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Aterciopelados

Aterciopelados (English: Velvet Ones), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterciopelados have recorded eight albums.

Aterciopelados

1992–present

Andrea Echeverri (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Héctor Buitrago (bass)
Mauricio Montenegro (drums)

The group has won four Latin Grammy Awards from eight nominations, including Best Alternative Album in 2007 for Oye,[1] as well as four Grammy Award nominations. Their song "Bolero Falaz" topped Canal Viva Colombia's list of the 1,000 most important songs of Colombian rock,[2] and several more of their songs also made the list, including "Maligno", "El Estuche", "Mujer Gala" and "Sortilegio".


Aterciopelados are internationally recognized for their socially conscious message, and regularly discuss issues including political injustice, women's rights, and environmental destruction. They were honored by the United Nations for their work denouncing violence in Colombia.

Background[edit]

Primarily a collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Andrea Echeverri and bassist/arranger Héctor Buitrago, who began collaborating in Bogotá, Colombia, in the early 1990s as "Delia y los Aminoácidos".[3] Buitrago came from a hardcore punk background, leading a group called La Pestilencia, while Echeverri had been drawn into the nascent scene through art school friends. Buitrago had been a fan of boogaloo by Richie Ray in his childhood, and later bands including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Yes, and taught himself bass guitar by ear.[3] Together they went on to open a rock club in Bogotá.

Solo albums[edit]

In 2005 and 2006, Echeverri and Buitrago made solo albums: Echeverri's self-titled Andrea Echeverri and Buitrago's ConEctor. Andrea Echeverri is centered around Echeverri's experiences of pregnancy and becoming a mother.[10] ConEctor, which translates as "with Héctor" or "connector", explores themes of contemporary spirituality, and features several guest artists including Echeverri, Alex Ubago and Julieta Venegas.[11]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Grammy Awards[edit]

Aterciopelados have received five Grammy Award nominations from the U.S. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 2006, Andrea Echeverri received her first solo nomination.

1993 -

Con el Corazón en la Mano

1995 -

El Dorado

1996 -

La Pipa de la Paz

1998 -

Caribe Atómico

2000 -

Gozo Poderoso

2006 -

Oye

2008 -

Río

2018 -

Claroscura

2021 -

Tropiplop

"Aterciopelados Nominated for Two Latin Grammy Awards" (Press release). Nacional Records. August 2006.

. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2008.

"Aterciopelados Biography: Contemporary Musicians (Enotes.com)"

. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2008.

"Aterciopelado telúrico (Semana.com)"

. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.

"Héctor conexión, Héctor mensajero (visionchamanica.com)"

. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.

"The National Geographic Music Interview: Aterciopelados"

(Video Interview). YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2008.

"Aterciopelados discuss the new album "Rio""

. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

"Aterciopelados Receive Two Latin Grammy Award Nominations for Their New Album Claroscura"

. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

"How Aterciopelados Keep Rewriting the Latin Alternative Playbook (rollingstone.com)"

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