Bardo returns. After announcing his signing with us in February 2024 with his “Love Song for No One”, Bardo connects with Combo Chimbita for the energetic “Renacer” from his upcoming solo project, out later this year.
“Renacer” translates to “rebirth”, and celebrates Bardo’s next chapter after a career leading Chicano Batman. Bardo says: “Being the son of a Caribbean woman from the north Atlantic coastal city of Cartagena is a root that makes me who I am and informs so much of my personality and everything about me; it’s a root that I’m very proud of. This song is an ode to that root, that heritage, to Colombia, to the afro roots of where I come from, where the rhythm is, where the feeling is.”
“Renacer” was born from a voice memo during a jam session in Bardo’s home studio, when Combo Chimbita visited LA from NYC. Bardo adds, “Combo also shares [my] heritage, so the synergy in the lyrics between Carolina Oliveros and me is true.” The head of Stones Throw, Peanut Butter Wolf, says the track is what he’d “imagine on a Mudd Club DJ playlist in the early 80s: the lower east side NY hip hop meets post punk meets Latin in the art scene.”
The accompanying music video, directed by William Andrade, follows Bardo celebrating in the streets of New York with Combo Chimbita – a celebration of Latin and Black communities’ influence on the city’s rich musical history and a nod to 90’s hip hop.
BARDO – RENACER TOUR DATES:
April 18 – Forth Worth, TX @ Tulips
April 19 – Houston, TX @ Axelrad
April 20 – McAllen, TX @ The Gremlin
April 21 – San Antonio, TX @ The Lighthouse Lounge
April 22 – Austin, TX @ 29th Street Ballroom
April 24 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
April 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
