Shayela Khan, Paul Anderson, Ben Smith, Glen White, Dave Wademan.
Influences
The Orishas, Ojos de Brujo, RSL and many many more!
Sounds Like
Latin, Soul, Hip Hop, Breaks.
Our debut 15 track album, 'All Quarters' is OUT NOW! Currently available to buy from iTunes, Napster, eMusic and many more.
Buy ALL QUARTERS on download from the following stores (click on logo):
All Quarters will be available to purchase on CD through the MySpace and the El Mahico Website very soon....
‘El Mahico… a much needed diversion from the norm, as the band delivered an impressive set of pulsating Latin rhythms, urgent bongos and resilient female vocals. Well worth the effort.' Atomicduster.com
‘Heavy label attention to the band is unsurprising as their mix of latino guitar riffs, samba rhythms fused with hip-hop beats from the bass, and decks is fresh and invigorating. Leicester has never felt so much like Rio!' Clickmusic.com
Over the last few years the band have been working hard in order to build a strong fan base in their hometown of Leicester and have received high acclaim for their energetic live performances.
Among their successes have been performing to a capacity crowd on the main stage at De Montfort hall’s Summer Sundae Festival in August 2006 alongside artists including Gomez, Coldcut, DJ Format, Foreign Beggars, Jose Gonzalez, and Jamie T. Other performances include supporting MOBO award winner Sway, and supporting the Levellers at Stamford Riverside Festival. In December 2007 the band won the Project Talent UK People’s Choice award after performing at the Indigo O2 arena.
El Mahico’s debut album 'All Quarters' is due for release in Summer 2008.
BASS SLAM win £500, Fri 27 Jun, Peepul Centre - Leicester
Introducing the spoken word slam - expect an evening of explosive verbal impact as artists compete to become the Bass Festival's first slam champion and win a £500 artist development bursary.
Judges include Stephanie Hernandez - Apples & Snakes, Dave 'Stickman' Higgins - Blackdrop Spoken Word, Lydia Towsey - Chair of Word, Compered by Carol Leeming (The Mainstream Partnership)
To enter the slam please arrive at the venue's registration desk at 7pm on the night.
El Mahico, Thanks for the kind words. Screw the labels! They don't have a clue anymore! Put your album out yourself, you have a great sound and style. Check out our distributor, www. theorchard. com, for worldwide distribution and download sites. You have what it takes to make it. All the best.
