11 Chacarrachaca - Music

Cuchufleta Is A Project That Gathers Gregorio Fontén’s Songs And That Was Formerly Known As Cuchufleta Punk. It Was Formed As A Band In The Year 2004 By Fontén With Joaquín Subercaseaux And Amparo Fontaine By The Name Of Cuchufleta Punk. Since Then It Has Had Many Members Changed And They Have Performed In Different Countries. Its Music Mixes Rock Influences With Latin American Music And Experimental Music. They Been Catalogued By The Press As Los Jaivas’s Godchildren. Cuchufleta Is Currently Signed By The New York Label 27 Sound Entertainment. Cuchufleta Was Formed The Year 2004 By The Name Of Cuchufleta Punk In Santiago Chile As A Trio With Gregorio Fontén Vocals Piano Joaquín Subercaseaux Drums And Amparo Fontaine Violin . Originally The Project Was An Instrumental Composition By Fontén. Motivated By The Result Of This Composition The Band Was Formed. The “Cuchufleta Punk” Composition Was Included In The Band’s First Album Under The Name Of “Pitanzas”. This First Album Was Released In December 2004 And It Sealed Cuchufleta’s First Stage Characterized By Free Improvisation And Experimental Poetry.
In 2005 Hernán Fontaine Joins The Band In Trumpet And They Release The Album Lencería Fina 2006 . With This New Album Cuchufleta Is Recognized As The Most Original And Daring Band In The Chilean Musical Scene.
For The Year 2007 Eduardo Lira From The Band Elso Tumbay Assumes As Musical Producer For The Recording Of The Album Cuchufleta 2008 . This Album Centers Its Music In Song Format And It Is The First Album To Include A Bass Performed By Fontén In The Synthesizer. In It The Band Makes A Definitive Move Into Rock Music With Hernán Switching From Trumpet To Electric Guitar. Singles Like Voz Andina Merengue And Chicha Calls The Attention Of The Media And Gets Cuchufleta Sound Close To The Prestigious Seventies Band Los Jaivas. A Relationship Is Formed Between Cuchufleta And Los Jaiva’s Keyboardist Eduardo Parra. With Parra Assuming As Musical Producer Cuchufleta Creates The 2009 Album “Hoy Joven Y Vital”. This Album Is Dedicated To Rhino Gonzalez Who Was The Lead Vocalist Of The Band Beat 4 During The Sixties In Chile. This Record Gathers Generations Of Chilean Rock Music And It Is Praised By The Press For Its Particular Way Of Merging Heterogenous Influences With A Strong Local Indentity. By The End Of The Year 2009 This Album Is Heard By The U.S. Label 27 Sound Entertainment And His President Matt Stine Invites Fontén To Record A New Album In New York. This Album Is Pre-Released In Chile In A Special Deluxe Edition. This Album Uses A Special 36 Tone Scales Per Octave -Instead Of The Usual 12 And Is Therefore A Pioneering Work In The Use Of Alternate Tunings In Rock And Pop Music.
Currently Cuchufleta Is Based In London. Members Gregorio Fontén Vocals Keyboards Composition 2004 - Amparo Fontaine Violin Vocals 2004 - 2009 Joaquín Subercaseaux Drums 2004 - Hernán Fontaine Trumpet Guitar 2004-2009 Marcelo Lavado Guitar 2009 - Angelo Cassanello Trombone 2008 - Alberto Vignau Bass 2008 - Eduardo Parra Keyboards 2009 Alejandro Quiroga Guitar 2008 Clinton Curtis Bass 2010 Javier García-Huidobro Bass 2010 Grey Reinhardt Guitar Keyboards 2010 Marcelo González Bass 2010 Gonzalo Rozas Flute 2005 Trinidad Silva Vocals 2010 Miss Elisabeth Vocals 2010 Juan Andrés Fontaine C. Fx Keyboards Vocals 2004-2008 Sebastián Caram Percussion 2004-2006 Felipe McRostie Guitar 2008 Michu Schmidt Charango 2008 Diego Santa María Ukelele 2008 Ariel Claure Violin 2008 Juan Osorio Viola 2008 - 2009 Marcelo Cabello Violoncello 2008 Chino Aros Percussion 2008 Discography * 2004 - ‘’Cuchufleta Punk’‘
* 2006 - ‘’Lencería Fina’‘
* 2008 - ‘’Cuchufleta 2008 ’‘
* 2009 - ‘’Hoy Joven Y Vital’‘ Official Site Http //www.Cuchufleta.Com/ read less