Combo Chimbita formed in 2016 as a loose combination of friends and bandmates, many of whom had played together in other groups, all of whom were products of the Colombian diaspora who ended up as first generation New Yorkers making their way in the city’s fertile music scene. Through a year-long residency at Brooklyn’s iconic venue Barbés, the group’s sound evolved, mutated, and gradually came into focus. What had once been a casual jam session now clearly showed signs of real synergy- magic, really. The crackling, jazz-informed rhythms of drummer Dilemastronauta, Niño Lento’s razor sharp guitar, Prince of Queens’ cosmic synths, Carolina Oliveros’ mesmerizing vocals and propulsive guacharaca converged to create what we know now as the ever-evolving Combo Chimbita.
