About the Rhythm Natives

In the early '00s, Chatsworth High School became the meeting grounds for the band that is known as the Rhythm Natives. They were founded on a common love for hip hop and live instrumentation, and the integration of the two. Fronted by two emcees - Jon Narboneta, and Glen Techico - they’ve expanded into a six man unit that also includes: bassist Matt Mora, drummer Robert Fabros, keyboardist Chez Guinto, and DJ Alex Rapada.

Their sound is found between the cracks of genre divisions. The organic mix of hip hop, jazz, R&B, and soul has earned them the respect of various Los Angeles events like Bridges, Soul Sessions, Sonido Sundays, and The Rootdown. Their lyrics are in tune with everyday experiences and social trends – all resonating with their listeners, who are often found immersed in a Rhythm Natives melody and rhyme.

In 2007, they recorded their live show at the Temple Bar. Since then, copies have been floating around Southern California and beyond. The musical energy heard on each track is so significant, that it has left their fans wanting more. Lucky for them, the guys are currently in the studio with producer Asi Friedman, working on a new album. With an early 2010 release date, the Rhythm Natives are slated to be on the rise and bring a breath of fresh air to the art they love so much.

"Twitta Dat"

Category Archives: Making the Album

Album Promo

To those of you who made it out to our show this past Friday know that Oishi Media was in the building. They were able to capture some amazing footage and have blessed us with a promo video for our album “Coming Soon 2010″. Good work guys! For more information about Oishi Media, please visit their...

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music mondays

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May Days

I’m pretty sure some of you have been wondering what we’ve been up to lately. Well, for the past couple months now we’ve been in and out of meetings and at Anime Projects preparing for the album and other side projects we have lined up for the next couple months. Making this album is not...

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An afternoon with the Rhythm Natives

Yesterday’s album cover photo shoot went perfect. We got the shots that we needed to make this album cover come alive. Thank you to our fam Tricia (CA) and Alex Rapada for taking the time out of their busy schedule to take the shots. Oishi Media also come through to shoot some behind the scenes...

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we are anticipating our album cover photo shoot

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