| Aterciopelados in Sydney |
 ATERCIOPELADOS Thursday October 1st – The Metro, Sydney
Live with special guests, Aria-nominated Watussi lead by Colombian singer Oscar Jimenez “One of the most important and most likeable bands in current Latin rock.” The New York Times “The miracle of Aterciopelados is that it backs up its message songs with beautiful, infectious music.” Billboard Magazine For the first time ever, Colombian music icons Aterciopelados bring their Grammy Award winning Latin rock to Australia. Led by songwriters Andrea Echeverri (vocals) and Hector Buitrago (bass), Atercios (ah-tair-see-ohs) annex and combine styles with a healthy disregard for musical boundaries: new wave, lounge, reggae, bossa nova, electro, hard rock, bolero, Mexican banda, house, rumba-rock and straightforward pop anthems, not to mention surf-rock guitar lines. Accompanied by some of the best musicians in Colombia, the pair is renowned for creating magic onstage. "Musical mavericks often reject the past; this Colombian electro-rock duo is dragging its traditions into the present, marinating its songs in South American rhythms. Aterciopelados take north-of-the border musical styles
BRIEF BIO “We have had quite a musical career, which has evolved over the years through our own identity search and experimentation, finding our own sound,” Echeverri says. “We really complement each other musically in a way that works. And more important than anything, we have love and respect for each other.” The band is well known for their political activism and their work for environmental and human rights issues. Their latest album, Rio, is a call to action that finds Aterciopelados at a new level of creativity and musicality. It coincides with a proposed Colombian constitutional referendum that declares a citizen’s right to clean drinking water as a basic human right. “When I was growing up, the Bogotá River was considered a mythic and iconic place, and now it’s a tiny stream,” says Echeverri. The new album ‘Rio’ was recorded in the band’s hometown of Bogotá and mixed by Hector Castillo (Brazilian Girls, David Bowie, and Gustavo Cerati) in New York City. Fans from all cultural backgrounds resonate with the band’s impassioned, socially conscious signature organic rock sound in shows that feature their trademark songs of protest, life and humanity. The tour is supported by the recently re-opened Colombian diplomatic mission in Australia, providing an opportunity for Australians to discover a fascinating country through experiencing how the richness of Colombian culture permeates through the work of contemporary Colombian artists. For more on Aterciopelados : www.aterciopelados.com |