On Sound Study, Xandão will follow unexpected resonances, feedback, and musical migration around the world. Tune in for situated listening, original field recordings, and occasional interviews with guest DJs, artists, and scholars.

Beto Tlahuetl is the leader Grupo Soñador, which he co-founded with his brother Richie in in 1998 in Puebla, Mexico. Grupo Soñador is renowned for pioneering cumbia in Puebla with their keyboard and synth-heavy regional take on cumbia sonidera (sound system cumbia). Grupo Soñador pushes the sound of cumbia sonidera, a style created by DJs in Mexico City who dramatically slowed down records from Colombia, Peru, and elsewhere in South America and dubbed them with their own personalized saludos (shout-outs). Grupo Soñador gained regional, national, and international recognition with massive hits like “Cumbia de la Cerveza” (2000) and “El Paso del Gigante” (2001) and frequently perform the US and Latin America. His two daughters, Lucero and Maritza, currently play in Grupo Soñador with him, which makes Beto happy because they can see the world together on their tours.

TRACKLIST:

Xandão:
Los Pakines- San Luis
Los Dinners- Cumbia del Sol
Los Cometas Azules- Negra Tomasa
Los Cometas Azules- Cumbia del Conejo
Organizacion Santa Marta-Cumbia Con Flauta
Mario y Sus Diamantes- Quena

Interview with Beto Tlahuetl

Grupo Cañaveral- Tiene Espinas El Rosal
Noche Latina- La Chica Sensual
Los Bukis – Te Tuve y Te Perdi
Grupo Soñador- Cumbia de Las Cervezas
Grupo Soñador- El Paso del Gigante
Grupo Soñador-Cumbia de la Zorra
Grupo Soñador- Cumbia de las Galaxias
Rigo Tovar- Matamores Querido
Sonora Matancera-Yo No Soy Guapo

Beto Tlahuetl:
Los Warahuaco- Pescador de Baru
Los Guacharacos de Colombia-El Cafetero
Lisandro Meza- Trigo Verde
Cumbia lo que Traje de Colombia
Internacional Carro Show- Gracias
Los Mirlos-Cumbia de los Pajaritos
Bronco- Que No Quede Huella
Afrosound-Cumbia Arabe
Lisandro Meza- Cumbia de los Locos
Grupo Toppaz- La Punzada
Polito y Su Conjunto-Cumbia de la Zorra
Eduardo Zurita- Cumbia de los Toquesitos
Los Tigres del Norte-Camelia la Texana
Los Temerarios- Mi Vida Eres Tú