The Mexican-American band’s new EP features Fuerza Regida, Los Gemelos de Sinaloa, Chino Pacas, and Chuyin
Clave Especial‘s new EP is an eclectic Street Mob Records party. The Mexican-American corrido trio, made up of Alejandro Ahumada, his cousin Leonardo Lomeli, and Rogelio Gonzalez, have released AfterAfter, a five-track collection that feature Fuerza Regida, Los Gemelos de Sinaloa, Chino Pacas, and Chuyin.
Each collaboration drives forward the mission of AfterAfter to “bring together artists from diverse regions who share the same creative energy,” according to a press release. Clave Especial hail from Salinas, California while Fuerza Regida rep the sounds coming from Southern California, Chino Pacas brings the flavor of central Mexico, Chuyin, and both Los Gemelos de Sinaloa and Chuyin offer a Sinoloan touch to their corridos. The move to emphasize these regions “reflects how regional Mexican music is being shaped today,” creating a “constantly evolving sound.”
AfterAfter marks Clave Especial’s second EP and first project since the release of their 2025 debut album Mija No Te Asustes, which found them breaking into the regional Mexican music scene in a big way. That album garnered 3.2 billion global streams and was certified platinum in the U.S. The new EP is set to further cement Clave Especial’s staying power; last month, the track with Fuerza Regida “Ferarri” debuted in the Top 5 on Spotify’s USA songs.
Even with a new release of music out in the world, Clave Especial are continuing to work on their follow up to Mija No Te Asustes. In an interview for Rolling Stone’s Future of Music series, the trio teased their evolving sound. “Obviously we are going to still have corridos, but we’re going to be having some new sounds, some new melodies, some new instruments,” Lomeli said. “We want to keep giving people fresh things, but not without the essence of Clave, because that’s what they like.”
