Timothy Brownie - Dancestral (2020)

Mexico City – Formed in Mexico City, the organic dance music group Timothy Brownie uses two essential elements when creating their music, dance-invoking sounds and samples from Fania Records. Timothy Brownie’s first meeting with Fania was like discovering an old box full of tapes with recordings of a golden era of Latin Music. As a result, this opened up a new universe of possibilities for the band.

On July 31st, Craft Latino, the Latin division of Craft Recordings, will release the new album by Timothy Brownie titled Dancestral, first kicking off with the single and video for “Mi Gente” out today, followed by the audio and video release of “Rey Tumba” on July 10th.

Dancestral can be described as a musical and rhythmic collage, drawing a line from Africa to Latin America, and from New York to Mexico City, combining tracks in English and Spanish. It’s a fusion of dance music and ancestral sounds – a connection to the past. Blending dance, funk and Latin sounds in songs like “Mi Gente” and “Mi Coro” (sampling Celia Cruz’s voice), and pop vibes on “Kiss the Sun” (featuring Renee Mooi), as well as psychedelic sounds on “Sometimes” and “Cha Cha Chá,” Dancestral takes listeners on an exciting journey. Fania isn’t the only influence here – the album takes listeners back to Daft Punk’s 2001 album Discovery with a version of the hit “Aerodynamics.”

The members of Timothy Brownie bring an impressive combination of talent: Mexico City native and drummer Uriel Del Toro is a musician, actor and model who currently stars in Netflix and Telemundo series (including False Identity); bass player and producer Mariano Lanus, a native of Bariloche, Argentina, has a stellar background as an engineer and producer for multiple MTV Unplugged episodes featuring artists like Molotov, Café Tacvba, Zoé and Kinky; and Argentine-Mexican visual artist, guitarist and theramin player Andres "Güero" Cruz directs documentaries and commercials in Mexico including Timothy Brownie’s videos.

On stage Timothy Brownie often expands with musicians like guitarist Carlos Segura, percussionist Maciej Maciewsky and singers Reene Mooi and Micca Mont, that join in to create the band’s cosmic live experience. The group has earned a strong following in Latin America and the U.S. thanks to memorable performances in New York, Miami, Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. Timothy Brownie has also shared the stage with bands such as Los Amigos Invisibles, Röyksopp, Kinky, Hot Chip, La Roux, Cultura Profética, Empire of the Sun, Friendly Fires and The Rapture.

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Tracklist:
01. Timothy Brownie - It's Just That! (Rework) (4:50)
02. Timothy Brownie - Mi Gente (4:30)
03. Timothy Brownie - Aerodynamics (4:02)
04. Timothy Brownie - Kiss The Sun (4:04)
05. Timothy Brownie - Sometimes (4:37)
06. Timothy Brownie - Mi Coro (3:48)
07. Timothy Brownie - Dancestral (2:26)
08. Timothy Brownie - Hide Away (4:50)
09. Timothy Brownie - It's All Right (3:17)
10. Timothy Brownie - Rey Tumba (3:35)
11. Timothy Brownie - Cha Cha Chá (7:46)
12. Timothy Brownie - Caminando (5:34)