La Fanfarria del Capitán

La Fanfarria del Capitán
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
GenresFanfarria Latina, Rock, Ska, Balkan, Cumbia
Years active2004–present
MembersVictoria Cornejo
Jerónimo Cassagne
Francisco Mercado
Federico Sanchez
Juan Pablo Pelaez
Tano Laucella
Mauro Scopigno
Websitelafanfarriadelcapitan.com
LA FANFARRIA DEL CAPITAN 2025

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La Fanfarria del Capitán is an argentinean band formed in 2004 by Victoria Cornejo, Jerónimo Cassagne, and Francisco Mercado. The band created a genre they call Fanfarria Latina,[1] which combines rock, cumbia, ska, Balkan, and Latin rhythms.

They have played around the world, specially in Europe and also in Russia, China, and Japan. They tour every year since 2011 and have been on the road up to 7 months non-stop, a record for independant bands.

Since 2018, the band has gained popularity due to their participation in renown spanish Netflix series La Casa de Papel where they acted in seasons 3 and 4, and their songs "La Flor y el Libro" and "La Palloza", are both part of the original soundtrack. Their version of "Bella Ciao" became also popular thanks to the series.

La Fanfarria del Capitán has released 7 albums and several singles. "Flores del Bosque de Bolonia" (2005), "EViva!" (2013), "Fanfarria Latina on Tour" (2014), "La Giravida" (2016) "Magias de Hoy" (2018), "El Cantomanto" (2022) and "Antologiras" (2025).

History

The band's first album as "Capitan Tifus", was Flores del Bosque de Bolonia (2005), produced by Matías Cella (producer of Kevin Johansen and Jorge Drexler), and edited by EMI Publishing.[2] Their second album was E Viva! (2012). Cella's production was edited in Austria by Newton Records.[3]

In 2007, Capitán participated in the Nokia Trends Artemotion,[4] a televised tour through Argentina. In the same year, Cornejo toured with Mad Professor through the UK and to play together in Madrid and Buenos Aires.

In 2009, the band won the "Diente de Oro" award as a creative band, given by EMI to the most promising projects of the year.

In 2011, they started touring around the world, due to an invitation o the "Botanique Festival" (Bologna, Italia) to represent the music of Buenos Aires. This gave birth to their first international tour, with 40 concerts in Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Spain.

The "Mondo Tour 2012" consisted of 87 concerts over seven months through Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Austria, Ukraine, Russia, China and Japan.[5] Important festivals on this tour included the Fusion Festival (Larz, DE), Mighty Sounds (Tabor, CZ), Nuevo Sol (Rostock, DE), Movement Festival (Perm, RUS), Harvest Festival (Moscú, RUS), and OCT-Loft Jazz Festival (Shenzhen, China).

In 2013, their third international tour included Latin America and Europe. The tour started in Buenos Aires with the Pepsi Music Festival and was followed by European festivals such as Trutnov (CZ), Wild Mint (Russia) and Mundial (Belgium). Capitan Tifus played 60 concerts during the five months they were in Europe. They also shared gigs with Bomba Estereo (Lido, Berlin), Karamelo Santo (Die Pumpe, Kiel), and Bersuit Vergarabat (Karneval der Kulturen, Berlin).[6][7]

In 2014, their fourth tour included Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, France and Spain. The most important festivals of this tour were: World Village Festival (Finland), Wutzrock Festival (Hamburg), Karneval der Kulturen (Berlin), Mundial Festival (Tilburg), Trutnov Festival (Trutnov), MIĘDZYNARODOWE ŚWIĘTO (Poland).

The 2016, tour included the festivals Drienok Festival (Slovakia), Jatka Festival y Street Festival (Czech Rep), Transit Festival, Kulturfest Sindelfingen y Tropen Tango (Germany), Vijver Festival and Festival Onderstroom (Netherlands), Zomer Van Antwerpen (Belgium), Bimble Bandada Festival (UK), Dokufest (Kosovo), Finger Food Festival y Ariano Folk Festival (Italy).

In 2017, they toured 6 countries, playing at Tollwood, Grimming & Grantig, Templiner Stadtfest y Pfederstall Festival (Germany), Drienok Festival (Slovakia), FestivalderAa (Netherlands) y Czeremcha open air (Poland).

During 2018, they toured together with Bersuit Vergarabat in Rusia due to the FIFA World Cup and played a concert together at the Central House of Artists of Moscow. The tour continued in 8 European countries and included: Reeds Festival (Switzerland), Mana Festival, Open Air Klagenfurt (Austria), Tropen Tango, Jahr Markt Festival y Binger Open Air (Germany), Pohoda Festival (Slovakia), Babel Sounds (Hungary), Jatka Festival (Czech Republic).

The band continues in constant tour around the world. Even in pandemic times on 2021, they managed to tour 3 months around Europe, with all the corona restrictions, being one the only international band who was still performing, with their main singer Victoria Cornejo pregnant of 7 month.

La Fanfarria del Capitán declared of Cultural Interest by the Secretary of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.

Albums

After their debut album, Flores del Bosque de Bolonia, they released a second album also directed by Matías Cella called E Viva!. Recorded at Argentinean musician Lito Vitale's Los Elefantes studios. The album was released in Austria by Newton Records. In 2013, they record a live album at Graz, Austria, which was released in 2014 also by Newton Records.

La Giravida is studio album number four. Produced by Diego Blanco (Los Pericos) and Jerónimo Cassagne, mastered by Eduardo Bergallo (Puro Mastering) it counts with the collaboration of artists: Chotokoeu (Spain), Mate Power (Germany), Kocani Orkestar (Macedonia), Raffaelle Quarta (Italia), Lisa Witt (Alemania), La Cesar Pavón Orquesta (Buenos Aires).

In 2018, the band started recording Magias de Hoy, their fifth album featuring Amsterdam Klezmer Band (Netherlands), Riosentí (México/Argentina), Dejan Lapanja (Slovenia), Bersuit Vergarabat, El Plan de la Mariposa, Mintcho Garramone and Fideo y los del Mondo (Argentina). The album was released in 2020.

In June 2022, the band released El Cantomanto. The album includes Schaumamoi ft. Lenze & der Baum, bavarian songwriter, and Todos mis amigos ft. Valentin Andersen, guitar & singuer from argentinean band, El PLan de la Mariposa.

In 2023 they collaborate with the popular singuer Donald (cantante) McCluskey, in a new version of the Argentinean classic Siempre Fuimos Compañeros, a big hit from the 1970s. Together they filmed a videoclip in Buenos Aires, celebration the union of family and friendship.

During the 2025, the band released a live album, with live versions in different cities and years, within the celebrations of their 20th Anniversary, called Antologiras.

Me la pego igual ft Moska Lorenzo (Los Autenticos Decadentes), new single from the band, first release of their new album.

Discography

Year Album
2005 Flores del Bosque de Bolonia [8]
2012 E Viva! [9]
2014 Fanfarria Latina on tour
2016 La Giravida [10]
2018 Magias de Hoy [11]
2018 El Cantomanto [12]
2025 Antologiras [13]

Videography

Year Title World
2007 Hawaii [14] Buenos Aires, Ar
2012 Mondo Tour 2012 - LIVE [15] World
2013 Maradevi [16] Buenos Aires, Ar
2014 Amor y mucho más [17] Japan
2014 Tour 2014 [18] Europe
2014 Via Nacionale (feat Kocani Orkestar) [19] Kocani, Macedonia
2015 Maria [20] Vagues, Ar
2016 Bella Ciao [21] Amsterdam, Nl
2018 La Flor y el Libro [22] Bavaria, De
2018 La Ira del Mar (ft. Amsterdam Klezmer Band) [23] Amsterdam, Nl
2018 Magias de Hoy (ft. Bersuit Vergarabat [24] Russia
2019 Casa Okupa) [25] Berlin, De
2019 La Palloza [26] Balboa, Es
2020 Bella Ciao / World in Cuarentena [27] World
2022 Gran Rex (ft. El Plan de la Mariposa) [28] Burg Klempenow, De
2022 Borobom (ft. Riosenti) [29] Michoacan & SMDA, Mx & Ar
2022 Canción Gitana (StopMotion) [30] Berlin, De
2023 Happiness [31] Wollmerschield, De
2023 Come to Berlin [32] Berlin, De
2023 Ey Capitan, mi casa tu casa [33] Buenos Aires, Ar
2023 Better Times [34] London, Uk
2024 Posadeiro / Glastonbury Festival [35] Glastonbury, Uk
2024 Plato del dia [36] Brugge, Be
2024 Cuando volvere a ver el mar? [37] Baltic Sea, De
2024 Schaumamoi (ft- Lenze & der Baum [38] Bavaria, De
2024 Siempre Fuimos Compañeros (ft. Donald) [39] Buenos Aires, Ar
2025 Villa Imperial de Potosi [40] Animation
2025 Me la Pego Igual (ft Moska Lorenzo) [41] Buenos Aires, Ar

References

  1. ↑ "Fanfarria Latina". Capitan Tifus. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  2. ↑ "Los sonidos de una "fanfarria latina"". Clarin.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  3. ↑ "Pop Latino: Capitán Tifus, Jon Secada y Gloria Gaynor". Diariopopular.com.ar. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Nokia Trends Artemotion ARG". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  5. ↑ "Capitan Tifus E Viva! Mondo Tour 2012". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Capitan Tifus y su Fanfarria Latina on Tour 2013 in Achim/NI". Feest.com.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  7. ↑ "Capitan Tifus y su Fanfarria Latina on Tour 2013". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  8. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/5f1feZdZKhEjySrQFqSLzM
  9. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/0HwLC37h7Khd368RM4s6VJ
  10. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/1TlRUlCZW9ou1ocNdRQxCJ
  11. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/4IRKyUR3zRHHW4TQqzo09W
  12. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/47aX40Jxl406Km7cqSzHjf
  13. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/album/4WISicGasTLqZrLtYbH38N
  14. ↑ "Capitan Tifus – Hawaii (Video Oficial HD)". YouTube. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  15. ↑ "La Fanfarria del Capitán – EViva! Mondotour 2012". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  16. ↑ "La Fanfarria del Capitán – Maradevi (Video Oficial HD)". YouTube. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  17. ↑ "Amor y mucho más (Video Oficial HD)". YouTube.
  18. ↑ "La Fanfarria del Capitán – Tour 2014)". YouTube.
  19. ↑ "Via Nacionale (filmado en Macedonia)". YouTube.
  20. ↑ "Maria". YouTube.
  21. ↑ "Bella Ciao". YouTube.
  22. ↑ "La Flor y el Libro". YouTube.
  23. ↑ "La Ira del Mar (ft. AKB)". YouTube.
  24. ↑ "Magias de Hoy ft Bersuit". YouTube.
  25. ↑ "Casa Okupa". YouTube.
  26. ↑ "La Palloza". YouTube.
  27. ↑ "Bella Ciao - World in Cuarentena". YouTube.
  28. ↑ "Gran Rex". YouTube.
  29. ↑ "Borobom". YouTube.
  30. ↑ "Cancion Gitana". YouTube.
  31. ↑ "Happiness". YouTube.
  32. ↑ "Come to Berlin". YouTube.
  33. ↑ "Ey Capitan, mi casa tu casa". YouTube.
  34. ↑ "Better Times". YouTube.
  35. ↑ "Posadeiro". YouTube.
  36. ↑ "Plato del dia". YouTube.
  37. ↑ "Cuando volvere?". YouTube.
  38. ↑ "Schaumamoi". YouTube.
  39. ↑ "Siempre Fuimos Compañeros". YouTube.
  40. ↑ "Villa Imperial de Potosi". YouTube.
  41. ↑ "Me la Pego Iguak". YouTube.
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