This is a big one – first time I’m bringing out the soundsystem to an event! I recently met Rene, the chef behind Papa’s Frita PDX, and a fellow Nicaraguan. He’s been incredibly supportive of my music project, and asked me to play the 2yr anniversary hosted by Migration Brewing.   I’ll be bringing out…

Momotombo Soundsystem, “Riddims + Dubplates,” available on March 30, 2025.

The connections between Latin American and Caribbean music aren’t always obvious at first listen, but they’re undeniably there. The Caribbean has always been a region of movement and exchange – radio waves cross borders effortlessly, and historically, people traveled between islands and coastal areas for fishing, agriculture, and seasonal work, bringing their music with them.…

A personal recollection of my musical journey, illustrated with a variety of music.

I first encountered Karmelo y Compañía through a YouTube recommendation. Their rendition of “El Testamento” appeared in my feed – that delightfully humorous dance song filled with “picardía” (playful double entendres) and catchy hooks where a man cheekily addresses all the women he’s leaving behind. I was immediately drawn to their performance, which combines a…

The original pream/amp module that came with my soundsystem worked, but it was extremely basic, and the mutes for bass & tops didn’t work. Of course, being an obsessive nerd, I decided to design and build my own version of it. I found that there’s a lot of inexpensive audio modules that run at 12vdc,…