Kumbia Queers Explained

Kumbia Queers
Origin:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Years Active:	2007–present
Current Members:	Pilar Arrese Inés Laurencena Patricia Pietrafesa Juana Chang Rocktavia
Past Members:	Ali Gua Gua

Kumbia Queers is Argentine tropical-punk band, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2007.^{[1] [2]}

History

The project was born in Buenos Aires in 2007, the union of She Devils, Juana Chang and Florencia Lliteras (Happy Makers), (Argentina), with Ali Gua Gua of Las Ultrasónicas (México).^[3] At first, they played covers of The Cure, Madonna, Ramones, Black Sabbath, twisting them to the rhythm of cumbia with lyrics full of queer poetry and humor.^[4] With their third album, 2012 appeared, the group turned to their own songs and lyrics mainly.^[5]

In 2012, the band went on their third tour in Europe. Within 27 days they played at 23 locations from Stockholm to Madrid in a total of 25 concerts.^[6] 2014 was the band in Latin America and - at the invitation of the jury of the SXSW Festival - traveling in the United States. In summer 2015, the Kumbia Queers returned to Europe and performed with a new lineup, without Ali Gua Gua.

Each year, Kumbia Queers make over one hundred appearances.^[7] The number of fans is growing, especially in Chile, Mexico, Canada, Spain, Japan and Argentina.^[8]

Band members

Current

• Pilar Arrese – guitar
• Inés Laurencena – drums
• Patricia Pietrafesa – bass
• Juana Chang – charango
• Rocktavia – keyboards

Past

• Ali Gua Gua – vocals

Discography

• Kumbia nena! (2007)
• La gran estafa del tropipunk (2010)
• Pecados Tropicales (2012)
• Canta y no llores (2015)
• La Oscuridad Bailable (2019)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biografia de Kumbia Queers . Rock.com.ar . 11 March 2016.
2. Web site: Kumbia Queers: una fórmula muy especial | TN.com.ar . es. M.tn.com.ar . 31 January 2012 . 11 March 2016.
3. Web site: Behance . Behance.net . 11 March 2016.
4. Web site: Explota la cumbia punk y lésbica . Infobae.com . 11 March 2016.
5. Web site: Kumbia Queers - Músicos . WhatsUpBuenosAires . 11 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316040734/http://whatsupbuenosaires.com/entrevista/KUMBIA_QUEERS_-_MUSICOS . 16 March 2016 . dead .
6. Web site: Kumbia Queers: 'Juntas tenemos un carisma especial' | Diario El Ciudadano y la Gente . Elciudadanoweb.com . 24 January 2013 . 11 March 2016.
7. Web site: Rodrigo Alarcón . Kumbia Queers realiza ocho conciertos en cuatro ciudades « Diario y Radio Uchile . Radio.uchile.cl . 11 March 2016.
8. Web site: Kumbia Queers presenta su último disco en Neuquén | Neuquén al Instante . Neuquenalinstante.com.ar . 11 March 2016.