Juana Fe

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Years active 2004 - present Origin Santiago, Chile (2004)		Website Juana Fe blog

Associated acts Chico Trujillo Banda Conmoción Combo Ginebra La Mano Ajena Cholomandinga Guachupé Albums Con los pies en el barrio, Parrilladas Vargas, La Makinita Members Inti González, Jaime Concha, Francisco Craddock Genres Cumbia, Ska, Salsa music, Timba, Samba Record labels Sello Azul, Oveja Negra, La Makinita Similar Nano Stern, Chico Trujillo, Banda Conmocion, Guachupé, Joe Vasconcellos Profiles Twitter Myspace

Juana Fe is a Chilean musical band that mixes popular Latin American rhythms such as salsa and cumbia with Jamaican ska. Alongside other New Chilean Cumbia bands such as La Mano Ajena, Tizana and Chico Trujillo, they form part of the new wave of Latin American fusion that became popular in the first decade of the 21st century. Juana Fe’s music is influenced by urban life and the political and social environment in Chile.

Juana Fe Juana Fe y Nano Stern realizan disco indito Twitsessions

History

Juana Fe Callejeros y patiperros chilenos Juana Fe inicia gira de dos meses

Juana Fe was formed in 2004 when fellow university students Juan Ayala, Jaime Concha and Gonzalo Ibáñez decided to dedicate themselves completely to music, living communally in a house in Barrio Brasil, and paying rent by selling soy hamburgers on the university circuit. They were soon joined by percussionists and Rodrigo Rojas on keyboards. Juana Fe began to improvise with popular rhythms, creating what they themselves termed the Afrorumba chilenera (Chilean Afro-rumba), and performing in the peripheral neighbourhoods of the Chilean capital. That same year, Juana Fe obtained a grant from the National Arts Development Fund (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cultural de las Artes, FONDART) which they used to record their first album, Con los pies en el barrio (“With your feet in the ‘hood”). In 2007 they launched the album Afrorumba chilenera, featuring the hit song Callejero, which led them to perform at two of the most important concerts in Chile: the Olmué Huaso Festival and the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. Juana Fe's latest album, La Makinita (2010), incorporates more diverse influences such as hip hop and salsa, and lyrics offering social commentary.