Music Coast caught up with Fayuca at Reggae Rise Up Oregon 2026 in Redmond, Oregon for a conversation about Clementine, cumbia, bilingual songwriting, collaborations, Phoenix identity, and the balance between good vibes and real grit.
The band talks about how “Where the Colors Glow” has loosened up live, with trumpet, percussion, and crowd energy giving it a new life on stage. They also break down how Clementine came together through weeks of writing with no genre limits — just the band pouring out what they felt in the moment.
We also get into:
• Why cumbia and Latin rhythms are hitting hardest live right now
• How bilingual songs connect even when listeners do not understand every word
• Letting go of fear and writing more directly
• Collaborations with Gondwana, Bumpin Uglies, Authority Zero, Pilfers, 77 Jefferson, and more
• Bringing border-state / Phoenix energy into the Oregon festival crowd
• Why Fayuca will never be “all sunshine”
• How realness and grit live inside even the sweet songs
• The band’s one-sentence pitch: energetic, fun, and made to move
Clementine is out now.
🎤 Interview by Music Coast
📍 Reggae Rise Up Oregon 2026 — Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Redmond, Oregon
