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"Chico Mann finished the showcase with far-reaching, utterly danceable electronica... The songs, in Spanish, swept through a 1970s African diaspora — stop-start funk, Afro-Cuban Santeria rhythms, reggae vocal lines, Miami disco, early hip-hop thuds and claps — to dissolve decades, along with borders." Jon Pareles - NY Times

Introducing African rhythms and the music of Cuba, the Latin freestyle flavors of 1980s New York and Miami, and the synth-heavy electro beats of dance floors across the globe, multi- instrumentalist Chico Mann (aka Marcos García) is making a larger musical statement that has emerged to be one of the new, vibrant styles of today.

Chico Mann’s 2010 release Analog Drift (Wax Poetics Records) sits atop the charts at acclaimed independent radio station KCRW and the live show is wholly energetic and infectious – a melting pot of sounds where call-and-response vocal interplay in Spanish and English meets polyrhythmic soundscapes both ancient and futuristic.

Superhuman Happiness was founded in 2008 to seek joy and love through shared rhythm and melody, composed and improvised. They have one CD, Stuart Bogie’s Superhuman Happiness – Fall Down Seven Time Stand Up Eight, and one 7" entitled GMYL/Hounds. Members are known for their work with Antibalas, the Sway Machinery, TV on the Radio, Battle Apples, The Phenomonal Handclap Band, Caural, The Roots, James Hunter, King Expressors, Passion Pit, Celebration, Holly Miranda, Foals and the inimitable MC Chris. The band regularly rehearses, composes, and records together, engaging in various improvisatory musical games currently being compiled for implementation in widespread applications.

My name is Torbitt. This is a page of stuff that I make. Mostly music. I play drums and guitar and kind of bass and kind of keys and other studio goodies. I like to make things like songs and melodies, beats and weird noises. If you dig it, get at me. Also I'm a leo and I usually have some kind of a moustache.