Berlin, July 5, 2016 – Native Instruments today launched TROPICAL
FREQUENCIES – an NI original series dedicated to mapping new breeds of
electronic dance music born from the fusion of bass music and
traditional music from across the globe. From digital cumbia to trap,
kuduro, and more, TROPICAL FREQUENCIES sheds light on the diverse
communities that are pushing musical boundaries with immersive video
stories, Native Sessions events, a special offer, a remix contest, and
additional curated content. And on July 5, the Native Sessions event in
Berlin featuring DJ Marfox, DJ Firmeza, Dengue Dengue Dengue! and more
will be streamed live. The new series launches with Poder Verde – an NI
original video feature that explores cumbia from Peru.
Directed by Sabroso!’s Luis Antonio Delgado, Poder Verde follows digital
cumbia pioneers Dengue Dengue Dengue! to Iquitos – a city in the
Peruvian Amazon – to meet and record with the legendary psychedelic
cumbia band Los Wembler’s de Iquitos. Along with DJ and promoter Alfredo
Villar and the Wemblers themselves, the Dengues share valuable insight
into the history and evolution of Peruvian chicha and psychedelic cumbia
music throughout the journey. Complementing Poder Verde, a second video
feature showcases the story behind the beloved Lima collective Terror
Negro. Told by the protagonists themselves, the video tells how the
collective quickly grew to become a driving force of the Lima sound.
