La Chiva Gantiva

The band members of La Chiva Gantiva come from Colombia, Chile, Belgium and Vietnam and met in Brussels, where they also live. They are explorers who pass on and transform the musical richness of their own roots. The band builds bridges between the folkloric sounds of ancient peoples and the modern and militant rhythms of punk and ska. This creates a style of its own, which the band calls “Punklore”. Live, La Chiva Gantiva take the stage by storm with a powerful show. The Times, among others, wrote about one of their concerts: “They throw a carnival party that explodes like a Molotov cocktail of rock, rap, soul and wild, funky Latin rhythms.” The band has toured all five continents and is now a reference for rebellious new roots music.

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The press says:

“La Chiva Gantiva combine the sounds of the Colombian Caribbean and Pacific with the influences of music from Central Europe and the Balkans.” (Radio National de Colombia)

“The most Colombian of all Brussels bands” (Radio Télévision Belge).