Quetzal (band)
| Quetzal | |
|---|---|
| Origin | East Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Chicano rock |
| Years active | 1990s - present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Martha Gonzales Cesar Castro Juan Perez Quetzal Flores Quincy McCrary Andy Mendoza |
Quetzal is a bilingual (Spanish-English) Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, California.
History
The band was founded by Quetzal Flores, with the intention of pushing the boundaries of Chicano music and is currently one of Los Angeles' most important and successful groups. They play a mix of Mexican and Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock music, supercharged by the dynamic vocals of the singer Martha Gonzalez. Their commitment to using art as a tool for social change is informed and inspired by global grassroots movements. They have also been instrumental in developing Fandango Sin Fronteras, a dialog between Chicanos from California and Jarochos (musicians from Veracruz, Mexico). Quetzal was featured in the soundtrack to the 2004 short film, Stand Up For Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story, from Visual Communications (VC). In 2013 the band won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop, Rock or Album.[1]
Line-up
Current band members
- Martha Gonzalez — lead and backing vocals, congas, chekere, tarima, cajon, tap dance
- Cesar Castro — lead and backing vocals, jarana jarocha, Requinto Jarocho, Leona, Pandero, Tarima
- Juan Perez — electric bass, baby bass, double bass
- Quetzal Flores — jarana jarocha, requinto jarocho, bajo sexto, electric guitar
- Quincy McCrary — lead and backing vocals, Rhodes piano, Hammond B3, keyboard
- Andy Mendoza — drums, cajon, backing vocals
Former band members
- Gabriel Tenorio
- Gabriel Gonzalez
- Daphne Chen
- Kiko Cornejo Jr.
- Dante Pascuzzo
- Edson Gianesi
- Danilo Torres
- Camilo Landau
- Rocio Marron
- Ray Sandoval
- Yunior Terry
Discography
- Solo albums
- 1998: Quetzal (produced by John Avila)
- 2002: Sing The Real (produced by Greg Landau)
- 2003: Worksongs (produced by Steve Berlin)
- 2006: Die Cowboy Die (produced by John Avila)
- 2012: Imaginaries from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Compilation albums
- A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd (features Quetzal covering Pink Floyd's song Mother)
References
- ↑ Peter Kelley (December 6, 2012). "Arts Roundup: Art, plays, the University Symphony — and ‘Pippin’ continues". University of Washington. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
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