I wrote and composed this track in 2011. Then I built it with drums and shakers with the help of Rafael Ayala who got my ideas straight away and we presented it to the band we used to have together called CUMBE (Veronica Arcila, Gregorio Merchan, Rafael Ayala, Camilo Menjura and Nadja Lopez), immediately we put it together and we started playing it on our performances around England.
We later managed to have a rough recording (by Studio Llama) that is on the playlist in SoundCloud called CUMBE, sung by the talented Veronica Arcila, unfortunately we couldn't finish the production of that recording.
CUMBE split as a band some years ago, but I was always very keen on producing the music that all of us created together, so last year 2022, I reach out to my dear friends in Colombia, well known and incredible musicians Rodrigo Mancera (Morfonia) and Johanna Marin (Ajibaboso, The Swingers, Sidestepper), to produce this track called La ROPA.
So here it is, my composition finally seeing the light.
Thanks to everyone that has been part of this project and all the contributions done to make this happen.
MUSIC CREDITS:
Composer and lyricist: Nadja Lopez Vargas
Production, Mix, Masterization: Rodrigo Mancera Hastamorir in 2120 Estudios (Colombia)
Singer and backing vocals: Johanna Marin
Darbuka and Guasa: Gregorio Merchan
Tambora, Alegre and Llamador drums, Electronic beats, backing vocals: Rodrigo Mancera Hastamorir
Album Art: Maria Isabel Bernotti
GRATITUD:
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to: Rafael Ayala (CUMBE, Curawaka), Veronica Arcila (CUMBE), Gregorio Merchan (CUMBE, Aterciopelados, Morfonia), Camilo Menjura (CUMBE), Rodrigo Mancera (Morfonia, La Etnia), Johanna Marin (Aji Baboso, The Swingers, Sidestepper), Nickolai Rodriguez Cavanzo (Los Músicos), Alejandro Martinez (D'Cuband), Emeris Solis, Maria Fernanda Zuluaga Davila (CUMBE guest singer), Jenny Rodriguez (CUMBE), Gareth Finnegan (Studio Llama); to my family in UK, Kenya and Colombia, my kids Janblu and Jana-Lucia, my mum Alicia and brother Julian and supportive friends all over the world, special thank you to Ana Maria Gomez; supportive event producers: Callum Simpson, Lewis Robinson, Ross Jones, and Andy Press (Electric Avenue Cumbe version).
©Copyright by Nadja Lopez.
All the rights reserved for this song are for Nadja Lopez, any distribution without consent will be persecuted.
