Drummer and percussionist Franco Pinna is known to Barbès audiences as one half of the Argentinean duo Chuño. Franco started his musical career in Tucumán, Argentina where he performed and recorded with some of the most prominent musicians of the country. After studying at Berklee College of Music, he settled in New York and has since recorded more than 70 albums accompanying many artists around the globe.  

His solo set incorporates traditional drum set, percussion from around the globe, and the “Arpa legüera”, an instrument designed and crafted by him that evokes the sounds of Andean Charango, African Kora, and Asian Koto.