Grupo Fantasma plays a special hometown show next Saturday, April 16 at 3ten called ¡Accion Cumbiambera! It’s a night of cumbia provided by the longtime Austin band, so bring those dancing shoes.
This week on My KUTX, Grupo’s guitarist Beto Martinez and bassist Greg Gonzalez are also the guest DJs on My KUTX. They split their sets up, taking us through the influences on the band’s early days and what they’ve been listening to recently. Tune in this Saturday at 6 p.m. or listen anytime at the bottom of the page.
–Art Levy
Beto’s set
1. El Combo de Los Galleros – “Soledad”
2. Celso Piña y su Ronda Bogota – “Cumbia Sobre el Rio”
3. Irakere – “Bacalao Con Pan”
4. Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound – “Que Se Sepa”
5. Manzanita y su Conjunto – “El Hueleguiso”
6. Meridian Brothers – “Escuchen el Grito del Tigrillo”
Greg’s set
7. Brownout – “JPT”
8. Grupo Fantasma – “Otoño”
9. Money Chicha – “Echo En Mexico”
10. Making Movies – “Ciego Sin Querer”
11. Los Lobos – “Can’t Stop The Rain”
12. Sonido Gallo Negro – “Bocanegra”