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Sidestepper is a Colombian band centered around English DJ/producer Richard Blair and Colombian producer/songwriter Ivan Benavides. Their sound is influenced both by Afro-Colombian popular music styles like salsa

Salsa music

Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...

 and cumbia

Cumbia

Cumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...

 as well as electronic dance musics such as dub

Dub music

Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...

 and drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

. Sidestepper has featured a number of vocalists and musicians over the years, with their current line-up including vocalists Janio Coronado, Gloria Martinez, Erika Muñoz, drummer Kike Egurrola, and guitarist Teto Ocampo.

In 2004 they played at the Coachella Music Festival

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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Albums

• La Buena Vibra Sound System (2008)
• Continental (2006)
• 3am: In Beats We Trust (2003)
• More Grip (2000)
• Southern Star

External links

• Official site
• Official MySpace
• Site @ Palm Pictures
• Sidestepper Live Performance on KCRW
• Afro-Colombian beats forged in steel - Sidestepper releases the Buena Vibra Sound System (Sounds and Colours)