Kumbia Queers

Kumbia Queers

Kumbia Queers in 2013.
Background information
Origin Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres Punk Rock
Cumbia
Queercore
Years active 2007 - present
Associated acts Pablo Lescano
Flavio Cianciarulo
She Devils
Boom Boom Kid
Members Pilar Arrese (guitar)
Inés Laurencena (drums)
Patricia Pietrafesa (bass)
Juana Chang (charango)
Rocktavia (keyboards)
Past members Ali Gua Gua (voice)

Kumbia Queers is Argentine tropical-punk band, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2007.[1][2]

History

The project was born in Buenos Aires in 2007, the union of She Devils, Juana Chang and Florencia Lliteras (Happy Makers), (Argentina), with Ali Gua Gua of Las Ultrasónicas (México).[3] At first, they played covers of The Cure, Madonna, Ramones, Black Sabbath, twisting them to the rhythm of cumbia with lyrics full of queer poetry and humor.[4] With their third album, 2012 appeared, the group turned to their own songs and lyrics mainly.[5]

In summer 2012, the band went on their third tour in Europe. Within 27 days they played for Stockholm to Madrid at 23 locations in total 25 concerts.[6] 2014 was the band in Latin America and - at the invitation of the jury of the SXSW Festival - traveling in the United States. In summer 2015, the Kumbia Queers come back to Europe and put in a new formation without Ali Gua Gua, their current disk before.

Each year, complete the Kumbia Queers over one hundred appearances.[7] Especially in Chile, Mexico, Canada, Spain. Japan and Argentina grow the number of its fans.[8]

Discography

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biografia de Kumbia Queers". Rock.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Kumbia Queers: una fórmula muy especial | TN.com.ar". M.tn.com.ar (in Spanish). 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Behance". Behance.net. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. ↑ "Explota la cumbia punk y lésbica". Infobae.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  5. ↑ "Kumbia Queers - Músicos". WhatsUpBuenosAires. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  6. ↑ "Kumbia Queers: ‘Juntas tenemos un carisma especial’ | Diario El Ciudadano y la Gente". Elciudadanoweb.com. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  7. ↑ Rodrigo Alarcón. "Kumbia Queers realiza ocho conciertos en cuatro ciudades « Diario y Radio Uchile". Radio.uchile.cl. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  8. ↑ "Kumbia Queers presenta su último disco en Neuquén | Neuquén al Instante". Neuquenalinstante.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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