Nidia Góngora, Superfónicos

Same as we tune into KUTX Sunday mornings to learn about jazz with Jay Trachtenberg, dial up Horizontes that same day, 7-9pm, when Brownout/Brown Sabbath frontgüey Alex Marrero schools us on Latin America. Horizontes and killer new destination spot Radio/East here hip Austin to Colombian crier Nidia Góngora, whose third LP Pacífico Maravilla last year blends Afro-Latin joy and groove, evoking South African civil rights activist Miriam Makeba with the singer’s uplifting lilt. Pacific Coaster from Timbiquí, Góngora’s Pan-African/Colombian beats, basslines, and rhythms entrance, while the tropical authenticity of the music simply baptizes. ATX Colombian big band funksters Superfónicos support in perfect synchronicity. – Raoul Hernandez