Chico Trujillo & La Misa Negra

 Event Date: June 21, 2012
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    Event Location: The New Parish - 579 18th St Oakland, CA 94612

    Event Description:
    CHICO TRUJILLO
    http://chicotrujillo.com

    Chico Trujillo is Chile's most prominent Cumbia band. They are
    the soundtrack to every party from Santiago to Valparaiso. They
    can fill stadiums, have played with legends Los Tres and Los
    Fabulosos Cadillacs. Their mixture of classic cumbia and hints of
    rock and ska has assured them audiences from every generation and
    every walk of life.

    These nine musicians originally came together in Chico Trujillo
    as a side project of a ska band called La Floripondio. Listening
    to Chico de Oro, its latest album and debut release on Barbès
    Records (out May 11, 2010), you might grasp how cumbia is a
    crossroads. In one direction, it allows the performers to create
    a link with the past: the Chile before Pinochet's rule, when
    fiestas gave way to protest. If the Junta's rise to power in 1973
    signaled a loss of innocence, the band's exuberance signifies a
    welcome return to the ludic world of dance parties and nocturnal
    pleasures.

    LA MISA NEGRA
    http://lamisanegra.com

    La Misa Negra is an 8-piece, Oakland-based band that plays a very
    unique blend of Cumbia and high-energy, Afro-Colombian dance
    music.  Packed with horn and accordion powered riffs, a raucous
    rhythm section and a vintage Colombian sound, La Misa Negra
    delivers a killer live show that explodes with infectious dance
    grooves and punk rock energy.  In only a matter of months, La
    Misa Negra has begun to build a reputation as one of the Bay
    Area's most exciting live bands and has already shared the stage
    with an eclectic mix of internationally renown artists such as
    Celso Piña, Nortec Collective, La Santa Cecilia, Bobbito Garcia
    and La Sonora Dinamita.  Currently in the midst of a busy touring
    schedule, La MIsa Negra is also working on their debut album,
    which is slated for a Fall 2012 release.