El Santo Golpe

Founded in 2016 in Riverside California, El Santo Golpe is an energetic AfroLatin music collective led by artivist and Mexican songwriter Ulises Rodriguez, bringing the vibrant spirit of thebAfroLatin Diaspora to global stages. Rooted in cultural diversity and richness across the Latin Americas, the ensemble unites tradion-bearers and contemporary creators in a powerful, high energy live experience. Blending original compositions with folkloric influences from
across the world, El Santo Golpe honors ancestral traditions through distinctive instrumentation including Jaranas, tarima, djambe, accordion, and more. Their performances are immersive and crowd engaging, transforming concerts into communal
celebrations of rhythm, movement, and joy.
At its core, El Santo Golpe exists to build bridges. Through music as a universal language, the collective connects cultures, generations, and communities, creating safe spaces where audiences can dance, sing, and experience an unexpected surge of
“alegría” and collective unity.