"Pachanga means party - and while not all of the music we do is party music - coming together in convivencia and consciousness is indeed a cause for celebration!" Pachanga Alert! performs a lively blend of music from México, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina & Colombia. Drawing on cumbia, salsa, vallenato, polka and nueva cancion, the ensemble uses lush harmonies and infectious rhythms in fresh originals and creative arrangements of traditional songs and music by Lila Downs, Silvio Rodriguez, Beny More, Carlos Vives, Jorge Drexler, Mercedes Sosa and more.