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The Monas
The Monas at Criteria Studios
Background information
Origin	Miami, Florida, US
Genres	Rock Latin rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Persephone Music Group
Members	Felipe Maria Juan Davila Nando Puche Francisco Foschi
Website	www.themonas.com

The Monas is a Colombian–American rock band from Miami, Florida.

The Monas are best known for their top ten hit singles "Cae la Noche"^[1] and "Tu"^[2] on Latin Alternative Charts.

The Monas follow an old tradition of playing straight Rock and Roll for generations past and present. Felipe (vocals/guitar), Juan (drums), Nando (guitar) and Francisco (bass) hail from Barranquilla, Colombia and live in Miami. The band is considered a Supergroup in their community because they were all well known accomplished musicians before getting together.

The Monas self-titled debut album is available in the US under the Watts Up! record label and has been simultaneously released in Colombia and South America under Codiscos. The Monas won the 2006 Billboard Latin Conference New Artists Showcase,^[3] were invited to perform at the Latin Grammy Street party in Los Angeles on October 22, 2006^[4] and were the first Rock Band from Colombia to perform at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas in April 2007.^[5]

Rolling Stone magazine Latin American edition gave the Monas 3 and 1/2 stars.^[6] The band released their second album titled Animal on April 23, 2013.

• Felipe Maria – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Juan Davila – drums
• Nando Puche – guitars
• Francisco Foschi – bass

• The Monas (2006)
• Animal (2013)

• Official website