WATCH: "Fanta Fabuloso" (video via IMPOSE)
DOWNLOAD: "Bright Young Light Pt. 2" (via URB)
DOWNLOAD: "Fiebre Tropical" (via RCRD LBL)

Originally hailing from Puerto Rico and New York respectively, ChuCha Santamaria Y Usted is a duo (now based in Oakland, CA) consisting of Sofía Córdova and Matthew Kirkland. Their debut mini-LP ChuCha Santamaria Y Usted, a head turning mix of pop, dance, italo disco and latin underbelly, is out today on Austin based label Young Cubs. IMPOSE recently premiered the suggestively sinister video for "Fanta Fabuloso," directed by Córdova herself. URB Magazine recently premiered "Bright Young Light Pt. 2," a mid-tempo dancefloor standout, and  "Fiebre Tropical," the first single, paints a picture of the upbeat intensity seen on the rest of the record. ChuCha Santamaria Y Usted will be playing San Francisco's Rock Make Festival in September as well, with a full line up to be announced for the festival some time in August.

More info on ChuCha Santamaria Y Usted:
"Our basic musical process pretty much conforms to the platonic ideal of the synth duo – Sofía is responsible for concept/lyrics/melodies, while I create backing tracks to her specifications... though the separation between our two roles is definitely permeable - I edit lyrics, she rearranges songs, and so on" says Kirkland.

The concept for the album was born out of a general dissatisfaction with the conventions of art making while Sofía pursued an MFA degree during her last year in grad school. The album, which serves to chronicle various Caribbean histories ranging from the ‘discovery’ of Puerto Rico in 1492 ("Fiebre Tropical") to personal narratives which describe the actual process of immigration (the song "Dipsi Daiver" pronounced Dip-Si Dai-Ver, which phonetically spells ‘deep sea diver’) seeks to address the pains and pleasures of wrestling with the legacy of colonialism, leaving home for the US... and ultimately finding a space on the dance floor.

"Making this album came out of a personal question, for sure, but if you strip all that away it should remain a solid dance album –following in the traditions that implies; this isn’t ironic pastiche, it’s the real thing," Córdova says.