Aterciopelados

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Aterciopelados
General information
Genre (s) Latin pop , rock
founding 1992
Current occupation
Andrea Echeverri
Héctor Buitrago

Aterciopelados (from Spanish aterciopelado for "velvety") are a Colombian rock group with Spanish-language lyrics. The group was founded in 1990 under the name Delia y los Aminoácidos . In 1992 the name was changed to Aterciopelados .

history

Aterciopelados has basically and essentially consisted of Andrea Echeverri (singer, guitarist) and Héctor Buitrago (bassist, arranger) since 1990 . The group had a big impact back in the 1990s: their music was seen as very innovative, but was heavily criticized by the media because the fusion of rock and folklore was not so well received back then. Many of her videos became popular in Latin America through MTV ; In 1997 the band made an unplugged for the station.

In addition to their joint albums, the two main members carry out solo projects, always with mutual help. Andrea Echeverri released a very successful solo album in 2004, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2006 for best Latin alternative rock album. In 2006 Buitrago produced the experimental solo album Conector (a play on words from con Héctor , “with Hector” and “Konnektor”), with contributions from famous singers in Latin America, such as Julieta Venegas , Alex Ubago and the 17 Hippies . After that, the group got back together and released the first single Complemento from their new album Oye in October 2006 .

Members

The group consists of Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. The original bassist Andrés Giraldo was replaced by Alejandro Duque in 1995 and guitarist Charlie Márquez was replaced in 1997 by Alejandro Gómez Cáceres.

Music genre

The music has influences from progressive rock , alternative rock , electronic music , mariachi , bolero , cumbia , vallenato and other folkloric, Colombian music styles.

successes

The TIME Magazine included the Aterciopelados the top 20 rock bands on the planet, along with other famous groups such as U2 and the Rolling Stones . They were also nominated for a Grammy in 1997 and 1998.

Discography

  • Con el corazón en la mano (1993)
  • El Dorado (1995)
  • La pipa de la paz (1996)
  • Unplugged (1997)
  • Caribe atómico (1998)
  • Gozo poderoso (2000)
  • Evolución (2001)
  • Oye (October 2006)
  • Río (2008)
  • Claroscura (2018)

Web links

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