El Guincho
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El Guincho is the pseudonym of the Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983 ). He comes from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands . In addition to his publications under this pseudonym, Díaz-Reixa is known in Spain as a songwriter for children's songs. His breakthrough and extensive acquaintance came with the album Alegranza , which was released in 2008 and is named after the Canary island of Alegranza .
The song Bombay from the album Pop Negro is also the official soundtrack of the video game FIFA 12 the FIFA game franchise from EA Sports .
Musical style
El Guincho's musical style ranges between Tropicália and Alternative Latin . He mixes a form of psychedelic pop with this very classical South American music . His music has therefore already been described as "space-age exotica".
Discography
Albums
- 2007: Folías
- 2008: Alegranza!
- 2010: Pop negro
- 2016: HiperAsia
EPs
- 2010: Piratas de Sudamérica
Guest Posts
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: Spain Switzerland
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: ES US MX
- ↑ Pitchfork Media - Alegranza! review ( Memento from February 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Josiah Hughes: El Guincho's Tropical Sampling. ( Memento of the original from July 9th, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Exclaim! , November 2008.
- ↑ FIFA Soundtrack ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DrownedinSound - DiScover feature
Web links
- El Guincho's MySpace page
- Official website
- El Guincho at Allmusic (English)
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SURNAME | El Guincho |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Díaz-Reixa, Pablo (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th November 1983 |