WELCOME TO CHIAMUSIC

Home of Latin Grammy nominee producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator, Martín Vejarano.

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Born to a dancer/choreographer and a filmmaker/professor in Bogotá, Colombia, Martin was surrounded by the arts from an early age. Martín's main focus has been the traditional musics from Colombia, with an emphasis in Gaita/Cumbia Music. He holds degrees in Jazz from The Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music and in Music Theory from The City College of New York.

As an educator and music instructor, Vejarano is currently a staff member at Flushing Town Hall and a long time collaborator with the Center For Traditional Music And Dance, through which he has received the NYSEA Master-Apprentice fellowship to teach traditional Gaita Music, a number of times.

Martín currently directs and leads four music projects: La Cumbiamba NY, Cumbia River Band, Chia’s Dance Party and NYC Gaita Club. Two new albums of original material with Cumbia river Band and La Cumbiamba eNeYé, are on the way.

Cumbia River Band 2023

EXCITING NEWS!

I am excited to share that I have been granted a NYSCA (New York State Council of the Arts) Composition Grant, and that I have been working on a new rhythm and genre I am calling #fandangodegaita. New Music is on the way, will share soon :)

NEW: La Cumbiamba eNeYé at Celebrate Brooklyn Highlights

DRUMS SOLO

Upcoming dates!

New Album!

RESPLANDOR

La Cumbiamba eNeYé

Martín Vejarano - gaita hembra & tambora

Cristian Quimbay - gaita macho, maraca & llamador

Morris Cañate - tambora, alegre & chorus

Juan E. Velez - llamador, tambora & chorus

Chris Rodriguez - alegre drum, llamador & chorus

Nilko Andreas Guarín - voice

Recorded and mixed by Kamilo Kratc

Special Thanks to The People's Forum NYC

Martín Vejarano - gaita hembra & tambora

Cristian Quimbay - gaita macho, maraca & llamador

Morris Cañate - tambora, alegre & chorus

Juan E. Velez - llamador, tambora & chorus

Chris Rodriguez - alegre drum, llamador & chorus

Nilko Andreas Guarín - voice

Recorded and mixed by Kamilo Kratc

Special Thanks to The People's Forum NYC

All Songs written by - Martin Vejarano, Gaitero Music ASCAP.

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Hijo Del Tambor 4:05

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Resplandor 5:03

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El Indio 2:57

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La Mirla 4:54

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Tambó Tambó 3:22

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Tambora - Tierra de Paz 4:20

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Baila Morena 4:13

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La Luna 4:17

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Baila 4:02

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La Cumbiamba eNeYé NEW VIDEO

New Single!

MARTÍN VEJARANO

Cumbia River Band Live at Symphony Space 2022

Brooklyn Arts Council - Sonic Wellness 2022

I was invited to be part of this the awesome project led by Daniela Fifi on behalf of the Brooklyn Arts Council.

Sonic Clinic: A Sonic Wellness Neighborhood Clinic
Drawing on global healing practices, both traditional and contemporary, this five-part series features some of Brooklyn’s Immigrant artists celebrating the healing power of music and sound. Viewers are invited to add to a Wellness Soundtrack for Brooklyn in the Community Voices section.

Check out the link to the video and music recording. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

https://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/what-we-do/wellness-studio/sonic-clinic/martin-verjarano

La Cumbiamba NY Live at The People's Forum

Civilization VI - Gaita and percussion!

Cumbia River Band - Stop - Go!

Producer, drummer & songwriter for: Sonia De Los Santos

MARTRIO - Pryaniki (the Russian cookie)

PRYAÑIKI (the Russian cookie)

PRYANIKI By Martin Vejarano

Story behind the melody: Many years ago I went to visit my dear friend Anna Azaryeva to her native Saint Petersburg, Russia. Besides all the amazing experiences and people I met, one little cookie caught my attention; Pryaniki, the Russian biscuit! Me being a cookie monster all my life (currently trying to avoid eating them as much) fell in love with this ginger/cinnamon baked treat. On my way back home and with my heart and mind filled with love and sweet memories, I wrote this melodies in G minor. Today I want to dedicate it again to Anna and her young and wonderful Brazilian/Russian/New Yorker family as well as to her loving parents and sister. I originally recorded this piece with my band CHIA's Dance Party for our first album “La Miel”. We performed it at every concert and our audiences always danced to it with grace and passion. I am happy to share this new version featuring my dear friend and accomplice Tito Duarte on guitar and myself on clarinet and pandeiro. We recorded the infamous one-take-for-the-camera and also made a video of us wandering around NYC’s great Russian neighborhood, Brighton Beach Brooklyn. Then we bought some Pryaniki and went to my apartment for a tea & cookies party. For the record, the tea we drink in the video is Russian, too. Big thanks to my love and partner in life Sonia De Los Santos who operated the camera, provided art props, aesthetics advice and drove us back and forth. Martín.

New Video Alert!

I am happy to share this video of Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto during their first USA tour in 2003 and a 2018 interview with Fredys Arrieta and Joche Platatalking about the story behind the journey and the recording session of "Un Fuego de Sangre Pura", the 2007 Latin Grammy winning album in the category Folkloric Music, released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings(close captions included).

*Contento de compartir con ustedes este video de Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto en Nueva York en 2003.*

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Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto in New York 20103!

Cumbia River Band has a NEW album!

"RIO"

Yes, we made a VINYL!