRise Soundsystem, Daniel Haaksman, StreamerPilot and more.
"Afro-Peruvian tradition collides with modern production techniques to create an infectious hybrid." - Jason Bentley, Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW
"Like Gotan Project at their best, this Afro-Peruvian outfit takes the rhythmic and melodic forms of its traditional music and make something wholly vital and contemporary out them. Muscular, idiosyncratic grooves." - The Independent (UK)
"If this is truly the future of Afro-Latin music, then all is well." - About.com