QIENSAVE

Salinas' very own Cumbia Urbana band,

¿Qiensave?, is known for their infectious blend of traditional cumbia rhythms and modern urban sounds, captivating audiences with their electrifying energy and genre-bending style.

With deep roots in Michoacán, Mexico, and a proud home base in Salinas, California, ¿Qiensave? has been making waves since 2009.

Their signature "Cumbia Urbana" sound

seamlessly fuses traditional Mexican cumbia with the raw energy of rock, reggae, hip-hop, and more. Over the years, the band has brought their dynamic performances to stages across

California, Arizona, Texas, Mexico, and Colombia, solidifying their reputation as one of the most exciting Latin bands on the scene today.

¿Qiensave? first caught widespread attention with the release of their 2019 debut album Mujer, featuring the hitsingles “High Class” and “La Fuga.”

They followed up with a string of successful releases, including a fiery cover of Chico Che’s “Mata De Mota” featuring Tropa Magica, the nostalgic quebradita anthem "El DUI" produced by Eduardo Arenas (Chicano Batman), and the empowering track “La Poderosa.”

In 2022, they released their summer hit “Quemayama” and capped the year with the much-anticipated EP El After.

In October 2024, ¿Qiensave? teamed up with Grammy-nominated nu-cumbia innovator El Dusty for Reanimación, aremix album that reimagined their popular tracks with an explosive

nu-cumbia twist. The project featured collaborations with Deuce Eclipse and Boogát on the singles “Quemayama Remix” and “High Class Remix.”

Just one week later, they joined forces

with American singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet for Wake The Dead, contributing to eight of the eleven tracks on an album that chronicled Prophet’s battle with cancer and his newfound love

for cumbia.

"Wake TheDead" charted #1 for 2 weeks on AMA / CDX top 50 Americana Album

Charts in January 2025. Now in the final stages of completing their upcoming album Así Las Cosas, slated for summer

2026, ¿Qiensave? is stepping into their next chapter with intention and fire. The first single, “SED De Tu Amor, ”set the tone for the project, and their latest release “3AM” is out now—a dark, bass-driven cumbia track composed by  Ricardo Cortez and produced by El Dusty.

With each release, the band continues to blur genre lines and push their sound forward.

SPAGHETTI CUMBIA

Born from the streets of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles and formed in 2016, Spaghetti Cumbia melds traditional cumbia rhythms, rock, punk, and Western movie soundtrack influences into a signature sound all its own. The five-piece band is known for high-octane live performances and crowd interactions that drive the dance floor into a jubilant frenzy. The Spaghetti Cumbia live experience is like no other.

Original compositions “Deliciosamente,” “Spaghetti Cumbia,” and “Juana” highlight the band’s musicianship and songwriting prowess. The songs blend and bend genres so seamlessly that they are embraced by audiences as instant classics. Spaghetti Cumbia co-frontman-guitarist-lead vocalist Pedro Pistolas Aguirre, co-frontman-lead vocalist-percussionist Marcel Campos, lead guitarist-vocalist Bobby “El Gallo Digital” Guerrero, bassist Paulo “El Maniacs” Paredones and drummer-vocalist Adolfo Mercado Jr. are conduits of a distinct sound, a musical mecca of the here and now.

DJ LIZZY AL TOQUE

Lizzy al Toque is a Bay Area-based Peruvian American vinyl DJ and selector specializing in tropical sounds like chicha, cumbia, Latin psych, and surf rock. A member of the Chulita Vinyl Club, she is known for spinning rare records in San Francisco and Oakland, bringing a high-energy, vintage, and psychedelic, sound to dance floors.