Orquesta Akokán - AMÉRICA!

Recorded live to tape at Penrose Recorders by Gabriel Roth, AMÉRICA! expands on the classic Mambo sounds that the band has become known for — blending Latin soul, boogaloo and salsa - all while staying true to their Cuban roots. On their fourth studio record, the band introduces an all-star line-up of new singers including Mariam Elhajli and Carolina Oliveros (of Combo Chimbita). Elhajli and Oliveros both tap into the raw
energy of Celia and La Lupe, but turn the lens toward something more intimate: themes of loss, upheaval, and the weight of the immigrant experience.

/200

Records will ship August 10th, 2026

(Please note - Variant photos are only artist renditions meant to represent the general look of the records - the exact colors and appearance of each copy will vary in an extremely random manner). 

Wax Mage Productions  (WMP) is a record label run by Heath Gmucs, Tyren Craemer, and the Gotta Groove Records.  WMP is genre-agnostic, and releases both hand-picked new exclusive recordings as well as reissues.  WMP seeks to push the limits of the phonograph record format from both an audio and visual perspective through three separate channels - Wax Mage Collabs, Wax Mage Exclusives, and Wax Mage Editions.  Wax Mage Collabs are collaborative releases with another label/party, limited in quantity, handmade and unique in nature from the wide variants otherwise available.  Wax Mage Exclusives are releases manufactured by Wax Mage and not available through any other label or source; sometimes new recordings and sometimes reissues; not necessarily limited quantities, but always with extreme handmade experimentation and design.  Wax Mage Editions are the core of the Wax Mage brand - dating back to 2015, always limited to /25 copies worldwide, and manufactured exclusively by Wax Mage for third parties, or for WMP releases. 

Gotta Groove Records  (GGR) is home to Wax Mage Productions, as well as being one of the highest regarded record pressing plants in the world, specializing in extreme color variants and audiophile sound quality pressings.  GGR operates out of Cleveland, Ohio; making 7inch and 12inch records, as well as offering injection-molded PET "EcoRecords" as an alternative to traditional vinyl pressings.  GGR also operates The Electromastering Lab, the record plating facility that makes stampers not only for GGR pressings, but for dozens of other pressing plants worldwide.