Las Guaracheras

The all-female sextet Las Guaracheras was born in 2017 in the city of Cali, Colombia, an initiative of the percussionists Laura Linares and Mónica Castro. As lovers of the son (“sound” in Spanish) and guaracha and salsa genres, they decided to form a group in which they could express all their
intense musical feelings. The ensemble’s cultural and artistic objective is to uplift the female voice within Afro-Latin music and build a more inclusive, diverse, and respectful cultural space for all. With improvisation on each instrument as its driving force, Las Guaracheras evoke the sound of the great sextets of history. Las Guaracheras embody the best and most visionary female orchestras of Caleña and Colombian salsa.