[7/11] Preview: Clandestino All Stars & Money Chicha at Symphony Square
July 10, 2014 by
Symphony Square will be a Latin Alternative hotspot on Friday as the Clandestino All-Stars pay tribute to Manu Chao after a set from Austin’s first chicha band.
[5/9] Preview: Money Chicha, La Frenetika at Gypsy Lounge
May 8, 2014 by
Money Chicha and La Frenetika get a little pre-pachanga going at Gypsy Lounge on May 9.
Austin Ticket Giveaway: Money Chicha, Cilantro Boombox & Golden Dawn Arkestra
April 2, 2014 by
Money Chicha is Austin’s first chicha group, incorporating the psychedelic sounds of guitars, fuzz, and reverb with heavy percussion. Featuring members of Grupo Fantasma and Brownout, their music pays homage to the musical and cultural movement of the ’60s and ’70s found in Peru and Colombia. On Saturday, Apr. 5, Money Chicha will be performing […]
Austin Ticket Giveaway: Chicha Summit at Flamingo Cantina
September 9, 2013 by
In Peru, in the late 60’s and 1970’s, from the slums of Lima to the jungle towns of the Amazon, a new sound emerged which would come to be known as Chicha. Influenced by Colombian Cumbia, this new tropical sound used a classic Afro-Caribbean rhythm section of bass, bells, bongos, congas and timbales along with […]
