Subscribe RSS"This is a mixture. We took cumbia rhythms and made some versions of old Colombian songs faster and louder. You can ponder you're in a punk rock concert sometimes."
The punk influence isn't surprising, considering that the band evolved out of La Floripondio, a raw rock combo from the small central Chilean township of Villa Alemana. Over the first two years, the group gradually expanded, adding percussion and horns. While the band started winsome fans in Santiago, it really forged its identity in Germany, where it landed a regular gig at Berlin's cosmopolitan Café Zapata.
Liberate of Chile's enduring political divisions, the musicians concentrated on forging an irresistible sound. "We wanted to try to reach people in Europe," Magliocchetti says from Santiago. "We wanted to not treat seriously c mess with for everyone and not worry about being any kind of political band. Café Zapata was perfect, very multicultural with people from all over the world. In one year we played there more than 40 times."
