Che Apalache, led by Joe Troop, features three powerhouse Latin American musicians — two from Argentina, Franco Martino (guitar), Martin Bobrik (mandolin), and Pau Barjau (banjo) from Mexico — and has been taking audiences by storm with their fusion of Latin and American roots music. Famed banjo player and cross-genre trailblazer Béla Fleck was so taken with the band that he signed on to produce their new album, Rearrange My Heart, released this August on Free Dirt Records. The band was formed to enjoy music, to honor it, and to bridge the gap between North and South America, creating a vision of a truly “American” music.

This is a band to watch!

–Bela Fleck