Parbleu
Elegua / Peut-être Fous
Parbleu is a five-piece from Naples led by Andres Balbucea and Andrea De Fazio, and this single is the first look at the music they have been working on for several years, a Mediterranean dance music built on equatorial grooves.
Elegua is named after the Orisha of crossroads and destiny in the Santería tradition. Layered Afro-Caribbean percussion and circling harmonies rest on warm analogue synthesizers, the vocals follow the call and response of Yoruba praise chants, and a girls' choir and a ch…