LOS CHICHARONNS

Ramon Santana and Morten Varano make up the unlikely partnership that is Los Chicharrons.They are both musicians, DJs and producers but their backgrounds couldn't be more different Ramon was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up within earshot of the voodoo drums of Haiti (the birthplace of real trance). Relocating to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the mid '60s, he gradually steered a course towards Corona, Queens, where a period of a rich musical development began. In the early '80s Ramon's DJing progressed apace, with regular shows in Dancetaria (where Mantronix were resident) leading to the inception of a club called Boomba Makao, operating out of three NYC venues: Giant Steps, The Soul Kitchen and Great Jones. Morten Varano's background as a graduated psychologist from the university of Copenhagen is something of a contrast to his musical spar. Born in Copenhagen, he started playing piano at age 6, and at 14 began read more...