Puerto Candelaria is an innovative and passionate Colombian band that for the last two decades has been an essential element in the movement that redefined the music industry of recent times in Latin America, and it is is one of the top international representatives of the new Colombian music, with hundreds of concerts in the most important festivals, cultural markets and art exhibitions in Europe, Asia, North and South America
Under the direction of Latin Grammy Award winner and genius musician Juancho Valencia, Puerto Candelaria proposes a bold journey of sounds through Cumbia, Rock, Ska, Chucu Chucu, World Music, and its own genres: “Colombian Jazz” and “Cumbia Underground”.
The prestige of Puerto Candelaria is revealed in its mature concept and its staging full of humor, dance, theater and fun, which immediately spreads to the audience when listening to their hits: "Amor y deudas", "Cumbia Rebelde", "Amor Fingido", “Yo Me Llamo Cumbia” and others that equally invite to dance or deep reflection.
Its proposal has been object of study in institutions such as the Berklee College of Music, The Conservatory of Music of Rotterdam and The Conservatory of Music of Beijing, and It is "Puerto Candelaria Sinfónico" the show that expresses to the maximum its versatility bringing together the solemnity of the symphonic sound with a “crazy party.
After Years of tireless work in the independent music scene under its own label, Merlín Producciones, Puerto Candelaria is nowadays considered a noticeable influence on the new generations of artists and a reference of a successful model in the cultural industry.
Discography:
“Kolombian Jazz” (2002), “Llegó la Banda”(2006), “Vuelta Canela”(2010), “Cumbia Rebelde”(2011), “Amor y Deudas”(DVD- 2014) “Cinema Trópico (2019), “Yo Me Llamo Cumbia” (2019 Latin Grammy Winner Album) “Cantina La Foule” (2019) are the records in which the Candelarios have printed their journey, which is now writing History.
Highlight concerts:
On stage, Puerto Candelaria ́s show is stunning, their concerts are now in their public ́s memory around the world. This are the most important participations of the band:
• Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián - Spain (Jazzaldia Heineken), 2008.
• Quitumbe, Quito - Ecuador 2010.
• Festival Rec Beat, Recife - Brazil 2010.
• Festival de Otoño Buenos Aires - Argentina 2011.
• Festival de Jazz de Beijing, China 2011.
• Festival Vive Latino, DF - Mexico 2013.
• Global Fest New York, USA 2015.
• Calgary Folk Fest, Calgary - Canada 2015.
• Festival Estereopicnic, Bogotá - Colombia 2015.
• Festival Rock al Parque, Bogotá - Colombia 2016.
• Womex, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2016.
• Oslo World Music Festival, Oslo – Norway 2016.
• Festival Cervantino, Guanajuato - Mexico 2016.
• Festival Tempo Latino, Vic Fezensac - France 2017.
• Stockholms Kulturfestival, Estocolmo - Sweden 2017.
• La Mar de Músicas, Cartagena - Spain 2017.
• Pole Pole Festival, Gent - Belgium 2017.
• FIA Festival Internacional de las Artes, San José - Costa Rica 2018.
• Fusion Fest, Larz - Germany 2018.
• Amsterdam Roots Festival, Amsterdam -Holland 2018.
• Festival Du Bout du Monde, Crozon - France 2018.
• Festival Sziget, Óbudaisziget, Hungary 2019.
• Bomontiada, Estambul, Turkey 2019.
