Chilean singer, songwriter, and guitarist Aldo Enrique Asenjo Cubillos, better known as El Macha, was born in Villa Alemana, Chile on August 4, 1968). In…
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Artist Profiles: Chico Trujillo
Acclaimed Chilean ensemble Chico Trujillo started as an offshoot of punk/ska band La Floripondio in 1999. Eventually, Chico Trujillo became Chile’s leading crossover cumbia band.…
View More Artist Profiles: Chico TrujilloChilean Artist Pascuala Ilabaca Releases Music Video and Announces North American Tour
Chilean composer, vocalist, accordionist and pianist Pascuala Ilabaca has released the song “Por qué se fue la Paloma” (Why did the dove leave?) on video.…
View More Chilean Artist Pascuala Ilabaca Releases Music Video and Announces North American TourArtist Profiles: Quilapayún
Quilapayún first started in Chile in 1965 and is now one of the most famous Andean musical bands in the world. Its main artistic value…
View More Artist Profiles: QuilapayúnArtist Profiles: Matato’a
Matato’a is a Chilean music and dance group from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the Pacific. The name of the group means The Warriors. It…
View More Artist Profiles: Matato’aArtist Profiles: Mariana Montalvo
Mariana Montalvo studied guitar at the Conservatorio Nacional de Santiago, Chile. Like many of her compatriots from Chile, Montalvo was forced into a life of…
View More Artist Profiles: Mariana MontalvoArtist Profiles: Los Jaivas
One of the defining bands in the history of Chilean music, the members of Los Jaivas first began playing together in 1963, and their sound…
View More Artist Profiles: Los JaivasArtist Profiles: Joe Vasconcellos
José Manuel Yáñez Meira de Vasconcellos, better known as Joe Vasconcellos, was born March 9th, 1959 in Santiago de Chile. Joe Vasconcellos is one of…
View More Artist Profiles: Joe VasconcellosArtist Profiles: Inti-Illimani
For several decades Inti-Illimani’s music has attracted and playing on more than 30 wind, string and percussion instruments. Inti-Illimani’s compositions evoke sacred places, carnivals, daily…
View More Artist Profiles: Inti-IllimaniArtist Profiles: Claudia Acuña
Singer, songwriter, and arranger Claudia Acuña was born on July 31, 1971 in Santiago, Chile. Claudia Acuña draws upon the culture of her homeland by…
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