Artist description "De Vuelta Al Barrio" meaning "come back to my neighborhood" is extremely accurate. Chichi's music takes you back to a way of life, a beautiful Latin Culture with global influences. He created a style of music called "Fuson" which is an integration of jazz, merengue with "guaguanco" (Cuban Rhythm), pop with african rhythms, bachata, plena, salsa, Colombian ballenato, Arabic and African influences.

Music Style Fuson (blend of tropical, Brazilian, African, Jazz, Arabic rhythms)

Artist History "Pa Otro Lao", Chichi's first album sold over a million albums worldwide. His first exposure actually started prior to this with his work with Juan Luis Guerra. Chichi's development as an artist is extremely impressive and his worldly influences are definitely aparent in his latest release.

Group Members Chichi Peralta and a host of musicians

Instruments Congas, Sitars, Accordian, Guitar, piano, tamborine, trumpet, sax, voice

Albums "De Vuelta Al Barrio" and "Pa Otro Lao"

Press Reviews Amazon.com Dominican singer-percussionist Chichi Peralta makes De Vuelta al Barrio an international affair. Recorded in the Dominican Republic and England and partially mixed in the U.S., this album also reflects an understanding of world rhythms that allows Peralta to mix and match effortlessly and convincingly. De Vuelta is most successful when Peralta takes the biggest chances: "El Beso de Judas" is a four-minute meld of psychedelic guitar effects, Brazilian percussion, sitar, and droning chant that would bring a smile to Os Mutantes' faces, while "Baila Venga Chichi" is handily and intensely rapped. A few tracks get bogged down in lite-radio clichés, but moments like the child's giggles at the end of "Hasta Que Lo Pierde" underscore the record's status as an intriguingly personal addition to the Latin-pop canon. --Rickey Wright

Location Miami, FL - USA

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