Chico Trujillo

Musical style and influences

Chico Trujillo mixes original songs with traditional cumbia, exploring styles as diverse as boleros and ska, Andean folk and hip hop, reggae and rock, in a popular live act. A post on The New York Times Artsbeat blog described Chico Trujillo's signature sound:

“Every party band needs a rhythm, and Aldo Asenjo, the band’s leader and singer, relies on cumbia, the beat heard in countless variations across Latin America. Cumbia often trots calmly, but Chico Trujillo’s version gallops, bounding along; now and then, the music switches into rumba, equally upbeat. Mr. Asenjo sings lyrics as chattery and percussive as some hip-hop, taking on the ups and downs of love and life, with his voice answered by chortling horns — did he borrow the arranging idea from ska bands? — and a tootling, circusy organ. Syncopation, momentum and a way of romping through pain — a party band needs them all, and Chico Trujillo has them.”

As they themselves explain, Chico Trujillo has "been able to mix pieces of the past with the global influence of alternative culture, bringing it all together under the Pan-American flag of the cumbia."

Members

• Aldo Asenjo- Vocals
• Michael "Bendito" Magliocchetti – Vocals, Guitar
• Victor "Tuto" Vargas – Bass guitar
• Juanito Gronemeyer – Percussion, Drums
• Sebastián Cabezas "Zorrita" – Trumpet
• Rodolfo Fuica "Tio Rodi" – Percussion, Drums
• Luis Tabilo – Trombone
• Joselo Osses – Keyboard
• Leo Ruiz – Saxophone
• Felita – Saxophone
• Macha Asenjo – Guitar, Vocals

Discography

Albums

• 2001: Chico Trujillo y la Señora Imaginación (released in Germany as Up the Ass!)
• 2003: Fiesta de reyes (live)
• 2007: Cumbia chilombiana
• 2008: Plato único bailable
• 2009: Chico de oro
• 2010: Vivito y coleando (live)
• 2012: El gran pecador
• 2015: Reina de todas las fiestas
• 2019: Mambo mundial

Singles

• Maria ria (2001)
• Y si no fuera (2001)
• El conductor (2006)
• Medallita (2006)
• La escoba (2006)
• Lanzaplatos! (2008)
• Loca (2008)
• Sin Excusas (2009)
• Gran Pecador (2009)

References

References

1. [http://musica.terra.cl/chico-trujillo-de-las-calles-de-berlin-a-conquistar-europa,83a72f418e404310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html Chico Trujillo de las calles de Berlin a conquistar Europa]. Musica.terra.cl. Retrieved 31 January 2013
2. [http://soundsandcolours.com/articles/chile/chico-trujillo-bringing-chilean-cumbia-to-the-masses-8651/ Chico Trujillo: Bringing Chilean cumbia to the masses]. Soundsandcolours.com. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
3. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/video_fotos/2012/10/121012_latin_beats_chico_trujillo_rg.shtml Latin Beats: Chico Trujillo]. BBC Mundo. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
4. [http://www.thisischile.cl/6931/2/three-chilean-acts-perform-at-lollapalooza-music-festival-in-chicago/News.aspx Three Chilean acts perform at Lollapalooza music festival] {{webarchive. link. (21 June 2012 . This is Chile. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2013.)
5. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/video_fotos/2012/10/121012_latin_beats_chico_trujillo_rg.shtml Latin Beats: Chico Trujillo]. BBC Mundo. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
6. [http://musica.terra.cl/chico-trujillo-de-las-calles-de-berlin-a-conquistar-europa,83a72f418e404310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html Chico Trujillo de las calles de Berlin a conquistar Europa]. Musica.terra.cl. Retrieved 31 January 2013
7. [http://www.thisischile.cl/8133/2/legendary-chilean-cumbia-band-chico-trujillo-launches-new-album/News.aspx Legendary Chilean cumbia band Chico Trujillo launches new album] {{Webarchive. link. (27 December 2012 . This is Chile. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.)
8. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/lollapalooza-chile-a-world-class-party-band/ Lollapalooza Chile: A world-class party band]. NY Times Artsbeat blog. 4 April 2011. Retrieved January, 2013.
9. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/video_fotos/2012/10/121012_latin_beats_chico_trujillo_rg.shtml Latin Beats: Chico Trujillo]. BBC Mundo. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.