Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes

California singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer Chuck Prophet announced today a new collaborative album with Cumbia group ¿Qiensave? called Wake The Dead, which will be released on October 25th through Yep Roc Records. An extraordinary and unlikely pairing, Prophet and ¿Qiensave? blend seamlessly together as the collection dives headfirst into the world of Cumbia music, which consumed and comforted Prophet during a recent bout with stage four lymphoma and subsequent recovery. Chuck has also announced a run of fifteen UK shows, marking his biggest tour in several years, for early 2025, with Chuck joined by both members of ¿Qiensave? and James DePrato and Vicente Rodriguez from his band the Mission Express. In support of today’s announcement, they shared the album’s lead single and title track “Wake The Dead,” an anthem that reckons with forces beyond our control while learning to let go, a recurring theme at the core of…