Chico Trujillo are a Chilean New cumbia band merging

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and rock, among other styles. The band formed in 1999 in

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, Zona Central, Chile, following a tour that lead singer – known as "Macha" – undertook with his then band through the cities of

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. Chico Trujillo's first songs were born of jamming sessions with Asenjo and his friend Antonio Orellana, and their sound gradually attracted new members to the band. This lineup led to their first album, ''Chico Trujillo y la Señora Imaginación'', in 2001. Chico Trujillo has performed concerts at universities, musical venues, festivals and various events, including the ''Cumbre Guachaca Chilena'' at

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and concerts campaigning for the rights of the indigenous

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. They have also featured on the

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music festival lineup in both

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and Chicago. Chico Trujillo has also gained a considerable following in Europe, in particular Germany.

Musical style and influences

Chico Trujillo mixes original songs with traditional cumbia, exploring styles as diverse as boleros and ska, Andean folk and

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'' Artsbeat blog described Chico Trujillo's signature sound:

“Every party band needs a rhythm, and Aldo Asenjo, the band’s leader and singer, relies on cumbia, the beat heard in countless variations across Latin America. Cumbia often trots calmly, but Chico Trujillo’s version gallops, bounding along; now and then, the music switches into rumba, equally upbeat. Mr. Asenjo sings lyrics as chattery and percussive as some hip-hop, taking on the ups and downs of love and life, with his voice answered by chortling horns — did he borrow the arranging idea from ska bands? — and a tootling, circusy organ. Syncopation, momentum and a way of romping through pain — a party band needs them all, and Chico Trujillo has them.”

As they themselves explain, Chico Trujillo has "been able to mix pieces of the past with the global influence of alternative culture, bringing it all together under the Pan-American flag of the cumbia."Latin Beats: Chico Trujillo
BBC Mundo. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

Members

*Aldo Asenjo-

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*Michael "Bendito" Magliocchetti –

, Guitar *Victor "Tuto" Vargas – Bass guitar *Juanito Gronemeyer – Percussion, Drums *Sebastián Cabezas "Zorrita" – Trumpet *Rodolfo Fuica "Tio Rodi" – Percussion, Drums *Luis Tabilo – Trombone *Joselo Osses –

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*Leo Ruiz – Saxophone *Felita – Saxophone *Macha Asenjo – Guitar, Vocals

Discography

Albums

* 2001: Chico Trujillo y la Señora Imaginación (released in Germany as Up the Ass!) * 2003: Fiesta de reyes (live) * 2007: Cumbia chilombiana * 2008: Plato único bailable * 2009: Chico de oro * 2010: Vivito y coleando (live) * 2012: El gran pecador * 2015: Reina de todas las fiestas * 2019: Mambo mundial

Singles

* ''Maria ria'' (2001) * ''Y si no fuera'' (2001) * ''El conductor'' (2006) * ''Medallita'' (2006) * ''La escoba'' (2006) * ''Lanzaplatos!'' (2008) * ''Loca'' (2008) * ''Sin Excusas'' (2009) * ''Gran Pecador'' (2009)

References

External links

Official Website

Myspace.com page

Chilean Cumbia's European Invasion: An Interview with Chico Trujillo

Artistas Sello Oveja Negra
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