Morat

Morat is a Colombian folk-pop quartet from Bogotá featuring childhood friends Juan Pablo Villamil Cortés (voice, banjo), Juan Pablo Isaza Piñeros (voice, guitar), Alejandro Posada Carrasco (percussion), and Simón Vargas Morales (bass). Their sound melds contemporary and folk instruments with expert songwriting that walks the edges of traditional folk, hook-laden pop, rock & roll, cumbia, vallenato, and more, evidenced by their 2016 debut long-player Sobre el Amor y Sus Efectos Secundarios. The album showcased a bright, sunny, anthemic sound, complete with four-part harmonies a...