Jaime Rojo

 Originally started as a side-project by frontman Jim Drake (Elephant Gun), Jaime Rojo has evolved into a stand-out music collective. By syphoning members from other groups like Ami Saraiya, Brother George Chicken Happen and Dos Santos Anti-Beat Orchesta, the crew has concocted a unique and eclectic elixir that is truly dance worthy.  The whole is greater than the sum of its parts; each player contributes to an instrumental backing that forms a rhythm section in the truest sense of the word, drawing inspiration from the likes of traditional Cuban music and Afrobeat. Add character-laden dueling vocals, driving and atmospheric keys, then guitar riffs to fill in the cracks. It all comes together in a stew of indie-dance-garage-disco. Served piping hot for your hearing pleasure.

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