Quique Neira
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Neira and the second or maternal family name is Leiva.
Enrique "Quique" Neira Leiva (born April 11, 1973) is a Chilean reggae singer and composer. He was the lead vocalist of the band Gondwana and is currently a solo artist. He is the most recognized icon of the reggae en español movement in Chile.
Awards
- Award for Musical Arts Altazor 2006, category Best Pop Ballad for good things.
- APES Award 2006, Best Composer category.
- Recently elected as a board member of the SCD.
Discography
In Bambu
- Bambu (1995)
- No need Banderas (EP) (1996)
In Gondwana
- Gondwana (1998)
- RAS Portraits: Gondwana (1998)
- Phat Cherimoya Dub (1999)
- Together (1999)
- Praise (For the Strength of Reason) (2000)
- Made in Jamaica (2002)
Solo
- Eleven (2003)
- Good Things (2005)
- Jah Rock (2007) Edition Europe 2010;
- Jah Dub (2010)
- Soul (2012)
Awards
- Altazor Award for Musical Arts 2006, category Best Pop Ballad for good things.
- APES Award 2006, Best Composer category.
- Recently elected as a board member of the SCD.