Novalima Releases New Single 'Ch'usay,' Premiering Now On Sounds and Colours!

From their humble start, file-sharing musical ideas and producing their first album in separate countries during the dawn of the internet, Novalima is now a live musical force revered worldwide for breaking boundaries and uniting seemingly irreconcilable genres, communities, and generations. They have created an inspiring movement and revolutionized the music scene in their native Peru by bridging a longstanding divide between the mainstream and the minority Afro-Peruvian community, who have struggled against discrimination and cultural dissolution for generations.

Over the last two years, Novalima created their newest offering, Ch'usay to be released September 14th on Wonderwheel Recording. The album's name (internal voyage in Quechua, the language of the Incas) signals Novalima's latest musical exploration, ancient sounds and instruments from the Andes and the Amazons. This time around, Novalima goes one step further to enrich their sound by collaborating with new generations of local artists from the peruvianmusic scene. The album also has offerings from global artists such as Esteban Copete (Colombian Marimba master) and Kumar (Cuban rapper based in Barcelona).

The debut single, named after the album, (to be released on July 13th) is the perfect example ofthe the new sonic voyage in which Novalima has embarked. Ch'usay, a futuristic huayno dub, includes astonishing vocal collaborations by andean soprano Sylvia Falcon and pioneer Quechua rapper Liberato Kani.

The 15th Anniversary celebrations will also include a limited edition release of Novalima's first three albums Afro, Coba Coba and Karimba, on color vinyl for the first time, followed by an international tour through Europe and North America.

Novalima has garnered worldwide critical acclaim from mainstream (NPR, UK Guardian, Wall Street Journal, La Presse, Metro, Billboard) and UNDERGROUND media (Giant Step, Remezcla, Nat Geo) alike, delivered legendary performances around the world at festivals such as Roskilde, WOMAD, Pirineos Sur, NYC Central Park, Montreal Jazz Festival and Chicago's Millennium Park, earned a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Album, and were featured in cult filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's hit Mexploitation movie Machete.

Novalima's international tour begins in Europe this July. Confirmed dates are listed below:

JULY
13 Lima, PE - Sargento Pimienta
18 Madrid, E - Sala Caracol
19 London, UK - Nell's Jazz & Blues
20 Geneva, CH - Musique En Été
21 Vienna, AT - Fania
22 Lagrasse, F - Abracadagrasse
24 Berlin, D - Gretchen

AUGUST
01 Madison, MI/US - Central Park Sessions
02 Arroyo Seco, NM/US - Seco Live
04 Berkeley, CA/US - The Freight
09 Seattle, WA/US - Nectar Lounge
10 Tidewater, OR/US - Beloved Festival
29 Bogota, CO - TBA

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