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
Mala Fama Documents Telembí Encounters on Twin Albums
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.
