Cumbia collective Discos Resaca just posted to Bandcamp the official soundtrack to La Curandera Cumbiambera, a 2022 animated short film described by its creators as “the first of its kind cumbia-metal-anime.” Directed by Ivan Flores of Discos Resaca and animated by John Coulter, the film takes inspiration from 1980s animated classics Heavy Metal and Akira to concoct a new cumbia sci-fi adventure set in a post-apocalyptic, uninhabitable Earth. Whether you’re an anime lover or not, the soundtrack is a must-hear for cumbia lovers, especially the ones unafraid to branch out into other styles. With the help of Ritmos Tropicosmos and a whole bunch of other collaborators, Flores imbues this music with heavy metal and electronics, launching earthy cumbia sounds into outer space.
