"The first time I bought a bass guitar, I'd never had one in my hands before. "When I was young I listened to boogaloo by Richie Ray and later stuff like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Yes", said Héctor. "He brought new aesthetics, unsuspected rebellion, and truckloads of music." Buitrago came from a hardcore punk background, heading up a group called La Pestilencia, while Echeverri had been drawn into the fledgling scene through art school friends. "Héctor was an essential revelation in my personal and musical life", said Andrea. As Vibe Magazine said, "For Aterciopelados, maturity has become a form of liberation." The group toured United States in April 2009 to support Rio.Įssentially a collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Andrea Echeverri and bassist/arranger Héctor Buitrago, Aterciopelados has recorded eight albums since they originally teamed up in Bogotá, Colombia in the early 1990s as "Delia y los Aminoácidos". The album received rave reviews from publications like Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, Billboard, and from NPR's All Things Considered. In October 2008, Aterciopelados released a new studio album, Rio, on Nacional Records. Their song Bolero Falaz topped a list of the 1000 most important songs of Colombian rock and other songs of theirs such as Maligno, El Estuche, Mujer Gala and Sortilegio ranked high in the list by Canal Viva Colombia. The group has also received numerous awards, such as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 2007, for Oye ( Nacional Records). Honored by the United Nations for their work denouncing violence in Colombia, Aterciopelados speaks out about myriad issues including political injustice, women's rights, and environmental destruction. Additionally, Aterciopelados engages audiences all over the world with their socially conscious message.
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