Tipa Tipo

Tipa Tipo is a tropical soft rock band led by multidisciplinary artists Adele Fournet and Felipe Wurst. Blending '70s soft rock and disco with Latin rhythms and performance art aesthetics, the project pairs a retro production style with Spanglish songwriting. Born out of Lima's experimental pop scene in the early 2010s and forged in the chaos and collaborative spirit of New York City, Tipa Tipo is anchored by Fournet and Wurst alongside an ever-expanding community of collaborators — including longtime drummer and creative partner Jordan Auber.  Their latest record, Arquetipas, brings together artists from across Latin America and the United States in an exploration of survival and delight with a backdrop of colorful sonic landscapes.  The band's previous releases have earned acclaim from Bandcamp Daily, Paste, and Perú's Rock Achorao, with KEXP praising their "intoxicating tropical yacht rock" and "spellbinding rhythms, infectious pop hooks and endless grooves.”

Photo by Moriah Ziman
Photo by Moriah Ziman
Photo by Moriah Ziman

Paste Magazine

“Their unique approach to blending culture using retro Peruvian cumbia guitar tones is a surprisingly modern twist in the world of pop”

Chris sanley - music director of kexp

“the band’s fusion of both retro and contemporary cumbia, disco and soft rock while incorporating sounds from South and North America results in spellbinding rhythms, infectious pop hooks and endless grooves.”

John schaefer - host of new sounds (Wnyc)

“The trio plays an unlikely, but likeable, mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht rock.  With their synthesizers, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies, they offer a kind of retro 70s sound, but with a modern, feminist sensibility and lyrics sung mostly in Spanish.”

BANDCAMP DAILY

“Fans of multicultural indie groups will find themselves right at home in Tipa Tipo’s modern, neatly self-produced approach to tropical music. Clean guitars, sweet vocals, and lyrics that touch on political and feminist issues make for an overall wonderful debut.”