Live Music feat. LoCura @THP South
About
LoCura Trio plays acoustic versions of your favorite LoCura songs as well as lively rumba flamenca tunes and in-the-moment improvisations. For the past 11 years, Oakland-based LoCura has crafted their own unique musical identity: "Califas Mestizo Music," a blend of Latin American and Iberian rhythms such as rumba, cumbia, salsa and flamenco influenced by punk rock, ska, rap, dub, reggae, dancehall with local and global lyrical themes. The band's name ("it cures it") reflects their ethos of making music a remedy, a theme which permeates lyrics such as "la cultura cura la locura (culture cures the madness).” With two powerhouse women at the helm, their live shows are a soul-stirring punk-edged party mixing cajon-driven rhythms with mutilingual lyrics that reflect the unique intersection of cultures in the Bay Area. Ana Tijoux meets Manu Chao with a touch of Lhasa. Kata Miletich: Vocals Bob Sanders: Guitars Melissa Cruz: Drums and Flamenco Dance
