{"key":"6906","name":"Santa Esmeralda","bio":"Santa Esmeralda is a U.S.\/French Disco group formed in the 1970s, which earned a #1 club hit in 1977 with a cover version of the song \"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood\".The original band's lineup consisted of Leroy Gomez (Lead vocals 1977-78), Jimmy Goings (Lead vocals 1978-82), Jean Claude Petit (Keyboards, composer), Jos\u00e9 Souc (Spanish guitars), Slim Pezin (Electric guitars) and Christian Padovan (Bass). Their trademark were songs of more than 15 minutes of duration. The single \"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood\" sold 48 times gold and 42 times platinum. The track was also featured in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/6906_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"17981","name":"Los Lobos","bio":"Los Lobos is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, USA, heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country music, folk, blues, and traditional Spanish \/ Mexican music such as boleros and norte\u00f1o.Vocalist\/guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie P\u00e9rez met at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, and bonded over their mutual affinity for obscure musical acts such as Fairport Convention, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder. P\u00e9rez recalls, \"We\u2019re looking at each other, 'You like this stuff? I thought I was the only weird one.' So I went over to his house one day for about a year, which we spent listening to records, playing guitars, and starting to write songs.\" The two borrowed reel-to-reel recorders from a friend and created multi-track recordings of music spanning from parody songs to free-form jazz. They later enlisted fellow students Cesar Rosas and Conrad Lozano to complete the group's line-up in 1973.Formed in the late 1970's, band members Dave Hidalgo, Cesar Rojas, Steve Berlin, Louie P\u00e9rez and Conrad Lozano became the bellwether for Mexican-American music in the U.S. when they recorded the music for \"La Bamba\" in 1987, which added popular acclaim to the critical praise they had received for their 1984 album \"How Will the Wolf Survive?\".They have since become one of the mainstays of the Latin music scene as well as rock music in general, staying together through over 20 albums, and for almost three decades, through changing music climate and personal tragedies, they've continued cranking out albums and touring to dedicated fans.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/17981_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"40000 - 75000"}

{"key":"18429","name":"Caifanes","bio":"Caifanes -founded in 1987, is a rock band that achieved fame throughout the late 80\u2019s and early 90\u2019s in Latin America and gained recognition in the U.S. The band formed in Mexico City - Mexico and its original lineup consisted of Sa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez (vocals & guitar), Sabo Romo (bass guitar), Alfonso Andr\u00e9 (drums) and Diego Herrera (keyboards and saxophone). Argentinean guitarist Alejandro Marcovich joined in 1989. Caifanes are considered to be one of the most important Latin American Rock groups to emerge from Mexico and an important reference point in the Latin American Rock Music (Rock en Espa\u00f1ol) genre. Caifanes\u2019 style can be described as a hybrid of British new wave, Progressive Rock, Latin based rhythms mixed with the and deep, somber, uniquely Mexican lyrics and vocal style of Sa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez. The name Caifanes is derived from 1940\u2019s Mexican Pachuco (zoot suiter) slang \"Cai fan\" , it\u2019s equivalent in English would be something like, \u201ccool dude.\u201d The word has also been used to describe the proverbial Mexican Pachuco, delinquent, or outsider.Early Years:The seeds of what was to later become Caifanes was planted in 1984 in the band Las Insolitas Im\u00e1genes de Aurora (Aurora's Unusual Images), a band that included Sa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez, Alfonso Andr\u00e9 and Alejandro Marcovich. According to Marcovich, this project started out as a side project for the purpose of performing as a party band for the filming of his brother\u2019s Carlos film projects. (Carlos Marcovich went on to direct various videos for Caifanes). At the time, both Hern\u00e1ndez and Marcovich were playing in different bands. The members enjoyed the experience of playing in \"Insolitas\" and decided to continue. As the seriousness of the project grew, the band began to play in different spots in Mexico City like Rockotitl\u00e1n, High Tower, and El Jabal\u00ed. In May of 1986, Insolitas recorded a live demo performed at Rockotitl\u00e1n. By then the band had developed a strong cult following in Mexico City.\"Ins\u00f3litas\" broke up in 1986. Sa\u00fal and Alfonso reformed as Caifanes with bass player\/producer Sabo Romo and Diego Herrera on keyboards and sax. Caifanes\u2019 first live show was April 11, 1987, in Rockotitl\u00e1n. Expectations were high, the building was filled to capacity and many people were left outside. Their popularity began to grow throughout Mexico City. By late 1987 Caifanes had carved a niche for themselves as a dark contrast to the corporate pop\/rock and light ballads that dominated Mexican radio and television during the 1980\u2019s. At times the image and the sound were considered radical for a very conservative Mexican music industry. Between December 28, 1986 and January 3, 1987 Juan Aceves produced a four song demo for the band using \"free\" studio time at night at Arco Studio (where Aceves was chief engineer). The demo was showcased in independent radio program Espacio 59 (Space 59), a show that promoted up and coming rock bands. With the demo under their arms Caifanes approached CBS Mexico. According to sources, Caifanes\u2019 were not treated nicely. The musical director at the time shunned them for dark new wave attire and said, \u201cYou look like fags.\u201d At the time, Caifanes\u2019 sound and look was influenced by British post-punk groups such as The Cure and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They dressed in black suits and sported frizzly hair and makeup. This was too radical for the Mexican CBS executives. Upon hearing the demo of \u201cSera Por Eso?\u201d (Is It Because of That?), the CBS executive uttered these words, \u201cAt CBS, our business is to sell records, not coffins.\u201dNevertheless, the movement of Rock en Espa\u00f1ol (Spanish rock) or rock en tu idioma (Rock in your language) was too strong to ignore by record execs. The flood of groups from Spain and Argentina forced Mexican labels to take a second look at up-and-coming Mexican bands. Caifanes received a big break when Ariola records invited them to open for Argentinean rocker Miguel Mateos\u2019 Mexico City show. The show brought Cafaines to the attention of Miguel Mateos\u2019 producer Oscar \"Cachorro\" Lopez. Oscar fell in love with the band and took them to the studio to record a demo. Lopez would be instrumental in their signing to RCA-Ariola and would go on to produce their first two albums.Caifanes\u2019 debut album, the self-titled Caifanes (also known as M\u00e1tenme Porque Me Muero, or Volumen I) was released in August 1988 by RCA-Ariola. The LP was preceded by an EP made up of three songs. This was in order to test the market. The immediate sale of 300,000 copies of the EP cemented the bands appeal. The first single \u201cM\u00e1tenme Porque Me Muero\u201d (\"Kill Me Because I'm Dying\") became a minor hit in Mexico City. With the release of their first album Caifanes became notable trendsetters in and around central Mexico. The first three singles garnered sufficient radio play. In December of 1988 Caifanes released a cover of Cuban folk singer Guillermo Rodriguez Fiffe\u2019s classic tropical dance song, \u201cLa Negra Tomasa,\u201d (Black Girl Tomasa) as a maxi Single es: La negra Tomasa. The song was a massive hit in Mexico and introduced Caifanes to a wider audience nationally and abroad.Mexico\u2019s Most Important Band:By 1989 Caifanes had emerged as one of the hottest rock acts to come from central Mexico. In June Caifanes played two sold out shows at Mexico\u2019s Auditorio Nacional (National Auditorium), a 10,000 person venue \u2013 a first for a Mexican rock band.In late 1989 Caifanes began to record their second album in New York City. The record was produced by Oscar Lopez who was aided by Gustavo Santaolalla and Daniel Freiberg. El Diablito (The Little Devil) was released in July of 1990 through BMG Records. The most notable change for the band was the addition of former Insolitas guitarist Alejandro Marcovich. Marcovich\u2019s textural guitar work considerably changed Caifanes\u2019 sound and cemented the \u201cclassic\u201d Mexican rock sound that Caifanes became famous for. \u201cLa Celula Que Explota\u201d (The Exploding Cell), with its brushes of mariachi and bolero guitars and a crescendo of mariachi trumpets became both a signature of the band as well as a massive hit. Hernandez\u2019 lyrics and somber vocals complemented Marcovich\u2019s lyrical playing. The haunting \u201cSombras en Tiempos Perdidos\u201d (Shadows in Times Lost) and the ethereal \u201cDe Noche Todos Los Gatos Son Pardos\u201d (All Cats Are Dark at Night), give the album a most sublime imprint.By this time Caifanes along with Man\u00e1, Fobia, Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio, La Lupita, and Cafe Tacuba helped to move Mexican Rock toward a wider audience and catapulted the Rock En Espa\u00f1ol movement of the 1990\u2019s.In 1992, Caifanes released El Silencio (The Silence). Recorded in Wisconsin and produced by the prolific guitarist Adrian Belew, of King Crimson fame, \"El Silencio\" further cemented the Caifanes sound and had and a more direct guitar driven sound. \u201cNo Dejes Que\u201d (Don\u2019t Let It\u2026\u201d), \u201cEst\u00e1s Dormida\u201d (You\u2019re Asleep), \u201cDebajo de Tu Piel\u201d (Under Your Skin), and the soaring \u201cNubes\u201d (Clouds) would go on to become Mexican rock staples. The influence of Belew, who also played guitar on the album, was felt strongest in \u201cHasta Morir\u201d (Until Death), \u201cTortuga\u201d (Turtle), and \u201cVamos a Hacer un Silencio\u201d (Lets Make a Silence). With its string of hits, its multi-ethnic hybrid of rock and traditional Mexican music, El Silencio is considered to be on of Caifanes\u2019 best albums and one of the most influential records of the Rock En Espa\u00f1ol genre.Caifanes toured extensively in support of the album. By this time, the group had started to make inroads into Central and South America as well as in the United States. In August of 1992 Caifanes sold out the Hollywood Palladium. In 1993 Caifanes became the first Mexican rock group to sell out Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes (Sports Palace).By late 1993 Caifanes became a three piece with the exit of Romo and Herrera. Federico Fong and Stuart Hamm filled in on bass and Yann Zaragoza played the keyboard. No one knew what to expect of Caifanes after the loss of two founding members. 1994\u2019s El Nervio Del Volc\u00e1n (The Volcano\u2019s Nerve), released by BMG exceeded the expectations of both critics and fans alike. El Nervio showed Caifanes at the height of their power. With a heavier more progressive sound, \"El Nervio\" highlighted the musician\u2019s virtuosity as well as their tight playing and arrangements. Signature elements, Marcovich\u2019s staccato guitar work, Alfonso\u2019s polyrythmic drumming and Hernandez\u2019s brooding and haunting vocal style were even more prominent. \u201cAfuera\u201d the first single seamlessly fused distinct rock grooves with an ethnic inspired guitar solo. \u201cAqu\u00ed no es as\u00ed\u201d (\u201cIt\u2019s Not Like That Here\u201d), and \"Ayer Me Dijo Un Ave\" (\u201cA Bird Told Me Yesterday\u201d) became radio favorites. \u201cAvi\u00e9ntame\u201d (Throw Me), is as dynamic and powerful as the best American and British prog and alternative acts.1994 was a stellar year for Caifanes, who were at the height of their popularity. Caifanes along with Man\u00e1 was one of Mexico's premier stadium rock acts, selling out stadiums in Mexico and large venues throughout Latin America and the United States. At this time Caifanes had cemented their reputation as one of the most important Mexican rock bands of all time. They were a staple in Latin MTV, Rock en Espa\u00f1ol radio and appeared regularly at music festivals. In 1994, Caifanes opened up for The Rolling Stones in Mexico City and participated in Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival.Breakup:1995 would mark the end of Caifanes. According to various sources, Hern\u00e1ndez and Marcovich\u2019s relationship was strained. On the 18th of August 1995 Caifanes played their final show in the Mexican city of San Luis Potos\u00ed. A legal scuffle over the name \u201cCaifanes\u201d ensued forcing Sa\u00fal Hern\u00e1ndez to choose the name Jaguares (Jaguars) for his new project, which built on the legacy of Caifanes, as it was not too much of a radical departure of the Caifanes sound. Hern\u00e1ndez was joined by former Caifanes and Insolitas drummer Alfonso Andr\u00e9.Reunion:On December 14th, 2010, it was announced by Twitter that the band would be reuniting for the Vive Latino festival and the Coachella Festival of 2011, after a reconciliation between Hern\u00e1ndez and Marcovich.Some of Caifanes' Guest Musicians and Collaborators:Chucho Merch\u00e1n (bass), Federico Fong (bass), Jos\u00e9 Manuel Aguilera (guitar), Stuart Hamm (bass), Gustavo Cerati (guitar), Adrian Belew (guitar), Yann Zaragoza (keyboards), Cecilia Toussaint (backing vocals).Studio Albums:Caifanes or, (M\u00e1tenme Porque Me Muero \/ Volumen 1) (1988)El Diablito or, Volumen 2 (1990)El Silencio (1992)El Nervio Del Volc\u00e1n (1994)","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/18429_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"5692","name":"Chingon","bio":"Chingon is a Mexican rock band started by director Robert Rodr\u00edguez to record songs for his 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. The band features members of the Latin Rock band Del Castillo and Rodr\u00edguez on guitar. Chingon contributed on Mexico and Mariachis, a compilation album to Rodr\u00edguez' Mariachi Trilogy, and released their debut album, Mexican Spaghetti Western, in 2004.Chingon also contributed their song \"Malague\u00f1a Salerosa\" to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 \u2013 which Rodr\u00edguez scored \u2013 and a live performance by the band was included on the film's DVD release. They had also contributed to the soundtrack for Planet Terror.The band's name comes from a Mexican slang term, ching\u00f3n, meaning \"badass.\"","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/5692_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"18434","name":"Genitallica","bio":"Genitallica is a Mexican rock band from Monterrey, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, M\u00e9xico that blends various music styles like funk, ska, punk and hip-hop. It all started in early November 1998. In 1999 it was signed by Sony Music.They claim their lyrics are direct and simple, as the youth street language has made Genitallica's fanbase grow exponentially. The band has toured in several countries: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, the United States and Puerto Rico and has been on stage with other bands, such as Blur, Caf\u00e9 Tacuba, Control Machete and Molotov.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/18434_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"17992","name":"Los Fabulosos Cadillacs","bio":"Los Fabulosos Cadillacs from Buenos Aires, Argentina play ska, rocksteady, reggae, rock, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, big band. Formed 1985, their first album, Bares y Fondas came 1986. 1998 they got a Grammy for Best Latin Rock\/Alternative Album. They also won the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 for the single 'El Matador' \u2013 which was on the soundtracks for the movies Savages, Grosse Pointe Blank and The Matador. Singer Gabriel Fernandez Capello (known as Vicentico) and bassist Flavio Cianciaurlo are core members and songwriters.The band, which collaborated with some music stars such as Debbie Harry, Mick Jones, Celia Cruz, Rub\u00e9n Blades and Fishbone, received the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 for the single \"Matador\", in what probably was the peak of popularity of the band. On September 29 of that year they produced an MTV Unplugged concert. The Cadillacs also won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock\/Alternative Album, and were nominated in the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards for Best Band and Best Music Video (\"La Vida\"), which received the now-defunct International Viewer's Choice Award (Southern Region) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/17992_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"18008","name":"Aterciopelados","bio":"One of the first contemporary successful rock bands in Colombia, Los Aterciopelados is among the Latin American countries' top groups. Formed in 1992 in Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, the band has fused its own sound by combining a rock-solid approach and electronics with a variety of Latin American musical traditions including mariachi, bolero, tropical and flamenco. Aterciopelados, whose name translates as \"The Velvety Ones,\" was formed by former members of Delia Y Los Aminoacidos \u2013 Andrea Echeverri, who plays acoustic guitar and sings lead, and H\u00e9ctor Buitrago, who plays bass guitar. The original drummer Andres Giraldo* was replaced by Alejandro Duque in 1995 and the original guitar player Charlie Marquez was replaced by Alejandro Gomez Caceras in 1997. Also, lead singer Andrea Echeverri was chosen by Gustavo Cerati to sing \"En la Ciudad de la Furia\" for Soda Stereo's MTV Unplugged album.Andr\u00e9s Giraldo was also part of the Bogot\u00e1 based band Bloque de Busqueda, known for their mix of artisan \/ folkloric music with a modern twist full of prominent beats.Echeverri came out with a self-titled solo album in 2004, \"Aemeo\" is the lead song in this album. The band recieved Grammy award nominations in 1997 and 1998. In October of 2006 they released the album Oye, just a couple of months after H\u00e9ctor Buitrago came out with his Conhector first solo album.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/18008_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"please contact"}

{"key":"28853","name":"Smash Mouth","bio":"Smash Mouth is an alternative rock band from San Jose, California, United States that formed in 1994, the band comprises Steve Harwell (lead vocalist), Greg Camp (guitarist\/songwriter), Paul De Lisle (bassist), and new drummer since early 2006, Jason Sutter (replacing Michael Urbano, who left due to creative differences). Their hit songs include \"Walkin' on the Sun\" (1997) and \"All Star\" (1999).Focused at times playing \"neo-ska\" music, the band has adopted retro styles spanning several decades of popular music, as well as performing covers of popular songs such as The Monkees' \"I'm a Believer\" and War's \"Why Can't We Be Friends\" as well as cult favorites such as ? and the Mysterians' \"Can't Get Enough of You Baby\" (though their version owes more to The Colourfield's interpretation; in fact, the band at first believed it was a Colourfield original). Smash Mouth's first album Fush Yu Mang came out in June 1997. This album could be said to be \"neo ska\". Its top position in the charts was #19 (on Billboard). The promo for this album said that \"While the twelve songs on Fush Yu Mang sound like they belong side by side, each has it's own feeling like the very '60's \"Walkin' On The Sun,\" the surf 'n' turf of \"Nervous In the Alley,\" the Buzzcocks like \"Pet Names,\" the Mafia rock of \"Padrino,\" and the fret rock of \"Let's Rock\".\" Smash Mouth's second album Astro Lounge was released two years later, in June 1999. It is the band's most critically and commercially successful album to date. It reached #6 on the Billboard charts and it featured the massive hit All Star.Smash Mouth released their third album Smash Mouth (Self-Titled) in November 2001. It has been said that this is the band's most experimental album to date. It reached #48 on Billboard charts. Smash Mouth's fourth album Get the Picture?, released in August 2003, wasn't as well-received by fans or the critics as previous albums (it only reached #100 on the Billboard charts). Smash Mouth released a Christmas cover album in November 2005 (The Gift of Rock). Their newest album is called Summer Girl, and, after being delayed for over a year, was released on September 19th, 2006. Smash Mouth's music was used in the film \"Shrek\" and they starred on-screen as themselves in the turbulent finale of the all-star-comedy \"Rat Race\", while performing \"All Star\" on stage during the showdown.","featuredImage":"https:\/\/assets.allamericanmusic.com\/images\/28853_h_0.jpg","feeRange":"40000 - 75000"}