Chico Trujillo

Chile's Chico Trujillo is arguably the nation's most popular cumbia band. Their music mixes pieces of the genre's rich historical past with global influences, from rock and ska to hip-hop, dubwise reggae, punk, bolero, and Latin R&B. Their sound is deeply rooted in the cumbias of the pre-Pinochet years and incorporates virtually every aspect of Chile's popular culture, as evidenced by 2001's Chico Trujillo y la Señora Imaginación. Though best-known for live performances (they have toured almost constantly since 2002), they record sporadically, and their albums have consistentl...