Anakaren Rodríguez

IT SEEMS LIKE THE ENERGETIC BASSIST APPEARS TO BE PLAYING AT EVERY CLUB AT THE SAME TIME —BUT WE’RE ASSURED THAT’S JUST AN ILLUSION

Madre, Mezcabanda, and La Sorora del Caribe. Anakaren has become so prolific that many of her colleagues joke that she seems to have the power to be in more than one place at a time as “the bassist of all of Mérida’s bands.”

In 2021, Anakaren formed a band — made up entirely of women — called Las Infiltradas. The band’s lineup is Cristina Trujillo on voice and guitar, Sofía Mitchell on the saxophone, María Fernanda Chí and Andrea Santoyo on percussion, and Anakaren of course, on bass.

Like all of Anakaren’s bands, Las Infiltradas ooze with energy and never fail to get audiences on their feet.

“Music is what I love, it is what I was born to do and nothing, not even a pandemic can keep me off stage for long.” 