From KCRW blog contributor Frank Aceves: Jungle Fire is an afro-latin funk band, with roots stemming deep in LA’s funk scene. You may have seen Judson McDaniel playing guitar with Breakestra or Steve ...

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Jungle Fire, provocateur of a sound called Tropi-Funk, was born in Los Angeles, out of a jam session between friends in 2011. With no real direction other than to share musical tastes amongst its ...

Jungle Fire plant (Excoecaria cochinchinensis ‘Jungle Fire’) is aptly named for the vibrant maroon coloring on the underside of its leaves. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with ...

Ever since they released their debut, Tropicoso, Jungle Fire has left me hungry for more of their sabroso Latin Funk. It was the Funkish best album of 2014, and now one of my go-to favorite records.

It’s impossible to describe Jungle Fire without employing a lot of adjectives. The band/project (they describe themselves as both) sports nearly a dozen members: four drummers, two trombonists, two ...

Los Angeles-based Jungle Fire is on fire. They’re hot! Spicy hot -- like a cayenne pepper sandwich fresh from the oven. The 10-piece, Afro-Cuban funk ensemble of Latin descent will squeeze onto the ...

The 10-piece Los Angeles band Jungle Fire calls the music it makes “tropi-funk,” and the reasoning permeates its self-titled new album, a seamless convergence of Latin, Afro-Cuban, West African and ...

Ever since they released their debut, Tropicoso, Jungle Fire has left me hungry for more of their sabroso Latin Funk. It was the Funkish best album of 2014, and now one of my go-to favorite records.