Artist:Los Amigos Invisibles
Song:Esto es lo Que Hay
Album:The Venezuelan Zing Son Vol. 1
The Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles gained a following outside Latin America after Talking Heads leader David Byrne released a couple of their albums on his Luaka Bop label. They made a big splash in Venezuela with their 1995 debut album A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band. The band is Julio Briceno on vocals, Jose Luis Pardo on guitar, Armando Figueredo on keyboards, rapper Mauricio Arcas, Jose Rafael Torres on bass and Juan Manuel Roara on drums. When they weren't getting anywhere in the local club scene in Caracas, they decided to move to New York City in 1997. David Byrne heard about them and signed them to his Luaka Bop label. They released three albums on Luaka Bop and they got a lot of attention through touring and several Grammy nominations. Esto es lo Que Hay is from the 2004 album The Venezuelan Zing Son. It's a mix of different styles of music and the band has great energy. Pardo wrote most of the songs. The trombone solo on Esto es lo Que Hay is by Latin jazz legend Jimmy Bosch. The album was produced by Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez AKA Masters at Work. They have produced plenty of Latin music. Los Amigos Invisibles left Luaka Bop and started their own label first with Sony distribution and now with Nacional. The band is down to Briceno, Torres and Roura and they hire musicians when needed. They released an album last year. Here's the video for Esto es lo Que Hay by Los Amigos Invisibles.
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