Band also marking the anniversary of the release of first-ever full-length Azabache
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dunedin, FL – September 16, 2025 – Fresh off being named the “Best Musical Act” in the 2025 Miami New Times “Best of Miami” Readers’ Choice poll, Miami-based Latin funk fusionistas Electric Piquete will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at Dunedin Brewery (937 Douglas Ave, Dunedin, FL 34698) on Friday, October 10, 2025, beginning at 9 p.m. They will also be celebrating the release of their first full-length collection of new and mostly instrumental music titled Azabache, which is now streaming on all platforms and available on CD through Bandcamp. Show is free and open to 21 and over.
“I am not personally Hispanic, but growing up in Florida I’ve had plenty of Hispanic friends in my lifetime who have made an impact on my cultural experience of life,” says Dunedin Brewery Operator Michael Lyn Bryant. “Having Electric Piquete perform at Dunedin Brewery for Hispanic Heritage Month is the best way I can personally celebrate – by inviting a musical troupe of Hispanic friends from Miami who play some of the tightest Latin funk in the state.”
Formed in the summer of 2007, the band’s influences are as diverse as the Miami region that birthed them, ranging from rock to jazz spiced with everything in between: funk, Afro-Caribbean, progressive, and R&B. The first two singles off Azabache are titled “Chunk”, a mid-tempo funk number, and the up-tempo Latin groove of “Guayabera”; they were both mixed by Grammy-winning producer and engineer Carlos “El Loco” Bedoya (Beyoncé, Mick Jagger, Enrique Iglesias).
The third single and video called “Muevete Con Ganas” was released in July and features singer / songwriter / percussionist MannySwagg on lead vocals. The video was shot on location throughout Miami and at the world-famous Ball & Chain in Little Havana. The track has been around as a fully realized instrumental song since 2009, and the group decided to join forces with the frontman after a particularly energetic stage performance in Miami Beach during the summer of 2023.
“Timeless Faith” puts conguero Raymond Ayala and his smooth Puerto Rican / Spanish rap flow front and center. “S.A.C.A.” is another idea that has been around for some time, and the effort finally gave the band a chance to commit it to tape. “Viva Tirado”, the Gerald Wilson / Fania Allstars standard, has long been a part of the band’s live repertoire and helped initially seed the group; it appeared on a mixtape band co-founder and drummer Ed Rosado created for fellow co-founder and bassist Michael Mut in the early 1990s.
The word Azabache means black amber or jet and finds its origins in the Andalusian region of Spain. Its value and use as jewelry trace back to ancient Rome, and its modern use to Cuban culture, where it is meant to ward off negative energies. Azabaches are also said to protect wearers from fear, indecisiveness, and evil.
Dunedin Brewery was founded in 1995 by Michael Norman Bryant, following his deep passion for home-brewing. Officially brewing by 1996, the first keg to be delivered was an Imperial Brown Ale to Skip’s Bar & Grille in Downtown Dunedin. Since that moment, Dunedin Brewery has grown from one employee to nearly 50, currently under the leadership of the founder’s son, Michael Lyn Bryant. Today, they are a full-fledged microbrewery with a kitchen and live entertainment nearly every night of the week.
Independently released, Electric Piquete’s latest record was engineered and co-mixed by long-time collaborator Ferny Coipel. Mut, Rosado and guitarist Chris Correoso co-produced the album. High-resolution photos of the band and the album cover are available here.
For more information, visit ElectricPiquete.com.
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