Antibalas founder Martín Perna and partner Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma evidently finished their debut “El Nino Y El Soul” in 2004, after Martín’s car broke down in Michoacán, Mexico and the recovery took longer than planned. Their partnership has now flowered into a third full length on ESL Music called Coconut Rock as Ocote Soul Sounds & Adrian Queseda, and it’s a marvelous chronicle of psychedelic afrosoul & latin funk.

Ocote, the Nauhatl word for pine, is key to starting fires, the fires used for cooking and heating across Mexico and beyond. A tiny handful, and even damp pieces of wood ignite, Perna says. “And I like that metaphor. I have always seen my role in whatever I do as a catalyst. We’re not the big log burning that everybody sees. We are the one that gets it started,” whether it’s the current Afrobeat craze fueled by Antibalas, Quesada’s initiative in Austin to help improve the lives of the city’s musicians, or Perna’s founding of NYC’s first biodiesel factory.

“Coconut Rock” is a grandiose cinematic journey, with tight rhythmic prowess and versatility that spans the entire beat arsenal of Americas up to Cumbia. Add the funky brass and psychedelic keys on top and you’re instantly teleported to a hot and funky roadtrip in Mesoamerica that might teach you a good lesson or two. Don’t forget the digital deluxe re-release with bonus remixes by Cologne’s Ancient Astronauts and other artists will be available on Tuesday the 8th.