This week’s Radio Coyote features the tropical punk/ghettotech music of Maluca.

Born in the Bronx to Dominican parents, Maluca’s ease of genre-hopping is representative the duality of growing up bi-culturally.  Influenced by the more tropical sounds of mambo, merengue, and bachata; as well as ’90s hip-hop, freestyle, and club music, Maluca has contravened the stereotypes of “Latin” music. The story goes that she was discovered a couple years ago by Diplo of the label Mad Decent at a karaoke bar — they worked together on her first single “El Tigeraso” (which I played a remix of last week) and since she’s been taking over!

2010’s China Food was easily one of my favorite recent mixtapes so if you haven’t yet checked it out, I strongly suggest you get it now over at MadDecent

Radio Coyote with Sweet Jesus is broadcast live from the Mission District in San Francisco and can be heard on RadioValencia.fm every Friday between 2:00-4:00 (pst)
Please support these artists! Most of the music featured on the show can be downloaded for free through netlabels like Delhotel Records, or great music blogs such as Remezcla Musica and Club Fonograma.