Immigrant music: MAKU Soundsystem groves and Diana Rein riffs the blues.

Diana Rein is a magnetic Indie Blues  artists known as "the Six String Siren" by her adoring fans. With a sharp tongue, driving blues guitars and melodic solos she is rising fast in the blues world. Born in Romania and raised in Chicago, Diana came onto the scene as an acoustic rhythm guitar player in her hometown with the release of her first album of 8 originals, "The Back Room". It wasn't long before she was doing solo and band shows all around Chicago. Now Diana finally stepping out as a lead guitarist and vocalist on her new album "Long Road". 

New York-based M.A.K.U Soundsystem is a band of immigrant artists, most hailing from Colombia, that embodies a  quest for identity through sound and bodies in motion and music for everyday people. Born in 2010, the band has independently released two full-length albums, one EP, and toured across the U.S. with their fiery grooves. The newest release, Mezcla captures the sound of their native countries and blends them with rock and indie music moves feet and hips with powerful  groves and  lyrics that  reflect the lives of the band.