Pedro Pablo Canale, better known as his

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Chancha Vía Circuito is a producer, DJ/

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and

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, from

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. Fusion of

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and

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times. Cumbia is said to have com ...

is key factor of Chancha Vía Circuito's music. He explores the minimal side of digital cumbia with inspiration from Afro-dance, murgas, minimal dub, IDM, and

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. Computer bleeps share sonic space with folkloric chant. Candombe drums are accompanied by the sample of a

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splicing the air and a vocal line of indigenous bebop is layered over hints of dub. Canale launched an EP "Bienaventuranza remixes", with collaborations from Nicola Cruz, El Búho, Rafael Aragon and Baiuca. He released an album in December 2018 with his project “Pino Europeo”, in collaboration accordion player Chango Spasiuk. Since 2010 Chancha Vía Circuito is one of the favorite artists of

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Discography

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Albums

* ''Rodante'' (2008) * ''Río Arriba'' (2010) * ''Los Pastores Mixtape'' (2010) * ''Amansara'' (2014) * ''Bienaventuranza'' (2018) * ''Pino Europeo'' (2018) * ''La Estrella'' (2022)

Singles & EPs

* ''Bersa Discos'' (2008) * ''Rodante'' (2008) * ''Bosques Via Temperley'' (2008) * ''Semillas EP'' (2012) * ''Coplita'' (2014) * ''Amansara Remixes'' (2015) * ''Bienaventuranza Remixes'' (2019) * ''Como Noide'' (2019) * ''Pleamar'' (2020) * ''Ceremonia'' (2021) * ''Tenalach'' (2024)

DJ Mixes

* ''Río Arriba Mixtape'' (2010) * ''Mixtape Cumbiero - European Tour 2013'' (2013)

References

External links

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