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“Today’s women face similar challenges to those of yesteryear. Through this song, we reflect on their sacrifice, courage and hope, recognizing that their fight is our fight.”Calle Mambo
With these words and with the release of the single “La Peregrina”, Chilean Calle Mambo join women around the world on 8M; a day of celebration and also of struggle to strengthen progress in gender equality and the defense of women’s rights.
Within Calle Mambo’s repertoire of recent songs, there is “La Peregrina”, every time one hears it, or sees it, since the group has released a live video of this piece, one perceives that it is a single with different artists to discover.
Calle Mambo gave life to La Peregrina and made it circulate from its festive street, the essentially Chilean group lives in Spain and fuses Latin American roots music with current and avant-garde rhythms; They perform live with traditional instruments as interesting as: the quena, the quenacho, the Colombian gaita, the zampoña, toyos, electric guitar, tiple, cuatro, charango, ronroco, synthesizers, percussion, timbales and electronic beats.
La Peregrina is a song in honor of brave and fighting women. It is a tribute to all those peregrinas who have crossed deserts, mountains, rivers and mares in search of a better future for their families. The rhythm of the song, with an Afro-Peruvian cadence with urban touches, drags you to the present, the lyrics of the single revive the women of today who face challenges similar to those of another era. Through this song, Calle Mambo reflects on their sacrifice, courage and hope, recognizing that their struggle is also theirs. Musically, “La Peregrina” includes five members with the following musical endowment: Jhon Valle – Voice, Erkki Nylund – Treble, Guillaume Laumière – Ronroco, Javiera Consuelo – Synthesizers and percussion and Jankely Felix – Timbales.
Calle Mambo has performed in incredible venues throughout Europe: Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Holland; last year, on the most recent tour, they visited more than 12 countries and gave about 40 concerts.
Among the festivals in Europe, the following stand out: Fonnefeesten, Tempo Latino, Festival du Bout du Monde and the renowned Sfinks. Live, they have an unbeatable force and vibe; festivals like Fonnefeesten become a street full of color, life and party.
Calle Mambo – European Tour 2025
05.04 Marula (ES) Barcelona
12.04 Le 109 (FR) Montluçon
17.05 Le Tamanoir (FR) Gennevilliers
18.05 Kokopelli Festival (BE) Gullegem
31.05 Jazz Sous les Pommiers (FR) Coutances
06.06 FIMU (FR) Belfort
07.06 Earth Garden (MT) Malta
13.06 Festival Tamborile (SP) Teruel
02.07 Tokyo (PT) Lisboa
03.07 Festim (PT) Albergaria-a-Velha
06.07 La Pamparina (FR) Thiers
13.07 Festival Musiques & Danses du Monde (FR) Airvault
17.07 Zwarte Cross Festival (NL) Lichtenvoorde
07.08 Jeudis Niortais (FR) Niort
09.08 Chalon au fil de l’Eté (FR) Chalon-sur-Saône
16.08 Mela Festival (NO) Oslo
23.08 Hestiv’Òc (FR) Pau
27.08 Zomer Van Antwerpen (BE) Antwerpen
28.08 Zomer Van Antwerpen (BE) Antwerpen
29.08 Zomer Van Antwerpen (BE) Antwerpen
30.08 Zomer Van Antwerpen (BE) Antwerpen
31.08 Zomer Van Antwerpen (BE) Antwerpen
18.09 Merci Bonsoir! (FR) Grenoble
