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Los Pirañas

Los Pirañas
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About

Los Pirañas is an instrumental trio from Bogotá, Colombia, formed by guitarist Eblis Álvarez (Meridian Brothers), bassist Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero, Ondatropica) and drummer Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo). The three met as students at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and have been active together since their debut album in 2011-12. Their music pulls cumbia, champeta, vallenato and chicha into collision with avant-psych rock, dub and improvised noise - all recorded live in the studio without overdubs.

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Roskilde Festival crowd size

What's new

  • 2025-03

    Los Pirañas released their fourth album 'Una Oportunidad más de triunfar en la vida' on Glitterbeat Records on 7 March 2025, recorded live in the studio through collective improvisation.

  • 2025-05

    TIDAL Magazine published a feature interview with the trio discussing improvisation, traditional music and the sounds of everyday life in Bogotá.

  • 2025-04

    Los Pirañas performed at Creative Alliance in Baltimore as part of their North American tour in support of the new album.

  • 2025-03

    The band played at Scheltema Complex in Leiden, Netherlands, and at a Brussels venue during a spring European run.

  • 2025-09

    Los Pirañas have upcoming concerts in Nijmegen (Netherlands) and London as part of their continued 2025 touring.

Tour

NijmegenLondon

Tracks

Toma tu jabón Kapaxdebut album (2011/2012), recorded live in a single session at Bogotá's Matik-Matik venue
La Diversión Que Hacía Falta En Mi Paíssecond album (2015), blending Colombian punk, metal and regional sounds
Historia Naturalthird album (2019) on Glitterbeat Records, live-in-studio recording
Una Oportunidad más de triunfar en la vidafourth album (March 2025), fully improvised live in the studio
Palermo's Grunchfan favourite from Historia Natural - surf-vallenato that dives into deep dub

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