TROPICAL VORTEX is Barbès long-running series showcasing all manners of tropical styles from Latinolandia with live band and DJs playing cumbia, chicha, guaguanco, mambo, plena, Sanjuanitos and other styles. This session features a live set by EL JAGUAR, a New York–based psychedelic surf cumbia band inspired by the spirit of pan-Latin-American cumbia and its rich tropical traditions.