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Elsa y Elmar is the name of the musical project of Elsa Carvajal, a singer-songwriter from Colombia. The music of Elsa y Elmar can be described as synth-pop, and it integrates elements of folk, tropical, and Latin music. In 2014 Carvajal won the Grand Prize in the Latin category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "Me Viene Bien", and in 2016 she played in front of 40,000 people as the opening act for Coldplay at their concert at the Estadio El Campín in Bogotá. Since 2018 she has lived in Mexico.
Monsieur Periné es un grupo musical originario de Bogotá, Colombia. Su propuesta fusiona el pop, el folk y el jazz. Liderado por Catalina García, una cantante políglota (español, francés, inglés, portugués), y el multiinstrumentista Santiago Prieto. La agrupación, ganadora del Latin Grammy como “Mejor Nuevo Artista” en 2015, es en la actualidad una de las bandas latinoamericanas de mayor crecimiento y proyección internacional.
Catalina García es originaria de Cali, Colombia y estudió en el liceo francés Paul Valery de la misma ciudad. Más tarde, estudiando comunicación y sin terminar su primer semestre, se trasladó con su padre a Estados Unidos donde permaneció dos años, tras los cuales regresó a Colombia. Teniendo 18 años decidió dejar su hogar y estudiar antropología en la Universidad Javeriana, en Bogotá.
Fémina is an Argentine folk and fusion trio from San Martín de los Andes, Argentina.
In 2004, friends Clara Miglioli and Sofía "Toti" Trucco formed Fémina in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. The trio's name Fémina means female in Latin. The trio chose the name because they liked its sound and message. Band member Toti elaborated "there were not too many female rappers. It was a way to represent our girl." Miglioli met the Trucco sisters when she was four years old. After completing high school, the duo moved to Buenos Aires at the age of 19. They were later joined by Toti's younger sister Clara "Wewi" Trucco on percussion. There, they met and became friends with other rappers including Koxmoz and Apolo MC. In addition to music, both Miglioli and the Trucco sisters have a background in acting and vocal training. Fémina has toured in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. In 2018, they performed at the Sydney Festival in Australia. In an August 2017 interview with the Rolling Stone magazine, the group announced they are working on a new album with producer Will Holland. Several tracks will feature Iggy Pop.
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century".
Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge (UK), after a few years in Berlin. Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while attending an early show at Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street, New York City. He produced their debut EP The Modern Age as well as their first two albums Is This It and Room on Fire. The EP and first album were recorded entirely in his basement studio Transporterraum NYC. He has also produced many songs with Sarah Maguire, Fake Chemical State for ex-Skunk Anansie lead singer Skin, Mexico's top rock band Fobia, and the well-loved album Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor.
Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte is a Chilean musician, singer, composer and painter with Mexican citizenship. She is known for her musical versatility, having composed songs in a wide variety of genres such as pop, rock, bolero, cumbia and salsa. In the 2010s she gained acclaim for her melodramatics and "captivating stage persona".
Diamante Eléctrico es una banda de rock colombiana formada en el año 2012. La conforman Juan Galeano en la voz principal y el bajo, Daniel Álvarez en la guitarra y Andee Zeta en la Batería, esta agrupación ha participado en más de 250 presentaciones en importantes festivales nacionales e internacionales como el Rock al parque,[1] Festival Internacional Altavoz, el festival Estéreo Picnic, el Vive Latino, el festival Culture Collide en Los Ángeles, el Festival de las Juventudes en México, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival y en el Latin Alternative Music Conference en Nueva York, además de haber sido invitados especiales del concierto de Foo fighters[2] y teloneros del concierto de The Rolling Stones[3] en Bogotá, en 2015 y 2016 respectivamente. Han grabado tres álbumes de estudio: Diamante Eléctrico (2013), "B" (2015), este ganador del premio Grammy latino a mejor álbum rock[4] y reconocido por la revista Rolling Stone de Colombia como el disco más importante de 2015, y en el 2016 reclutan a Josh Smith, ingeniero reconocido por trabajar con Jack White, Beck, entre otros, para grabar su tercer disco titulado La Gran Oscilación, lanzado en plataformas digitales el 20 de octubre del mismo año.
Rock music entered the Peruvian scene in the late 1950s, through listening to performers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bill Haley, who popularized rockabilly in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared during this time. They included Los Millonarios del Jazz, Los Stars, Conjunto Astoria, Los Incas Modernos, and Los Zodiacs.
New trends like British Merseybeat and American surf became popular, and a number of Peruvian bands built a loyal audience. Los Saicos blended psychedelic rock, garage rock and surf. Los Shains featured rock guitar hero Pico Ego-Aguirre (later in Pax). Traffic Sound, the first Peruvian supergroup, merged core players from Los Hang Ten's with other important musicians. Also popular were Los York's, Los Jaguars, Los Silvertons, Los Belkings and Los Doltons.
Bomba Estéreo is a Colombian band founded in Bogotá in 2005 by Simón Mejía. Their music has been described as "electro tropical" or "psychedelic cumbia".
The origins of the group go back to 2001 when Bogotá native Simón Mejía (previously a member of 1990s Colombian alternative rock band Charconautas) was part of a loose collective of musicians and visual artists under the name A.M. 770. Their music was influenced by Colombian groups such as Sidestepper and Bloque de Busqueda who in the late 1990s had started combining traditional Colombian musical rhythms such as salsa and cumbia with modern electronic beats and dance music. A.M. 770's first musical production was the track "Ritmika" (based on a sample of a song by Venezuelan salsa band Los Blanco) on the album Colombeat, a 2002 compilation showcasing this new musical style which was put together by Colombia's foremost alternative rock band Aterciopelados for their new label Entrecasa.
Juan Pablo Vega (Bogotá, 26 de septiembre de 1985), es un cantautor, guitarrista, arreglista y productor musical colombiano, nominado como Mejor Nuevo Artista en la 15ª entrega anual de los Premios Grammy Latinos y ganador del premio Grammy Latino como productor del álbum debut del también cantautor colombiano Manuel Medrano.[1]
Su primer álbum Nada Personal, coproducido por Julio Reyes Copello, tuvo éxito comercial y buenas críticas en Colombia y México. Sus colaboraciones con otros artistas incluyen duetos con Caloncho y Mariel Mariel. Es considerado uno de los principales representantes de la nueva escena de pop colombiano. Como productor ha trabajado con artistas que incluyen a Monsieur Periné, Manuel Medrano, Esteman, Paula Arenas y Verónica Orozco, entre otros.[2][3][4]
Alejandro y María Laura son un dúo peruano de música indie folk formado en el 2009 e integrada por los cantautores Alejandro Rivas y María Laura Bustamante.
En el 2004, Alejandro Rivas y María Laura Bustamante se conocieron en la PUCP. Ya para el 2009 comenzaron a hacer música juntos, versionando canciones de distintos géneros y colaborando en las composiciones del otro. Siendo estudiantes de Comunicación Audiovisual y Artes Escénicas, viajaron a Idaho para trabajar durante sus vacaciones y comenzaron a tocar en bares y restaurantes, cantando música en español. En poco tiempo se hicieron conocidos a nivel local y fueron invitados al Second Sun Valley Acoustic Music Weekend.[1][2] Gracias a estas experiencias ambos deciden dedicarse a la música.