Primary Genre
R&B/Soul/Blues
Secondary Genres
Jazz
Mexican/Mexican American
African
Contact Name
Aquiles Magaña
PA System
Indoors & Outdoors
Configurations
Octet (8)
Instrumentation
Drums,Bass, Guitar, Keys, Congas, trumpet, Saxophone,Vocals
About
Mestizo Beat is a Los Angeles based ensemble that fuses the music of Nigerian afro-beat, Afro-Cuban rhythms and New Orleans funk into a performance of heavy groove and soul. Inspired by the music of Fela Kuti, James Brown, The meters, Parliament Funkadelic and Mongo Santamaria, the band touches up on funky rhythmic music from all over the globe.