"Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento" is a project by the Meridian Brothers to unearth the forgotten sounds of the fantastic 1970s salsa dura group, El Grupo Renacimiento. The group defines itself as a "B-class" salsa band whose music addresses themes of human suffering in the urban landscape, such as police brutality, social marginalization, and drug addiction. Meridian Brothers worked with El Grupo Renacimiento in the classic Isaac Newton studios in Bogotá, Colombia, to capture this "Fantasy Salsa Dura" music.
“Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento” is an effort from Meridian Brothers to excavate the forgotten sounds of fantastical 1970s salsa dura group El Grupo Renacimiento. The group identifies as “B-class” salsa whose music touches on themes of human suffering in the urban city landscape, such as police brutality, social marginalization, and addiction. Meridian Brothers has worked together with El Grupo Renacimiento at the classic Isaac Newton studios in Bogotá, Colombia to capture this “Fantasy Salsa Dura” music.