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With total grace and ease, Santiago Prieto\u2014one of the founders of the Colombian music group Monsieur Perin\u00e9\u2014explained the origin of his band\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did lots of gigs that were baptisms, weddings and things of that sort. We were hired by … let\u2019s say, Bogota\u2019s wealthy who wanted us to liven up their events,\u201d he said. \u201cSo then, because in our countries throughout Latin America there is a snobbery and an extremely strong sense of Malinchism, we decided to put a French name to get more work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Malinchism, a term derived from the infamous Malinche woman who aided Hernan Cortez during the Spanish conquest, refers to the favoritism of a foreign culture at the expense of one\u2019s native roots.<\/p>\n
Prieto, whose group combines rhythms such as French swing from the 1930s and 1940s with bolero and jazz, is ready to make his San Francisco debut on May 5.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis San Francisco concert is one where we have some of our highest expectations,\u201d said Prieto. \u201cObviously we all know about the city, the people who live here, how they think and how art and music is part of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group, known in the field of alternative Latino music, won a Latin Grammy last year for \u201cBest New Artist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper cool,\u201d is how Prieto, who plays the charango, violin and guitar, described the group\u2019s victory. \u201cWe\u2019re very grateful for the opportunity that life gives us, especially being able to play music. Of late, the Grammys are a marketing tool. You can reach more people than you could before, and [it] gives you a seal of approval. We have benefitted very well from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
French influenced with Latin rhythms <\/strong> Garcia studied at the Liceo Franc\u00e9s Paul Valery in Cali, learning the language and culture at a very young age. But Prieto said that he and other band members at a very young age discovered and formed a taste for the music of gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt.<\/p>\n Monsieur Perin\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0 well executed fusion of Latin and European rhythms have made established artists like Eduardo Cabra of Calle 13 and Ruben Albarran from Caf\u00e9 Tacuba take an interest in the music of the South American band.<\/p>\n Prieto said that Cabra, aka \u201cVisitante\u201d of Calle 13, began following the band through social networks, before getting in touch with them. The artist from the famous Puerto Rican band produced the album \u201cCaja de M\u00fasica,\u201d which won Monsieur Perin\u00e9 the Latin Grammy last year.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Albarran was featured on Monsieur Perin\u00e9\u2019s song \u201cCempas\u00fachil,\u201d which also makes reference to the famous Day of the Dead flower used in Mexico.<\/p>\n \u201cThe record, in a certain way, is a travelogue,\u201d said Pieto of \u201cCaja de M\u00fasica,\u201d adding that when listening to it, \u201cyou go to Mexico, you go to Europe, you go to the sea, you go to the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n Monsieur Perin\u00e9\u2019s North American tour will begin on April 27 in Arizona before coming to San Francisco on May 5 with a performance at The Chapel, 777 Valencia St.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [su_slider source=”media: 29980,29981,29982,29983,29984,29985″ limit=”30″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_slider source=”media: 29856,29857″ limit=”30″ link=”image” target=”blank” width=”700″ height=”460″ autoplay=”0″ speed=”500″][su_menu][\/su_slider] With total grace and ease, Santiago Prieto\u2014one of the founders of the Colombian music group Monsieur Perin\u00e9\u2014explained the origin of his band\u2019s name. \u201cWe did lots of gigs that were baptisms, weddings and things of that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":29982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9297,9299,9301,9287,9275,9291,9293,9285,9281,6863,9289,9279,9277,9271,9295,9273,9283,7485],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-29979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cafe-tacuba","tag-caja-de-musica","tag-calle-13-en","tag-catalina-cata-garcia","tag-colombian-music","tag-django-reinhardt","tag-eduardo-cabra","tag-french-swing","tag-hernan-cortez","tag-latin-grammy","tag-liceo-frances-paul-valery","tag-malinche","tag-malinchism","tag-monsieur-perine","tag-ruben-albarran","tag-santiago-prieto","tag-spanish-conquest","tag-the-chapel","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nCatalina \u2018Cata\u2019 Garcia, the group\u2019s singer, is largely responsible for the French influence that characterizes the group.<\/p>\n