Cuchufleta

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Cuchufleta
OriginSantiago, Chile
GenresRock'n'dino, rock and roll, indie folk
Years active2004 - present
Labels

Cuchufleta is a Chilean musical project that gathers Gregorio Fonten's songs. It was formed as a band in Chile the year 2004 by Fontén with and . 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.[1]

They are currently signed by the New York label .

Biography[]

Cuchufleta was formed in 2004 by the name of Cuchufleta Punk 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.[2][3]

For the year 2007, from the band 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.[4]

With Parra assuming as musical producer, Cuchufleta creates the 2009 album "Hoy, joven y vital". This album is dedicated to who was the lead vocalist of the band during the sixties in Chile. This record gathers generations of Chilean rock music [5] and it is praised by the press for its particular way of merging heterogenous influences with a strong local identity.[6][7]

By the end of the year 2009, this album is heard by the U.S. label and his producer, , invites Fontén to record a new album in New York City.[8] This album is pre-released in Chile in a special deluxe edition.[9] 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.[10]

Currently Cuchufleta has moved to London.

Members[]

Gregorio Fontén: vocals, keyboards, composition (2004 - ) : violin, vocals (2004–2009) : drums (2004 - ) : trumpet, guitar (2004–2009) : guitar (2009 - ) : trombone (2008 - ) : bass (2008 - ) Eduardo Parra: keyboards (2009) : guitar (2008) Clinton Curtis: bass (2010) : bass (2010) : guitar, keyboards (2010) : bass (2010) : flute (2005) : vocals (2010) : vocals (2010) : fx keyboards, vocals (2004–2008) : percussion (2004–2006) : guitar (2008) : charango (2008) : ukulele (2008) : violin (2008) Juan Osorio: viola (2008–2009) : violoncello (2008) : percussion (2008)

Discography[]

  • 2004 -
  • 2006 -
  • 2008 -
  • 2009 -

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2013-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Cuchufleta". 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Cuchufleta's "Hoy, Joven y Vital" : 27 Sound". 23 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Programa Lunes 26 abril 2010, 102.5fm Radio Univ.de.Chile 22:00hrs". Perdidos.cl. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

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