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Santiago Campana

Lead singer

Santiago was born in Quito , Ecuador in 1994. He came to London when he was 2 years old.  He is a singer, songwriter, composer, producer, guitarist, requinto player and the  Lead singer of Codigo UK bachata Band. From an early age Santiago showed an incredible interest in music. He started to learn  to play guitar with his brother when he was young.  Santiago took guitar lessons from 5 years old to his  late teens and  became an expert Guitarist and requinto player. 
Santiago began composing and writing his songs from his room as a young teenager. Feeling inspired by love and life, he wrote songs that translated how  he felt. He then put together his group with his closest friends, Jose,  Dario, Andres, Juan.  His first single ‘Sin tu Amor’ was a great success.
Since the band was formed they have released many singles with great success.
Codigo has performed live in many London venues, Plymouth, Latin American  summer festivals and they have also been invited to play in Europe, one their most recent performances was in Finland and Spain. 
Codigo’s most recent single ‘Lo Nuestro’ has more than a million views in youtube and  is an inspiration to many Professional Bachata dancers. 

Laura arias ‘laurita’

Backing vocalist & percussionist

Laura, known as Laurita was born in London to Colombian parents.  She is a singer, composer, dancer, actress and percussionist.  Laura studied music and acting at the London College of Music, part of the University of West London. 
‘Music has always been around me, since before  I was in my mother’s womb’ my grandparents were all musicians and singers’. Laura started dancing at the age of 6 years old for a Folkloric band in London and she was part of the band for 5 years. 
At 9 years old Laura started to play percussion, and also started with the  Caja Vallenata, and later perfected the Guacharaca.  When Laura turned 11 she started to sing and  composed her first song ‘You know I love you’ (Tu sabes que te amo’  at 12 years old. Laura has also been invited to take part in many short films, music videos, dance choreographies, productions and theatre plays. Laura has also been memeber of a Mariachi band as the lead singer.  During the past 3 years Laura has performed next to recognised Latin amricans artists, Lisandrito <eza, Juan Pina, Nelson Velazquez, Kako Alvarez, Jimmy Sossa, Jean Carlos Centeno, Las Diosas del Vallenanto and she is now a great addition to Codigo family.

Jose Suarez

Lead Guitarist

Jose was born in Santa Cruz , Bolivia in 1995. He is the lead guitarist of Codigo, he is also a producer, composer, backing vocalist and Requinto player for Codigo. Jose started to play the guitar at age of 7 years old, wondering how this beautiful instrument work. With the help and support of his family he started to lern some melodies. At the age of 14 he started to dedicate more time with the aim to master the guitar.  His main passion is Bachata genre and he is an amazing addition to the band. 

Dario reascos

Percussionist ‘Bongos’

Dario was born in Alicante, Spain in 1996. He is the percussionist ‘bongos’, live sound technician on stage. Dario started to show an interest in music at a  young age. When he was 7 years old he felt connected to the Bachata sounds and listened to bachata daily.
At  14 years old he joined the Air Training Corp. RAF. where he met Santiago and Jose. During his time at the Air training Corps (ATC) Dario was part of the Squadron Band playing the drums. After a lot of time practicing he became one of the best drummers and had the honour of becoming the solo drummer of the Squadron band. 

juan lozano

bass/ guitar and piano player

Juan was born in 1995 , in Barranquilla Colombia. 
He is the lead Bass player for Codigo.  Juan also plays the piano and the guitar. He specialises in different music genres, Bachata Salsa, Cumbia, merengue , Mariachi, Rock Latino and much more. 
Juan live and studied in Germany, France, Switzerland and now London is home. He i an incredible addition to the band, he has over 10 years in the music industry playing all over Europe and South America. 
Juan is passionate about bodybuilding, boxing, dancing, travelling and cooking. He is fluent in French , Spanish, German and English. 

tristan butler

percussionist & keyboard player

Tristan was born in the UK, he is the newest member to the Codigo family. Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 2018, Tristan spent many years living in various countries  in Latin America.  He studied and developed a love for Bachata and Merengue music while travelling  through Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Costa Rica and Dominican Republic.
Tristan is now working as a high in-demand freelance drummer/ percussionist and is now part of Codigo helping the band into a new sound world with the addition of keyboards, electronics, percussion, backing vocals in addition to the fundamental role of Guitar player.