Hello! 3D calls itself “a weird experiment that has gone right.”

The Cleveland band is like a musical passport filled with stamps from Peru, Colombia and other corners of the globe.

They create a high-energy blend of Latin American music with a psych-rock energy that resonates with local audiences.

Bandleader Jake Fader has spent decades making music, from touring with an Afrobeat band to producing for film and TV.

For the past six years he’s been channeling those global beats into Hello! 3D.

“It all came from hearing some classic Peruvian psychedelic music from a compilation called ‘Roots of Chicha’ and hearing this cumbia rhythm that's baked into there,” Fader said.

Cumbia is the heartbeat of Hello! 3D’s sound. The dance music from Colombia blends African, Indigenous and European i

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