Calussa

calussa is two brothers from miami, Andrew Gomez and Gino Gomez. they make afro tech and latin house, and the cuban side of the family turns up in the records about as often as the city does.

the pair sit properly inside the afro house wave rather than beside it. resident advisor and beatport both file them as afro tech, and the catalogue has landed on defected, higher ground, get physical and saved records.

We were playing in Dubai at the same time as Carlita, and we were just having coffee together, and we showed her the record. She really loved it, and after she worked on it a little more, it became something really special.

andrew of calussa to miami new times, 25 july 2023

the two records that travel furthest are Vente with nic fanciulli, out on defected on 17 november 2023, and Fell In Luv with Carlita on diplo's higher ground, 7 july 2023. before either of those, San Juan with sebastian rivero came out on their own label on 28 january 2022.

that label was Hurry Up Slowly, launched in 2021 with the miami artist malóne as an event brand that became a record label. in may 2025 they started a second one, NUSONIDO, opening it with the White Tiger ep alongside ben miller on 23 may 2025. their insomniac records entry is Noche Y Dia with fuego, 5 july 2024, which sits on the sung latin side rather than the percussion side.

they play the club room at hï ibiza on 30 september 2026, the closing wednesday of both jonas blue's senses run and the MEDUZA and James Hype our house season. before that they are at westlight rooftop at the william vale in new york on 23 august 2026 for paraiso sunset.