Johanna Castañeda, vocals, cuatro, Colombian percusión, was born in Bogotá, Colombia. From a modest home, but full of artistic tradition, Johanna started her career dancing at an early age by attending the Centro Cultural Llanero, a school of folkloric music in Bogotá that specialized in rhythms from the eastern Colombian plains (llanos orientales), where she was exposed to typical rhythms, typical songs, dances, and instruments of the region. Her favorite was the cuatro, which she studied along with voice. At eight years of age, she was enrolled in the music conservatory of Tunja, Boyaca, where she alternated her regular academia curriculum with harp, music theory and singing lessons. At age 15, she and her brother, renowned harpist Edmar Castañeda, migrated to the USA. Since living in New York, she has performed regularly with her husband, Ronald Polo’s, group Grupo Rebolú, as well as Jimmy Bosch as back-up singer, traveling extensively and performing at such venues as Ravinia Concert Hall in Chicago and Kennedy Center in WA.DC (the inauguration of George Bush). She has collaborated with many artists, including RIcky Gonzalez, Milton Cardona, Alfredo Valdez Jr., Montvale Rumba album, Pacha Massive, among others.