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Musician, Composer, and Producer - Músico, compositor, productor
Colombia
Colombian musician, composer, producer and music lover, recognized for spearheading the new periphery cumbia movement. Leader of cult projects like Los Pirañas, Ondatrópica and Frente Cumbiero. With these accomplishments, he has managed to take cumbia out of the antique shops and put it on the map, synthesizing it all in his dj sets as Gala Galeano. He’s recognized as a leading advocate of vinyl culture. He’s brought the transnational guacharaca mantra to stages in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Japan. A few of his standout works include: as a composer, his work with the Kronos Quartet and, as a producer, his collaboration with Jorge Drexler in the 2014 Grammy-winning record “Bailar En La Cueva”.
Es un músico, compositor, productor y melómano colombiano, reconocido por ser punta
de lanza del nuevo movimiento de cumbia de periferia. Comanda proyectos de culto
como Los Pirañas, Ondatrópica y Frente Cumbiero. Con este registro ha logrado poner a
la cumbia en el mapa y sacarla de los anticuarios, consolidando todo en un set como
selector y dj: Gala Galeano. Es reconocido como un destacado activista de la cultura del
vinilo. Ha llevado el mantra de la guacharaca transnacional a los escenarios de
Latinoamérica, Europa, África y Japón. Como compositor, destaca su trabajo con el Kronos
Quartet; como productor, su colaboración con Jorge Drexler, en el disco “Bailar En La
Cueva”, ganador del Grammy en 2014.
Speaker - Conferencista
Session 2 | The Narratives Of The Next Generation - Sesión 2 | Narrativas de las próximas generaciones
Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - Miércoles 29 de mayo de 2019
Colombian musician, composer, producer and music lover, recognized for spearheading the new periphery cumbia movement. Leader of cult projects like Los Pirañas, Ondatrópica and Frente Cumbiero. With these accomplishments, he has managed to take cumbia out of the antique shops and put it on the map, synthesizing it all in his dj sets as Gala Galeano. He’s recognized as a leading advocate of vinyl culture. He’s brought the transnational guacharaca mantra to stages in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Japan. A few of his standout works include: as a composer, his work with the Kronos Quartet and, as a producer, his collaboration with Jorge Drexler in the 2014 Grammy-winning record “Bailar En La Cueva”.
Es un músico, compositor, productor y melómano colombiano, reconocido por ser punta
de lanza del nuevo movimiento de cumbia de periferia. Comanda proyectos de culto
como Los Pirañas, Ondatrópica y Frente Cumbiero. Con este registro ha logrado poner a
la cumbia en el mapa y sacarla de los anticuarios, consolidando todo en un set como
selector y dj: Gala Galeano. Es reconocido como un destacado activista de la cultura del
vinilo. Ha llevado el mantra de la guacharaca transnacional a los escenarios de
Latinoamérica, Europa, África y Japón. Como compositor, destaca su trabajo con el Kronos
Quartet; como productor, su colaboración con Jorge Drexler, en el disco “Bailar En La
Cueva”, ganador del Grammy en 2014.