Wanna know what it takes to lead the most successful Colombian rock band ever? Ask Andrea Echeverri

[the_future_modernes]

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The woman (from Wikipedia)

Andrea Echeverri is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist, born in Bogotá in 1965. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados where she also plays the acoustic guitar. Echeverri has long captivated audiences with her potently melodic brand of feminism.^{[citation needed]} In March 2005 her debut solo album "Andrea Echeverri" was released by Nacional Records, a label focused on promoting the best in Latin alternative music. Andrea is of Basque descent.^[1]MORE

The band (taken from Wikipedia)

Aterciopelados (English: the Velvety Ones), also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top groups. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Time Magazine has written, "Aterciopelados's true skill lies in its ability to take north-of-the-border musical styles…and breathe new life into them, all while giving them a distinctly Colombian sheen." ^[1]
Additionally, Aterciopelados engages audiences all over the world with their socially-conscious message. 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. The group has also received numerous awards, such as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 2007, for Oye (Nacional Records).^[2]MORE

Aterciopelados - Dia Paranormal (Live on KEXP)

Interview with Andrea Echeverri Latin Pop Icon

Aterciopelados - No Llores (Live on KEXP)

Aterciopelados-Baracunatana


Aterciopelados - Hijos de Tigre


Aterciopelados - Bandera (Live on KEXP)

An Interview with Andrea Echeverri of Los Aterciopelados

Translation of the interview with Andrea Echeverri of Aterciopelados SalaMandra L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 18 of May of 2007

Aterciopelados is a Colombian Rock band, and a big act throughout Latin America and the US.

Winners of one Grammy award and nominated several other times, Oye is their seventh release as a band, after both members, Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago each released a solo album, with major contributions from the other one.

Aterciopelados played on may 18th in L’Hospitalet, Barcelona at the SalaMandra music hall and are planning on returning to Spain later this summer.

Interview by Daniel Zentgraf, Pictures by Jorge Rodríguez

What can we find on the new CD “Oye”?

“Oye”, contrary to “Gozo (Poderoso)” and previous albums as “Caribe (Atomico)” and the solo ones (Andrea Echeverri and Conhector) returns to live drums because those albums that I mentioned are more electronic.

Here we return to live drums as rhythmical basis and that already gives the album like another dynamic, another sound, another way to produce and even to compose the songs. It is like a little closer to the live band, is a little less subtle compared to the electronic projects, like a little more forceful, and that, mixed with the subjects of several songs that are critical and rockier makes it more like previous albums as “Pipa (De La Paz)” or “El Dorado”.MORE

Aterciopelados - La Estaca

Aterciopelados - Rompecabezas

Aterciopelados’ Andrea Echeverri Goes Solo…Again

In between 2001’s Gozo Poderoso and 2006’s Oye, Aterciopelados‘ Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago took a long break and released their first two separate solo projects. When they came back from their break, the Colombian duo, after experimenting with electronic music for their previous two albums, mutated back into a proper rock band, more similar to the original formation of the group.

Two Aterciopelados albums later (Río was the latest one in 2008), it seems like the story is about to be repeated. Echeverri recently announced she’s almost done with her new solo album, to be titled Andrea Echeverri 2 (no release date yet), while Buitrago is running a little bit behind, but is also working on his sequel to 2006’s Conector.MORE

Andrea Echeverri "Amortiguador" from her first self titled album

Andrea Echeverri "A Eme O" from her first self-titled album

Andrea Echeverri "Baby Blues"

Comments

[all_adream]

In that first one, she's certainly a trip and a half! Interesting to see various songs, but somehow the first solo one repels me a bit: intriguing to figure out why--

[the_future_modernes]

I would be curious as to why. The funny thing is, that is my favourite of her solo songs:)