Las Montañitas band portrait
Asheville · Marshall, NC

Bringing the Andes to the Appalachians — psychedelic chicha cumbia, surf guitar, and Afro-Colombian grooves.

Las Montañitas band portrait in a lush greenhouse
Las Montañitas · Live in the Blue Ridge
The band

Andes meets Appalachia

Rooted between Marshall and Asheville, North Carolina, Las Montañitas fuse the sun-baked psychedelia of 1960s Peruvian chicha cumbia with the misty hollers of the Blue Ridge.

Expect surf-guitar leads, accordion-forward melodies, saxophone lines that sing, and Afro-Colombian rhythms built to move a room. It's a party with a passport — and a porch swing.

The lineup
  • Mar Perez-Albelavocals, charango
  • Sparrow Smithaccordion, vocals
  • Keith Josiah Smithguitar, vocals
  • Ben Colvinsaxophone
  • Sully Martinezcongas / bongos
  • Carlo Orengotimbales
  • JP Furnasbass
Often joined by DJ Otto Maddox.
Charango
10-string Andean lute — the shimmering high end.
Surf guitar
Reverb-drenched leads out of the '60s Peruvian playbook.
Accordion
Cumbia's heartbeat — bellows-driven and bright.
Saxophone
Smoky, dance-floor melodies weaving through the horns.
Afro-Colombian percussion
Tambor alegre, guacharaca, and clave-forward grooves.
Chicha rhythm
The psychedelic pulse where Andes meets tropicalia.
On the road

Live archive

Next dates drop first on our socials — dig into the live archive below or head to the full shows page.

All shows
Listen

Drop the needle

Streaming soon on Spotify & Bandcamp. Preview live cuts below.

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Bring the cumbia to your venue

Festivals, listening rooms, dance halls, breweries, weddings — if you want a full-band party, tell us the details and we'll be in touch.