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Chicha Libre is a Brooklyn-based six-member band founded by Olivier Conan. Its name is a reference to chicha, a corn-based liquor that has been produced in South America since the time of the Incas. It is also the name of a Peruvian musical genre (also known as Peruvian cumbia) on which the band's music is based.




History


Conan was first introduced to chicha music on a trip to Peru in 2005. Their first album, ¡Sonido Amazonico!, was released in 2008 on Barbes Records, a label which Conan runs from his home in Brooklyn. They released their second album, Canibalismo, in 2012, and an EP, Cuatro Tigres, in 2013, both digitally and on vinyl.
The band's original members were Olivier Conan (lead vocalist, cuatro), Josh Camp (DuoVox, keyboards, background vocals), Vincent Douglas (guitar), Greg Burrows (percussion, background vocals, timbales, bongos, guiro, reco-reco), Timothy Quigley (percussion, bongo, shakers, conga) and Nick Cudahy (bass guitar). Additional members are Neil Ochoa (congas) and Karina Colis (timbales). Featured guest artists have included Jose Carballo (a former member of the seminal Peruvian chicha band, Los Hijos del Sol).




Style


The band's music is based on chicha, a fusion of rock and roll and cumbia produced by the native population of the Peruvian Andes and Amazon. This music was most popular in the 1960s and 1970s in northern Peru. Conan has described his band's music as "free-form Chicha" and has said they take many liberties with chicha music.




Reception


Sonido Amazonico received a favorable review from Brendon Griffin in PopMatters. Griffin wrote that "...like the best music of any genre it leaves you wondering about the mystery of it all" and gave the album a rating of 9 out of 10. Jon Lusk wrote on the BBC's website that the album's music was "too self-conscious and contrived to match the fevered originals". Robert Christgau awarded Cuatro Tigres an A− and wrote that the band "acknowledge[s] their true roots" on the EP.




Discography






= Studio albums

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Sonido Amazonico! (2008)

Sonido Amazonico
Primavera en la Selva
Mi Plato de Barro
Tres Pasajeros
The Hungry song
El Borrachito
Pavane
Six Pieds Sous Terre
Un Shipibo en España
Indian Summer
La Cumbia del Zapatero
Popcorn Andino
Yo No Fui
Gnosienne No. 1



Canibalismo (2012)

La Plata (En Mi Carrito De Lata)
Danza Del Millonario
El Carnicero De Chicago
Muchachita Del Oriente
Depresion Tropical
Juaneco En El Cielo
Intermission
L'Âge d'Or
Papageno Eléctrico
Number 17
Lupita En La Selva Y El Doctor
The Ride Of The Valkyries (Composed By – Richard Wagner)
La Danza De Don Lucho
Once Tejones
Engineers: Jason LaFarge, Joshua Camp, Olivier Conan
Mastered by: Scott Hull (2)
Mixed by: Bryce Goggin
Producers: Joshua Camp, Olivier Conan




= EP

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Cuatro tigres

The Guns of Brixton (Strummer, Jones, Headon, Simonon)
Rica Chicha (Jaime Moreyra)
Alone Again Or (Brian Maclean)
La Danza de los Simpsons (Danny Elfman)
Producer: Olivier Conan and Joshua Camp
Mixed by: Bryce Goggin at Trout Recording
Cover: Elliot Tupac




References






External links


Official website

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