MALICIA
EL ARKA (Ito, Polo & Oz KillA) · Official video
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EL ARKA.
Hip-hop · Cumbia · Salsa
EL ARKA is a Miami-based Venezuelan collective bringing hip-hop together with cumbia and salsa. Polo, Ito and Oz KillA connect rap, Latin rhythms and a shared creative history that began in late 2014.
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At a glance
Venezuelan roots.
Miami energy.
- Based in
- Miami, Florida
- Sound
- Hip-hop / Cumbia / Salsa
- Origins
- Late 2014
Band biography
EL ARKA grew out of Miami's Venezuelan hip-hop community in late 2014. The collective's sound brings rap into conversation with cumbia and salsa, connecting its Venezuelan roots with Miami's Latin music culture. Its catalog includes Superfresh, Cumbia Latina and MALICIA. Polo, Ito and Oz KillA continue that creative thread across music and video. The band's saved press biography documents past West Coast tours alongside Gondwana and Dread Mar I, as well as appearances at festivals and venues across the United States.
Listen & watch
The sound of EL ARKA.
Superfresh
Film by Ohrangutang · Produced by DJ 13
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Photos, logo & artwork.
For current band portraits, photographer credits, image permissions, or technical materials, contact the band.
Tour history
Across the West Coast.
- Two multi-city West Coast tours with Dread Mar I
- One multi-city West Coast tour with Gondwana
Shared stages
Live connections.
- Rawayana & Maffio · Grand Central, Miami
- Los Cafres · La Covacha, Miami
- Cultura Profética
- Mcklopedia
- Los Amigos Invisibles & Maffio · Twelve, Miami
Performance history
On stage.
Festivals, clubs and stages from the band’s saved press biography. Past appearances; not an upcoming tour schedule.
- Calle Ocho Festival · Mainstage
- Fuego Festival · Mainstage
- Mega Rumba Festival · Mainstage
Explore all 28 past appearances
- Sr. Frogs · Miami
- Grand Central · Miami
- Baru · Miami
- Cafeina · Miami
- El Patio · Miami
- Blind Pig · Miami
- La Poderosa · Miami
- La Covacha · Miami
- Twelve · Miami
- Flamingo Theater · Miami
- Revolution Live · Fort Lauderdale
- House of Blues · Anaheim / San Diego
- Music Box · San Diego
- Mezzanine · San Francisco
- The Ritz · San Jose
- Moe’s Alley · Santa Cruz
- Harlow’s · Sacramento
- The Regent · Los Angeles
- Canton Hall · Dallas
- Club Bahia · Los Angeles
- SOB’s · New York
- Sony Hall · New York
- Parranda Boat Party · Hudson River
- The Palace · Woodbridge
- Warehouse Live · Houston
Press archive
The early story.
El Estímulo documented the collective’s Venezuelan hip-hop roots and its beginnings in Miami in 2015.
Read the feature · May 14, 2015 ↗Booking / Press / Festivals
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