| Erica Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Erica García |
| Born | 6 April 1977 |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar Bass Guitar Piano Vocals Percussion |
| Labels | Universal Music Group, Manimal Vinyl, Onomatic |
| Associated acts | Fool's Gold Divididos |
Erica García, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a composer, singer and an actress of Argentinian-American descent.[1] She has been nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2000 for Best Female Rock Artist for her popular tune "Vete Destino".[2]
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García began her solo career in 1996 after 3 years of playing in Mata Violeta, the punk rock band she created in 1991. She made three records for Universal, the first one was produced by Ricardo Mollo, the second one (nominated for the Latin Grammy) was produced by Garcia herself and Ricardo Mollo and the third record Amorama, was produced by Gustavo Santaolalla.[3] She played and recorded in the Los Angeles musical collective Fool's Gold. She recorded and produced her fourth album ¨Afternoon in Bamboos¨ in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, 2006. She went back to her country Argentina in 2010. She started the recording of the album ¨Eleven¨ to be released in 2011. She organized the Santo Bombo parties, with bombo legüero performances, dancers, tattoo artists, and electronic music. She played the Hot Festival in October 2010, with Massive Attack, Scisors Sisters, Yeasayer and Mika among other artists. She currently lives in Buenos Aires and she plays shows all over the country.
Garcia collaborated with the band Divididos, on ukulele and accordion in¨El Burrito¨ and ¨Sisters¨, she served as the guest musician ( 1992 to 1998) with Brazzaville in two albums. She performed with Cafe Tacuba,[4] Ely Guerra, Los Tres y Javiera Parra at the MTV Latin awards in Los Angeles, 2002.[5] Her other collaboration include Cienfuegos [6]
Hecuba
Montecarlo Jazz Ensemble
Pampa del Indio
Andrea Alvarez
Fool's Gold[7][8]
Musicians:
Erica Garcia
Martin Aloe
Alejo Vintrob
Max Araujo
Ervin Stutz
Fabian Von Quntiero
Musicians:
Erica Garcia
Martin Aloe
Fernando Samalea
Ricardo Mollo
Ervin Stutz
Matias Zapata
Musicians:
Justin Meldhal Johnsen
Jon Brion
Victor Indrizzo
Roger Manning Jr.
Joe Gore [12]
David Campbell
Sebastian Escofet
Javier Casalla
Gustavo Santaolalla
"New Weird American "2007 "Surco Artists "2000
"Through the Wilderness" Maddona Tribute [2](Manimal Vinyl) 2006 [3] "Tributo a Sandro", "Quiero llenarme de ti" 2000 [4]
"The Treasure of the Black Jaguar" (2010) directed by Mike Bruce: as "Carmelita"."Franco Buenaventura" (2002) as "Gisela". [18]