It was our great pleasure to welcome Jungle Fire into the KPFK studios for a suitably fiery set of live tunes plus an interview. We did things a little different than we normally do, deciding to not break up the songs and instead just let Jungle Fire get fully into the groove and play for the people. The band played five songs, “Tropicoso,” “Culebro,” a medley of “Firewalker” and “Village Hustle,” Fela/Phirpo’s “Comencemos” and a mini-medley featuring a bit of Ray Barretto’s “Together” mixed with Jungle Fire’s version of the Luis Santi song “Los Feligreses.” During the interview that follows we talk about how the band got together, how they describe the unique blend of styles that is the Jungle Fire sound, recording their debut album, Tropicoso and their plans for the future. We’d been trying to bring the band in for a while, but as we discuss in the interview, it was probably for the best that this was the moment they were able to come in, now that they have a really fully realized sound, combined with the release of their new album. Enjoy!
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