Bombo legüero, tambor chico from candombe and Brazilian berimbau drive “Chala & Brasa”, the new single from Tremor and the third track taken from their album Takuy, out 8 May 2026 via ZZK Records. The Argentine trio are Leo Martinelli (guitar, arrangements, music production), Camilo Carabajal (legüero drum, Octapad) and Alex Musatov (violin, effects, loops). On this track they work at club tempo with percussion patterns linked to African and South American traditions, built from bombo legüero, chico drum, cowbells and shakers, then processed through effects and live looping.
Musatov’s role on violin and processing changes how the group sound. In the studio version of “Chala & Brasa” acoustic slide guitars, berimbau and short violin phrases pass in and out over a fixed percussion pattern, so each section has its own weight without any change in tempo. The live session video directed by Juan Gonzs and produced by Obol focuses on the trio alone inside a dome in the countryside, with guitar, legüero drum, Octapad, processed violin and flute covering the full arrangement without berimbau.
Around this single, Tremor keep a long-running focus on Argentine and regional folk traditions inside electronic production. They research local styles by region and use percussion, strings and voices as material in the studio. Martinelli also produces for Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio, working on her most recent album and live concerts, and the trio have collaborated with musicians from Wichi, Mapuche and Guarani communities, with copleras from Tilcara and with the late Elpidio Herrera on one of his sacha guitarras. They have also taken part in projects dedicated to Leda Valladares and Mercedes Sosa.
Over more than twenty years, Tremor have played this combination of folk instruments and electronics at venues and festivals in Europe, North America and Latin America.
Takuy is released on 8 May via ZZK Records. Listen and stream “Chala & Brasa” HERE