Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arévalo

Multi-instrumentalist and graphic designer Rolando Bruno was born and raised in Buenos Aires and lived three years in Spain, before returning home to pursue his unique musical sound and accompanying visual style. His current musical project was conceived in 2005, in tandem with his former garage punk group, Los Peyotes. But where Los Peyotes were based on a traditional rock group format, Bruno’s cumbias came together in the solitude of his room, with his “best friend,” his computer, which he uses to create his backing tracks, dubbing it his “Midi Orchestra” with his typical tongue- in-cheek sense of humor.

In 2015 Bruno expanded his approach, putting together a live band and reintroducing himself as Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arévalo. His backing band is a “supergroup” of sorts, composed of underground musicians from Buenos Aires, including members of Les Mentettes, Alfonso El Pintor, Los Alamos, and Pecera. El Grupo Arévalo are: Rolando Bruno (Guitar, Vocals), Adrian Rivoira (Bass, Vocals), Julio Molina (Keyboards), Alejandra Moro (Percussion, Vocals), Dalmiro Villanueva (Percussion, Vocals), Martín Sanjo (Guitar), Pablo Rivero (Bongos), and Joaquín Ferrer (Drums). Previous to Cosas Raras, Rolando Bruno Y El Grupo Arévalo released Bailazo (2015), El Mundo Está Cumbiando (2019) and Cosas Raras in 2024.

Since then Rolando Bruno has brought his “cumbia trash” sound to various ports around the world as both a solo act and accompanied by Grupo Arévalo, including countless shows in Argentina and neighboring countries, as well as Japan and several tours of Europe.

Visit his music on Bandcamp for all his latest releases.