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The following decade of performances solidified their identity. In 2002 and 2003, their shows at the Festival del Huaso de Olmué placed them alongside two legends of Chilean cumbia, Giolito y su Combo and La Sonora de Tommy Rey, in a tropical summit no one forgot. Meanwhile, in Europe, their residency at Berlin’s Café Zapata (2002–2009) turned them into a local phenomenon: they played in bars where the audience danced regardless of language. The album Fiesta de Reyes (2003), recorded across four impromptu performances, stands as a testament to that era: unpretentious, just the energy of a band discovering its best self onstage. In Chile, their self-produced parties at La Batuta or the Estación Mapocho during the Carnavales Culturales cemented them as a group that didn’t need record labels or paid tours to fill venues.
Between 2006 and 2010, they released two pivotal albums reflecting their evolution. Cumbia Chilombiana (2006) and Plato Único Bailable (2008) mixed original songs with covers of classic cumbias like "Daniela" or "El galeón español", always retaining that fusion signature that made them sound distinct. By then, they were a radio and live staple: "Loca", for instance, became a massively broadcast hit, to the point of rejecting invitations to the Festival de Viña del Mar to avoid the trap of prefabricated shows. Their 2010 U.S. tour closed that chapter on a high note, yet without compromising their essence: Chico Trujillo was never a band chasing studio-perfect recordings, but a group that understood their music was complete only with the sweat of an improvised concert in any city worldwide.
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- Born
- 1 Jan 1999
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Genre
- Cumbia