Recorded partly in Telembí, Esmeraldas, Mala Fama’s twin releases “Río Cayápas” and “NXDLLI” map one journey through northern Ecuador — one grounded in communal rhythm, the other in introspective electroacoustic space.
Esteban Farinango recorded music in Telembí, an Afro-Ecuadorian community in Esmeraldas, and those encounters produced two distinct albums. Río Cayápas and NXDLLI arrive together on OTONO, after label head Luis Clériga
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