Chancho en Piedra

Chancho en Piedra (name of a chilean sauce) is a Chilean funk rock band, considered influential in the popularization of alternative rock in Latin America.^[1] They are commonly described as similar to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but are also known for their unique sound and goofy style.^[2] Their participation in community related events – playing benefits for the Chilean National Commission of Scientific and Technological Investigation and contributing songs to the popular Chilean children's puppet show 31 Minutos – and their proliferation as artists – having released 11 albums since their debut in 1995 – has gained them widespread familiarity. Their popularity has spread not only in Latin America but internationally as well, allowing them to perform at Memphis' Beale Street Music Festival in May 2009.^[3][4][5][6]

Chancho en Piedra in SCD

Chancho en Piedra with Michelle Bachelet in her 2013 presidencial campaign

Discography

Studio albums

• Peor es mascar lauchas (It is worse to chew Rats) (1995)
• La dieta del lagarto (The lizard diet) (1997).
• Ríndanse terrícolas (Give up earthlings) (1998)
• Marca Chancho (Pig Brand) (2000)
• El tinto elemento (The red element) (2002)
• Chancho 6 (CD & DVD) (Pig 6) (2004)
• Desde el Batiscafo (From the Bathyscaphe) (2005)
• Combo Show (2009)
• Otra cosa es con guitarra (Another thing is with guitar) (2011)
• Funkybarítico, Hedónico, Fantástico (Funkybaritic, Hedonic, Fantastic) (2016)

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Compilation albums

• Grandes éxitos de ayer y oink! (Yesterday's greatest hits and oink!) (2007)
• Grandes videos de ayer y oink! (Great videos from yesterday and oink!) (2008)

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References

1. Sony/BMG Press Relations, "Press release regarding merger of Sony BMG Music Entertainment", 2004, ""A press release distributed by PR Newswire Europe". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2010.", 1 April 2010
2. Youtube video, "Youtube: Chancho en Piedra at Beale Street Music Festival", 2009, "", 1 April 2010
3. CONICYT, "Grupo musical "Chancho en Piedra" dará Energía al cierre de la XIII Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología", 2007, ""CONICYT. Portal Institucional. Gobierno de Chile – Grupo musical "Chancho en Piedra" dará Energía al cierre de la XIII Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología". Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.", 1 April 2010
4. Dillinger, Matt, "What People Are Listening to in…Chile", 2009, "", 1 April 2010
5. "Spanish Wikipedia: Chancho en Piedra", 2009, "es:Chancho en Piedra", 1 April 2010
6. Memphis in May website, "The Beale Street Music Festival, 2009", 2009, ""
7. "DISCOS". chanchoenpiedra (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2021.