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Cuchufleta
12+ albums
chill906latinguitarrockfemale vocalists
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Cuchufleta is a project that gathers Gregorio Fontén’s songs and that was formerly known as Cuchufleta Punk. It was formed as a band in the year 2004 by Fontén with Joaquín Subercaseaux and Amparo Fontaine by the name of Cuchufleta Punk. Since then, it has had many members changed and they have performed in different countries. Its music mixes rock influences with Latin American music and experimental music. They been catalogued by the press as Los Jaivas’s godchildren. Cuchufleta is currently signed by the New York label 27 Sound Entertainment. Cuchufleta was formed the year 2004 by the name of Cuchufleta Punk in Santiago, Chile as a trio with Gregorio Fontén (vocals, piano), Joaquín Subercaseaux (drums) and Amparo Fontaine (violin). Originally, the project was an instrumental composition by Fontén. Motivated by the result of this composition, the band was formed. The “Cuchufleta Punk” composition was included in the band’s first album under the name of “Pitanzas”. This first album was released in december 2004 and it sealed Cuchufleta’s first stage, characterized by free improvisation and experimental poetry. In 2005 Hernán Fontaine joins the band in trumpet, and they release the album Lencería Fina (2006). With this new album, Cuchufleta is recognized as the most original and daring band in the chilean musical scene. For the year 2007, Eduardo Lira from the band Elso Tumbay assumes as musical producer for the recording of the album Cuchufleta (2008). This album centers
