Zenit & Nadir by Dengue Dengue Dengue

Dengue Dengue Dengue continue expanding their carefully created aesthetic on their new album ‘Zenit & Nadir’ by diving into the deep and rich musical history of Afro-Peruvian music, already hinted in the first single ‘Ágni’, which is the inversion of the traditional Afro-Peruvian rhythm Ingá. The ongoing exploration of the vast and rich musical heritage of the descendants of the former African slaves in Peru has become the main focus of their new album.

Their interest in Afro-Peruvian music has led them to meet and record extensively with several members of the Ballumbrosio family, a renowned musical dynasty in Peru that has kept Afro-Peruvian musical traditions alive, masters of rhythms like landó, festejo and crioullo music, with traditional dances and instruments such as the iconic quijada – a rattling percussive instrument made out of a donkey’s jawbone.

The introduction of live recordings with the Ballumbrosio brothers has given a whole new dimension to their always-expanding sound, and they feature extensively all throughout the album. As they were such an integral part of the recording process it made perfect sense that they would contribute to expand Dengue Dengue Dengue’s memorable audiovisual performance as well, and have… more

released October 4, 2019

All tracks written, produced and mixed by Dengue Dengue Dengue except ‘El Cavilante’ written by Dengue Dengue Dengue, Sara Van and Mikongo and mixed by Toni Economides, ‘Decajon’ written by Dengue Dengue Dengue, Prisma and Martin Boder, and ‘Pacos’ written by Dengue Dengue Dengue and Prisma.