Photo by Dustin Ashcraft
El Dusty is a Latin Grammy-nominated producer out of Corpus Christi who’s helping redefine cumbia for the 21st century. His critically-acclaimed song “Cumbia Anthem” is a window into his particularities: it samples a track from Colombian cumbia pioneer Andrés Landero and combines it with club-ready beats and an electronic sheen. In El Dusty’s musical world, the old is a dance partner with the new.
On August 17, El Dusty brings his sound to Stubb’s. He’s playing a ten year anniversary party thrown by Austin music PR firm Press Junkie, who’ve partnered with SIMS for the event and will be collecting donations and featuring a raffle for the foundation. And this week on My KUTX, El Dusty selects the tracks, dancing between reggae, cumbia, hip-hop, and more. Hear My KUTX on Saturday, August 10 at 6 p.m. or listen at any time in the player below.
–Art Levy // producer, My KUTX
Playlist:
1. Tony Curtis – “Dreaming”
2. Andrés Landero Y Su Conjunto – “Bailando Cumbia”
3. Koffee – “Toast” (3:12)
4. Chronixx – “Sell My Gun”
5. Los Mirlos – “Sonido Amazonico”
6. Los Ángeles Azules – “Cómo Te Voy A Olvídar”
7. Kumbia Kings – “Insomnio”
8. Ozomatli – “Cumbia de los Muertos”
9. Cypress Hill – “How I Could Just Kill A Man”
10. The Pharcyde – “Passin’ Me By”
11. Dengue Dengue Dengue – “Simiolo”
12. A Tribe Called Quest – “Electric Relaxation”
13. Sunny & The Sunliners – “Smile Now, Cry Later”
14. El Dusty – “Cumbia Anthem” (feat. Happy Colors)
