Monsieur Periné is a Bogotá-based musical ensemble from Colombia with an Afro-Colombian sound that mixes Latin and European flavors.

[1][2] Other members include Santiago Prieto, who plays the charango, violin, and guitar; Eva Peroni on the bass; Jairo Alfonso on the winds (primarily saxophone and clarinet); Abstin Caviedes on the trombone and bugle; Miguel Guerra on percussion; and Darwin Paez on the drumset.

Their style mixes elements of cumbia, tango, danzón, bolero and pop music, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.

The main members of the group played together for the first time during Holy Week in 2007, in Villa de Leyva, a small town near Bogotá.

Later, García, Santiago Prieto, Nicolás Junca and Camilo Parra (an early member who would later quit), began getting together frequently to play songs from various Latin American genres as well as jazz, which eventually prompted them to begin searching for their own voice.

However, it wasn't until 2011, when the group received a national award which allowed them to perform at the Estéreo Picnic Festival, that they began to develop the visual image of Monsieur Periné.

The band released their first single, "La Muerte", recorded with Felipe Álvarez, who works with artists such as Shakira and Bomba Estéreo.

They began to gain recognition in the auditorium of the Alianza Francesa, where they performed a cover of the movie The Triplets of Belleville, winning a competition focused on young talent.

With this triumph they received a place at the Estereo Picnic Festival, after which Daniel Chebeir joined the band; however, he left two years later, citing personal issues.