Making Movies
About
Making Movies is the Latin Grammy–nominated group led by Enrique Chi — born in Santiago, Panamá, and raised in the American Midwest — forging a sound guided by tradition, yet unmistakably its own.
The band has been described by Rolling Stone as “an eclectic blend of rumbero percussion, delicate organs, and grungy fuzz,” while NPR calls the project “perhaps one of the most unique groups around today.”
Their sound is anchored in the rich rhythmic traditions of Panamá and delivered with the force of a psychedelic rock show. Chi weaves the mejorana, a traditional hand-made instrument rarely heard outside of Panamá, into each performance.
Quick facts
- Latin Grammy–nominated
- Led by Enrique Chi, born in Santiago, Panamá
- Enrique Chi, Duncan Burnett (drums), Arthur de Palla (bass)
- Plays the mejorana, a traditional Panamanian instrument
- New album Una Vida out Fall 2026
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“Perhaps one of the most unique groups around today”
“Making Movies’ eclectic blend of rumbero percussions, delicate organs and grungy fuzz rock”
“Making Movies is breaking down barriers for Latinos in the US Heartland”
“A pointed social statement from a group whose sound is its own form of protest”
“... tough to classify into one genre, which ... makes them that much more appealing.”
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