Santa Lucia LFR

Driven to introduce something fresh and original, Santa Lucia LFR., “STL” how the band is better known around, came together in Vancouver, BC. Canada at the end of 1999. At the heart of the group is Nicaraguan singer/songwriter German Cantillo who started out in San Francisco’s Mission district

This seven-piece member band has created an exciting sound that evokes the early days of Latin Funk (Santana, War, Chakachas etc.) while adding their own blend of funk and rock. This band overwhelms the stage with monstrous horns and bass, polyrhythmic beats, funky breaks, and furious lyrics in English and Spanish
The music venture off to a lot of different areas with an addictive combination of Nuyorican boogaloo, West Coast style funk and the ever present Cuban grooves. Santa Lucia LFR seems to play for fun, the key ingredient. They’re like a multi-ethnic gathering of friends who share one another’s music