Chimó Psicodélico
Chimó Psicodélico
Genres: arauca, Colombia, llanera, Fusion, folklore
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About Chimó Psicodélico
Chimó Psicodélico is a group of musicians authors and composers. Their fusion of elements from different organological and folklore genres such as nu jazz , rock and Latin American folklore, seeks to establish a new musical direction which conserves and, promotes the lyrics and traditions of their llaneros ancestors. They seek to establish our music within the scope of the world of folklore generating an alternative for people looking for new experiences of sound. Their aim is to make people aware of llanera culture in a different way from the traditional way. Through fusion they aim to generate curiosity and encourage the listener to want to know more about and to care about their roots. Chimó Psicodélico is a band from Arauca –Arauca (Colombia) who intended to recover and experiment with the traditional music. They are comprised seven musicians; four traditional musicians and three who play jazz and rock. Daniel Melifero is the singer and the main songwriter. Amín Castellanos Herrera plays the electric guitar; Yensi Ferney Trujillo is the bass player, Carlos Gutierrez plays the bandola. The bandola is a Catalan string instrument with four orders and one string on each order. It is tuned as a mandolin on thirds, fourths and fifths, which in the Llano region is called “transports”. It is played “pajueliao”, making it easier for the performers of the string, so they can play them strongly with the plectrum with harmony to make the melody;and llanero cuatro, as the tiple. This instrument comes directly from the guitar of four orders which was brought to America by the Spanish settlers.The cuatro is played in the Llanos to accompany other instruments, it`s played ripped, with quick beats silencing the vibration of the strings; Camilo Guerrero singer and llanera harp (it has 30 or 34) strings. The harp is linked to the “joropo”, the national ballroom dance of Llanos Orientales marked by lilting stamping steps in three-quarter time), Anderson Sánchez plays the drums and minor percussion; and, Rafael Fontecha plays the acoustic guitar and harmonica “a mouth organ wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones”.
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