Frente Cumbiero will transform ALICE into an endless tropical dance party when they take the stage this October with their deeply relevant take on cumbia. They delivered an unforgettable concert here in 2018, and now they return to take audiences on another sonic journey to Colombia’s Caribbean coast with their powerful new album Inconcreto & Asociados (2025).

Frente Cumbiero are the undisputed torchbearers of neo-cumbia. For nearly two decades, the group has brought the traditional genre from Colombia’s Caribbean coast into the present, boldly expanding the boundaries of cumbia while keeping it vibrant and relevant. The band’s name, which loosely translates as “cumbia brother,” refers to frontman Mario Galeano Toro, who is also the driving force behind groups such as Ondatrópica and Los Pirañas—both of whom we’ve also had the pleasure of presenting at ALICE.

When Frente Cumbiero takes the stage, expect a full-blown tropical celebration driven by dubbed-out electronic sequences, energetic percussion, airy horn melodies, and the unmistakable guacharaca loops that define cumbia. It’s music that sweeps audiences away on what feels like an endless journey through the many corners of the genre. Music that makes your heart skip, your pulse race, and your body move. Since releasing their debut in 2009, Frente Cumbiero have toured extensively around the world, performing at festivals and venues including Fuji Rock, MoMA, Roskilde Festival, Estéreo Picnic, and Sónar, while collaborating with dub legend Mad Professor and Japan’s Minyo Crusaders. When Frente Cumbiero returns to ALICE this October, expect a concert that is groovy, psychedelic, warm, and irresistibly danceable. So don’t let the autumn chill keep you away—join us as the Colombian quartet sets the dancefloor alight with brand-new material.