Juana Fe


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.

History

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, and performing in the peripheral neighbourhoods of the Chilean capital. That same year, Juana Fe obtained a grant from the National Arts Development Fund which they used to record their first album, Con los pies en el barrio. 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, incorporates more diverse influences such as hip hop and salsa, and lyrics offering social commentary.
Juana Fe has toured Europe, performing at 30 events and participating in 15 festivals, including the Glastonbury music festival in 2011.
The band has also performed throughout Latin America and within their native Chile, offering a large number of free concerts.

Discography

Albums

Con los pies en el barrio (2004, [FONDART])

  1. Barrio viejo
  2. Loco pato
  3. Peligro
  4. La calavera amarilla
  5. Digame lo que va a pasar
  6. Pa que no se olvide
  7. La esquina de la desgracia
  8. Juan
  9. El alma de mis muertos
  10. Savia nueva

    Afrorumba chilenera (2007, Sello Azul)

  11. Callejero
  12. ChinChin
  13. Afrorumbachilenera
  14. El Volcán
  15. El que te quiere te quiere
  16. La Teleraña
  17. La Dormida
  18. Los Tambores
  19. Andrea
  20. Chilian suin

    La makinita (2010)

  21. La makinita
  22. Del fin del mundo
  23. Tengo luquita
  24. Yankee man
  25. No era Cecilia
  26. La bala
  27. Bombo y guitarra
  28. Un papel es un papel
  29. Masari Chin chin
  30. Chiquitita
  31. Click click
  32. Venga mi vida
  33. La jardinera
  34. Zig zag
  35. Bajando por el zig zag

    Maleducao (2016)

  36. A quemar el sol
  37. Enloqueciendo
  38. Maleducao
  39. Cimarrón
  40. Una Volada
  41. Sirena
  42. La flor del desierto
  43. Cualquiera puede bailar
  44. Tráiganme la medicina