The debut EP from Brooklyn-based quintet El Imperio. "El Imperio’s members banded together through many long nights performing in the house band for Fela!, the legendary Broadway production dedicated to afrobeat’s leading figure. Now operating outside of the theater pit, the group blends Nigerian rhythms with Dominican Bachata, Latin salsa and a healthy helping of soul. The bass has been brought up and the drums are allowed to wander; something truly new and thrilling is alive inside their songs. ...on “Lost Myself” they’re already standing tall in triumph. Electric guitars and bass sway back and forth in lockstep as vocals build and bounce upon synthesizers...blending hypnotic grooves with familiar transitions and vital, anthemic choruses, and have put their approach on full display." — Scott Heins (Okayplayer) credits El Imperio is: Ricardo Quiñones - guitar/vocals Morgan Price - keyboards/woodwinds Timothy J Allen - bass Reinaldo De Jesus - percussion Greg Gonzalez - drums Produced by Morgan Price and Ricardo Quiñones Track 1 recorded by Morgan Price at Stockton Studios, Brooklyn NY Tracks 2-4 recorded by Billy Polo at The Kennel Studio, Brooklyn NY Mixed by Jeremy Page at Future Junk Studios, Brooklyn NY Mastered by Kevin Blackler at Blackler Mastering, Brooklyn NY Artwork by REPO/Reshad Karboau Design by Evan Peltzman Additional musicians on "El Imperio Theme": Jason Colby - trumpet Nadav Nirenberg, Kevin Moehringer - trombone