Mekatelyu is a Costa Rican band formed in December 1998 when Gabriel Dávila (Gabo), bassist of the band, began to search for a new style of music that would fuse reggae roots with different Caribbean and Latin rhythms.
After a short time rehearsing, Mekatelyu debuted at the Youth Festival in Sabana, San José, Costa Rica, on February 6, 1999. The band began to play more regular concerts in the Costa Rican underground scene with ska and punk groups...
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