Efraín Band

Efraín Band (born in 1862), born in Russia and radicated in Santiago de Chile, undertook different businesses in various fields, from tobacco to the entertainment industry, opening the first Chilean recording label in 1906: Fonografía Artística. He began recording cylinders and then 78 rpm records beginning around or before 1910. His factory and recording studio were located at his home in Santiago, and a constant commercial manufacture output of both original and bootleg 78 rpm records continued until his death in 1936.