Today Latin Grammy® nominated bassist, composer, producer Matt Geraghty and Peruvian vocalist Araceli Poma have released their debut album, ‘The Sacred Leaf’ by their band Afro-Andean Funk. The new album traces shamanism, indigenous Peruvian culture and human rights alongside the powerful healing coca leaf.'The Sacred Leaf' mingles a broad spectrum of traditional and modern musical styles such as Afro-pop, huayno, electronica, drum and bass, funk, cumbia and hard rock. Lyrics on the album span across different languages like Spanish, Quechua and Haitian-Creole.Bassist Geraghty met vocalist Araceli Poma in a recording studio in Lima, Peru in 2019 while she was invited to be part of a documentary Geraghty was producing called 'The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music.' Geraghty brought this music travel documentary series to Peru to seek out emerging artists and bring hidden cultural treasures greater international visibility.Geraghty and team invited nine distinguished women singer