New Caracas

With the idea of blending joropo with every sound possible, New Caracas was founded in 2012 by Luis D’Elias, PJ Duffy, Brendan Pajak, and Evan Waaramaa in 2012 and defines itself as a collective of musicians, that craft a vast soundscape of rhythms and melodies inspired in the South American experience, its folklore, and its traditions. For their debut album under their former name Luis D'Elias Ensemble, the band was nominated to the Independent Music Awards, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and the Premios Pepsi Music in Venezuela. Currently they are working on their new album after being completely funded through IndieGogo in 2017. The release will showcase the talents of singers of all over North and South America telling stories of immigration and the Latin American Diaspora. With an eclectic backdrop of musicians from the NYC area, New Caracas imbues their music with the unique vibrance and energy of a multicultural cast of artists under one vision: to expand latin music to new frontiers and create a community based around the sounds and colors of Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, and the rest of the South America.

The band's upcoming album, NOS, will be a collection of songs inspired in the various experiences of Latin Americans immigrants in the US and the rest of the world. It is a conceptual album that explores the ideas of making a home away from home, finding yourself as a stranger in a strange land, and how we all are wanderers and nomads at heart.