Criollo (band)
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Criollo is a Montreal
-based Latin, Hip hop
band.
Their music, in the "Bahire" style (which they coined), draws from Bachata, Hip hop, Reggae, Latin and R&B influences, and is sung in Spanish.
In 2006, they released the album, Bahire which is distributed by SOPREF (LOCAL Distribution).
The band formed in 2003 include four members; Salvador "Sol" Valdez, Jose "Chiro" Mata, Alexis "El Gordo" Grullon and Gilbert "Giby" Capellan. These extremely talented musicians also have other artistic talents such as producing/directing music videos, engineering their own songs in the studio and musically and artistically directing albums for other artists, notably Sans Pression
, and worked with artists from the Americas, Africa and Europe, like BLESS
, SAT (band) and Guru-Gangstarr. They have also been members of now defunct bands such as Zona-X, Ultimo Capitulo/Last Chapter and Black Sunz.
They performed at many world music festivals including Festival des Rythmes du Monde, been showcased on televised shows such as The Roof (TV), Belle et Bum and Teleritmo and opened for musicians such as Fat Joe
, Tego Calderón
, Elvis Crespo
, N'Klabe
, Aguakate, DJ IOP, José Alberto
"El Canario" and IAM
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based Latin, Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
band.
Their music, in the "Bahire" style (which they coined), draws from Bachata, Hip hop, Reggae, Latin and R&B influences, and is sung in Spanish.
In 2006, they released the album, Bahire which is distributed by SOPREF (LOCAL Distribution).
The band formed in 2003 include four members; Salvador "Sol" Valdez, Jose "Chiro" Mata, Alexis "El Gordo" Grullon and Gilbert "Giby" Capellan. These extremely talented musicians also have other artistic talents such as producing/directing music videos, engineering their own songs in the studio and musically and artistically directing albums for other artists, notably Sans Pression
Sans Pression
Sans Pression is a Québécois hip hop group. It once had two members, SP and Ti-Kid aka Kamokain. After the release of their first album Ti-Kid left. SP is Congolese and Ti-Kid is a Haitian. Sans Pression is one of the top groups in the Québecois hip hop scene...
, and worked with artists from the Americas, Africa and Europe, like BLESS
Bless
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, SAT (band) and Guru-Gangstarr. They have also been members of now defunct bands such as Zona-X, Ultimo Capitulo/Last Chapter and Black Sunz.
They performed at many world music festivals including Festival des Rythmes du Monde, been showcased on televised shows such as The Roof (TV), Belle et Bum and Teleritmo and opened for musicians such as Fat Joe
Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
, Tego Calderón
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario is a Puerto Rican rapper and actor.-Early life:Calderón was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, the son of Pilar Rosario Parrilla, a schoolteacher, and Esteban Calderón Ilarraza, a government worker for Puerto Rico's Department of Health. Moving at a young age from his native...
, Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo
Elvis Crespo , is a Puerto Rican-American Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer.-Early years:Crespo was born in New York City and was named "Elvis" after Elvis Presley...
, N'Klabe
N'Klabe
N'Klabe is a Puerto Rican Salsa group formed in 2003.-History:N'Klabe was formed in 2003 by Félix Javier "Felo" Torres, Ricky Luis Porrata, and Héctor Torres Donato...
, Aguakate, DJ IOP, José Alberto
José Alberto
José Alberto is a Dominican salsa singer. José Alberto moved to Puerto Rico with his family at the age of 7, and inspired by Latin music went on to polish his singing at Las Antillas Military Academy...
"El Canario" and IAM
IAM (band)
IAM is a French hip hop band from Marseille, created in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton , Shurik'n , Khéops , Imhotep , and Kephren . 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars'...
.