BuenRostro are criss-crossing Canada on their new Depredator Tour, the Mexican artists have announced.
Hailing from the very south of Mexico City, in the borough of Milpa Alta, the members of BuenRosto grew up listening to the elder Nahuatl speakers — with their deeply rooted traditions and customs — while also being exposed to the modern culture of a cosmopolitan city. These are the sounds that inspired them to experiment and create a fusion of their ancestor’s traditional Mexican rhythms with global melodies. Their music is a combination of sones calentanos from Bajío, jarochos or huastecos; jarabes, pirekuas, cardenche songs and cumbias; sambas, rock, and jazz.
The members of BuenRostro played and danced those rhythms even before the inception of the group on Oct. 8, 2010. With time and experience their sound matured, resulting in their current “infusion” of different musical genres and styles. Although they’re sometimes difficult to label, BuenRostro manage to find a deep connection with anyone who listens or watches them perform, no matter their age.
Buenrostro transform with each song, defying the traditional sonority with an innovative uniqueness. In addition to their costumes, dances, and theatrical quality, they never fail to create both a musical and visual performance honouring their roots as well as the contemporary.
BuenRostro released their debut album Alterlatino in 2015. Their second album viBRa was produced, recorded, and mixed by Latin Grammy winner Sacha Triujeque. In April 2020 they released Vivo, which was recorded and broadcasted live from the Julián Carrillo concert hall for Radio UNAM’s Intersecciones program. BuenRostro have since dropped two more singles ahead of their upcoming album Tierra, recorded and produced by Alejandro Colinas.
Their strong infusion has taken them to the most important stages in Mexico, including Teatro Esperanza Iris in Mexico City and Zocalo — the most important public plaza in Mexico City’s downtown — as well as Festival Cumbre Tajín in Papantla, Veracruz. They’ve also toured abroad, visiting Colombia in 2015 and France in 2022. Adding to that list, BuenRostro will kick off their Canada tour in July of 2023.
Listen to BuenRosto above, check out their Depredator Tour dates below, get ticket information HERE and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Depredator Tour Dates
July 4 | Toronto, ON: Lula Lounge
July 5 -9 | Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 11-12 | Ottawa, ON: National Arts Centre
July 14-16 | Yellowknife, NT: Folk On The Rocks
July 21-24 | Fort MacLeod, AB: South Country Fair
July 27-29 | Calgary, AB: Calgary Folk Festival
July 30 | Guelph, ON: Hillside Festival
