NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Cimafunk is the brainchild of Cuban medical-student-turned-Latin-funk-star Erik Iglesias Rodríguez. Performing with a nine-piece band all from Cuba, Cimafunk broke onto the scene in 2017, and his 2018 hit, “Me Voy,” became a household favorite in Cuba. 2021 saw the arrival of his sophomore album, El Alimento. The 13-track set features “Funk Aspirin” with the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton, and blends Afro-Cuban elements with classic American funk, resulting in a global funk, soul and hip-hop collection of songs.
ALBUM: El Alimento
RELEASE DATE: 10/8/21
SINGLE: “Funk Aspirin” f/G. Clinton
TV: Hispanic Heritage Awards (PBS), La Noche (Univision & Televisa), A Tiny Audience (HBO), Austin City Limits (10/22)
LIVE: 2022 world tour with 60+ shows in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe and Africa; performing L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, Glastonbury, Roskilde Festival, Paléo Festival, Let’s Get Free Festival, more
INTERNET: 8m+ YouTube views, 10m+ Spotify streams over the past year; YouTube Black Voices fellow 2021; Meta We the Culture fellow 2022
RADIO: KUTX Live from Studio 6A; BBC Radio 4 session; WXPN Artist to Watch; WNXP Record of the Month; NPR Tiny Desk Concert, WBJB Song of the Week (“Funk Aspirin”); airplay on The Current, KCRW, KROQ, more
PRESS: N.Y. Times, The New Yorker, People, Remezcla, Rolling Stone, 2022 A2IM Libera Award nominee for Best Latin Record, more
BOOKING: Ryan Soroka, Noah Simon, Carlos Abreu & Karina Gonzalez/UTA
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Collin Laverty/Terapia Productions