Salón De Baile

From South America to the world.

Santiago Downbeat is a well respected orchestra that, since 2008, has been devoted to write their original own music, strongly influenced by Jamaican rhythms from the 60’s.

After having released two stunning studio albums, toured Argentina, Europe and Chile, our beloved ensemble have been kind of quiet, for nearly a decade. Until 2024 with the release of the single ‘El Acuerdo’, a powerful vocal Ska tune sung by the amazing Natalia Ramirez, the band lead singer. And around 6 months later they released a second single entitled ‘Abajo El Mar’, a tasty and soulful Rocksteady duet sung by Natalia and, the Spanish based songwriter, Sebastian Orellana, which transports us to the golden years enjoying these nice vocal harmonies.

‘Salón De Baile’ is the title of this brand new album formed by 10 songs recorded live in the studio, with which we can feel the energy and maturity that these 12 musicians have developed during the years, under the composition and direction of the band’s trumpet player Cristian Cerpa.

In his own words: “Salón De Baile is like an ode to a place for reunion and celebration, with it’s own ritual, where the common people goes for jumping or just purge the weight of existence, through debauchery and excess but, also, for generating communion and connection.

As the lyrics from the heavy reggae tune ‘Después De La Lluvia’ tells : “...And this way you will jump and float in the living room, you will let yourself be enveloped by this heat and, once again, you will leave your head in a corner, like the thief who escapes from his prison…”.

Tracklist

Side 1
1. Existencialistas
2. El Acuerdo
3. Free To...
4. Abajo El Mar
5. Phobos

Side 2
1. A La Baba
2. Nunca Más
3. The Aniquilator
4. Despues De La Lluvia Y El Baile
5. Deimos