Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes

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Kory Thibeault

The members of Cumbia Shoes gathered around a seated Chuck Prophet.

Chuck Prophet and Cumbia Shoes (from left): James DePrato, Joaquin Zamudio Garcia, Alejandro “Flaco El Jandro” Gómez, Chuck Prophet, Vicente Rodriguez, Mario Cortez.

Chuck Prophet manages to write short stories within his songs; real beginnings, middle and ends. And his spoken forward of each story — by way of his on-stage intros of songs — are stories within the story. The San Francisco native is touring this summer with a new cumbia album called Wake the Dead, recorded with ¿Qiensave? and members of The Mission Express. There’s nothing like seeing a musician dive into his own obsession and Wake the Dead reflects Prophet’s devotion to cumbia on old vinyl he’s collected over many years.