Very Be Careful and El Santo Golpe

Very Be Careful, El Santo Golpe, DJ Esli

About Very Be Careful
Adventure has never been a task for VBC. A Caribbean soul and a California heart have sustained two decades of ceaseless romp-downs and raucous times for L.A.’s vallenato veteranos, inciting 10s of 1000s of earthlings, and even some ETs, to boogie to the Colombian coastal beat. From the debaucherous streets of: Austin’s SXSW, Germany’s WorldCupTour ’06, L.A.'s SunsetJunctionStreetFair; to the cultural pinnacles of: Chicago’s Summer Dance Series, New York’s Central Park Summerstage, L.A.s’ Grand Performances & Levitt Pavilion, London’s Hammersmith Apollo; colossal concerts: L.A. Sports Arena Cumbia Fest, Glastonbury Music Festival & Bestival UK, Fuji Rock Festival & Asagiri Jam Japan; clubs and hubs: N.Y.’s SOBs, L.A.’s HOBs, backyard BBQs, Very Be Careful has tamed the beasts within or unleashed the ones without, helping to popularize the beauty of the 1950s-1970s sound of Colombian vallenato and cumbia.

Founded in 2016 in Riverside California, El Santo Golpe is an energetic AfroLatin music collective led by artivist and Mexican songwriter Ulises Rodriguez, bringing the vibrant spirit of the AfroLatin Diaspora to global stages. Rooted in cultural diversity and richness across the Latin Americas, the ensemble unites tradion-bearers and contemporary creators in a powerful, high energy live experience.

Blending original compositions with folkloric influences from across the world, El Santo Golpe honors ancestral traditions through distinctive instrumentation including Jaranas, tarima, djambe, accordion, and more. Their performances are immersive and crowd engaging, transforming concerts into communal celebrations of rhythm, movement, and joy.