Son Rompe Pera

Son Rompe Pera is responsible for developing and coining the now-global genre ‘Cumbia

Punk’- one rooted in their history which is steeped in deep-hearted rebellion. The Gama

brothers began playing and performing the marimba when they were kids alongside their father,

Batuco, at weddings, quinceañeras, and birthday parties on weekends to help generate income

for the family. Teenagers being teenagers, the brothers rejected the notably un-cool and

tourist-shop-bound instrument out of embarrassment, turning instead to punk. They spent some

time playing in punk and psychobilly bands, but the instrument’s hold proved strong and they

came back to it eventually, taking punk with them this time. They started to put their own punk

twists on traditional cumbia songs, a wildly danceable fusion that’s come to unite global

audiences in sweaty, respectful mayhem.

Presented by Hafenklang.

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