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Chico Trujillo: Reina de Todas Las Fiestas
by Chris M. Slawecki
As the late 1990s transitioned into the early 2000s, in the small Chilean town called Villa Aleman, singer Aldo “Macha" Asenjo and other members of the local punk-ska group LaFloripondio would gather around and jam for fun on old classics from the Chilean and Columbian cumbia traditions. After fifteen years, six albums, and a few world tours together as Chico Trujillo, the band remains true to these roots: Their newest title, Reina de Todas Las Fiestas, translates as The Queen ...
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The superheroes of cumbia have a name. And that name is Chico Trujillo. Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the band is at the peak of its powers. They play parties. They play stadiums. They play festivals. They play all over the world. And they can't be stopped. While the outfit's contagious, recklessly danceable sound is rich in drive and colorful instrumentation, it's not like the cumbia from Argentina or Peru or any other place you can think of. It's not ...
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