CANDELA WAX: TROPICAL SOUNDS ON VINYL w/ backyardmango

Candela Wax summer edition is here, with Colombian vinyl selector Moralito and Movimientos’ Cal Jader back together for a night of vinyl joy, with the best of Afro-Latin danceable sounds.

Joining them is special guest Backyardmango on his London debut, serving up a cumbia-deep night, all vinyl, with a genre-bending set digging into Latin funk, Mexican disco, psychedelic tracks, and rare global edits, while moving through cumbia sonidera, rebajada and futurista.

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Moralito’s sound ranges from salsa to cumbia, weaving through funk, disco, and jazz. His affair with Latin and Afro rhythms is in full display as a regular performer in London, from Space Talk to the Fox & Firkin, as the co-founder of the Latin underground party Clandestina, and as a host on the show Alma on Portobello Radio.

Cal Jader’s distinctive mix of Latin, Tropical and global sounds relishes in Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Afro-Caribbean beats, Brazilian grooves, and dancehall. He has almost half a million plays over his two vinyl sets for My Analog Journal and hosts a monthly show on Soho Radio.

Adding the special sauce to the night is Backyardmango. A Portland, Oregon-based vinyl selector and DJ, his signature intergenerational sets blend cultural tradition with modern energy. As a first-generation Mexican-American with family roots stretching to Jalisco and Michoacán, his identity heavily informs a distinct musical style. He has spent over a decade shaping the Pacific Northwest music scene across key venues and parties in the US and Mexico.