![]() ![]() I also grew up listening to a lot of Turkish music like Barış Manço and Zeki Müren from my mum’s side of the family. The recordings themselves had layers of percussion instead of the usual drum kit sound, and we built on that a lot in our early demos. Serra: We took a lot of inspiration from the album, The Roots of Chicha which is a fantastic compilation of Peruvian cumbia. What artists/bands inspired you while creating your own sound? You have no vocals in your songs, which make them feel like a memorable and exciting instrumental voyage. Josefine: Yes, it was a great project to do during the months where we couldn’t gig! Hopefully we can continue the show and delve ‘visit’ more places in the future! I think the shows are all still on the Worldwide FM website to listen to… We had a couple of guests on too, for example my friend and colleague Richard Akoto who is from Ghana. We recorded it over zoom and those evenings once a month were such fun. Nic: Yeah, it gave some structure and fun at a time we couldn’t all get together. Every month we would visit a new country and delve into the musical history and artists of that place.Īgustina: It was so good to have that radio show during lockdown, it was a super fun project, we discovered so much music we didn’t know about! Serra: Our drummer Nic came up with the concept of a virtual world tour, seeing as we couldn’t do any actual touring ourselves at the time. You have a radio show called Planet Bitchos. it’s not too serious but still gives off a distinct vibe of what the band is about. Serra: It was the first name that popped into my head. She picked up the drumming instantly and played her first show with us a few weeks later. She was the only drummer I met, and we instantly hit it off (she even brought me gingerbread). I’d known Josefine for years through playing music and mutual friends so when I heard that she had left her previous band, I was quick to snap her up and she said yes! Finally, we found Nic through an open call we put out and a mutual friend had tagged her. For the first year or so we were getting our friends to stand in on bass, and drums but as the gigs became more frequent, we knew we had to look for more permanent members. She didn’t play an instrument but was totally on board for learning the keytar, she would rock up to my house every week with a ristorante pizza and coca cola in hand and delved into the world of keytar and Bitchos. She had heard through the grapevine that I was doing a random little project called Los Bitchos. ![]() She was so lovely and helped dry my sock and shoe by a fire, it was instant love. Serra: I met Agustina when I fell into a pond at a party. Tell us a little bit about how you first met and started this band.Īgustina: I properly met Serra at a house party six years ago and later I found out she was starting a project so I asked her if I could join and if she could teach me keytar. You girls hail from different parts of the world, but somehow you all happily met up. Josefine: January is always a bit of a long month but somehow felt extra-long this year as we are counting down the days to album release! I’m a fan of turning a leaf into a new year as it marks a little new start of something, and I’m excited to see what 2022 might have in store. Nic: It’s been a slightly hectic month for me with finishing up at work at the hospital while doing the press for the album! It’s getting really exciting now though, I have 6 working days left as I write this, then it’s full time Bitcho! We were all fortunate enough to be able to visit our families across the globe, and we feel super recharged and excited to hit the ground running to promote our album. With all of this in mind we talked with the band about how they got together, their musical background and what was it like to write this game changing debut album, Let The Festivities Begin!įirst of all, thank you so much for doing this interview with us! How have you been? How’s 2022 treating you so far? There’s not a bad track on the album, so trying to pick standout tracks is more or less arbitrary, it’s not hard to be addicted to it. Los Bitchos are a London-based, pan-continental female instrumental four-piece that create this unique and memorable instrumental sound, a retro-futurist blend of Peruvian chicha, Turkish psych and surf guitars.īrilliant produced by Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos, Let the Festivities Begin! is a captivating debut, taking elements from all over the place. ![]()
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