APOCALIPSIS proudly presents Mala Fama’s debut full-length album, Jichushka, on October 28th. Mala Fama is a Kichwa sound artist from Ibarra, Ecuador. His work is a testament to inhabiting—and creating—multiple worlds at once, while being rooted in Indigenous pride and power. Jichushka is a Kichwa word translating to “Lonely/Abandoned,” marking grief as a pathway to liberation. The 11-track album features the cultural specificities of northern Ecuador's Indigenous communities while also traversing boundless electronic experimentation, and was mastered by Nicola Cruz. Lead single Mortaja II is a retextured adaptation of Kichwa funeral music, accompanied by a music video (release date October 21st) that reflects the track’s sacred circularity through movement and land-based ritual. The video was shot in Ibarra, Ecuador by directors Rony Albuja and Hilda Males. Mala Fama wrote and recorded the album between 2016-2022, through ongoing home studio sessions that facilitated close collaboration with a network of artists of musical lineages from the Andean region such as marimba, vallenato, and cumbia– including Afro-Ecuadorian group Duo Anjoa, vocalist Catalina Ortiz hailing from coastal Esmeraldas, Ibarra-based multi-instrumentalist Luis Lema, and Quixosis, a leader of Quito’s underground vanguard. The majority of Jichushka was composed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, reflecting a complete revision of a previously-written album to mirror unexpected shifts, and new beginnings. The album is world-making through peaceful, ambient compositions as much as heavy sequencing, inviting melancholic remembrances of times and spaces that no longer exist, but that make way for creation.
Mala Fama: albums, songs, playlists
Jichushka, Mala Fama
Best Albums of 2022
Mala Fama
APOCALIPSIS on Instagram: One week away ⚡️ We're gathering at Mood Ring to celebrate the music video and album release for Mala Fama's debut full length album 'Jichushka' on APOCALIPSIS 💘 7-10
Stream malafama music Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud
Cochi Nini (Vivo En El Teatro, O, Mala Fama, High Quality Music Downloads
Mala Fama à écouter ou acheter sur Music dès maintenant
Sara Skolnick on LinkedIn: I've fully enjoyed the process of bringing the latest release on my record…
MALA FAMA co.
Jichushka, Mala Fama
Mala Fama
Stream malafama music Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud