Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine ska
band from Buenos Aires
. Formed in 1985, they released their first album, Bares y Fondas (Bars and Boardinghouses) in 1986. Since then they have released fourteen more albums.
They are one of the most influential and most-referenced rock bands of the Latin rock world.
The band's sound is a mix of rock, ska
, jazz
, folk
, reggae
, funk
and big band
. The lineup has changed throughout the years, but the core members have always been the co-founders: singer Gabriel Fernandez Capello (known as Vicentico
) and bassist Flavio Cianciarulo (known as Sr. Flavio). Vicentico and Sr. Flavio have done the majority of the songwriting and lyrics as well. Saxist Sergio Rotman, Drummer Fernando Ricciardi and keyboardist Mario Siperman have also been featured in all lineups of the band.
The band, which collaborated with some music stars such as Mick Jones
, Debbie Harry
, Celia Cruz
, Rubén Blades
and Fishbone
, received the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 for the single "El Matador
", in what probably was the peak of popularity of the band. The song made an appearance on the soundtracks for the movies Grosse Pointe Blank
and The Matador
. On September 29 of that year they produced an MTV Unplugged
concert. The Cadillacs also won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album, and were nominated in the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards for Best Band and Best Music Video ("La Vida"), which received the now-defunct International Viewer's Choice Award (Southern Region) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
On April 7, 2008, the band's front man, Vicentico, announced the band's return from their six year hiatus. According to Vicentico's mySpace, this represents a new "phase" for the Argentine band. On March 10, 2009 they released a new album, La Luz del Ritmo
, distributed by Nacional Records
in the US. Along with the release, the band will tour throughout Spring 2009 in Latin America and the United States.
Along with the news on their return, Vicentico's mySpace has also announced that due to Gerardo "Toto" Rotblat's recent death, the band has been forced to make modifications to the line-up. For the time being the line-up is as follows: Vicentico (vocals), Flavio Cianciarullo (bass), Sergio Rotman (sax), Daniel Lozano (trumpet), Fernando Ricciardi (drums) and Mario Siperman (keyboards), all of whom are LFC veterans. It is unclear who will play guitar in the new version of the band.
The band canceled the tour stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA that was scheduled for September 24. No details were initially given or even mentioned on Los Fabulosos web site, but it has been acknowledged by the Honda Centers web site stating that refunds will be given at point of purchase. In the afternoon of September 24, the band's website press release mentioned that the show was cancelled due to the production equipment not being able to transport the needed gear in time for the show.
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. Formed in 1985, they released their first album, Bares y Fondas (Bars and Boardinghouses) in 1986. Since then they have released fourteen more albums.
They are one of the most influential and most-referenced rock bands of the Latin rock world.
The band's sound is a mix of rock, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
. The lineup has changed throughout the years, but the core members have always been the co-founders: singer Gabriel Fernandez Capello (known as Vicentico
Vicentico
Gabriel Julio Fernández Capello is a musician and composer better known by his stage name Vicentico. Co-founder and vocalist of the band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs along with Flavio Cianciarulo...
) and bassist Flavio Cianciarulo (known as Sr. Flavio). Vicentico and Sr. Flavio have done the majority of the songwriting and lyrics as well. Saxist Sergio Rotman, Drummer Fernando Ricciardi and keyboardist Mario Siperman have also been featured in all lineups of the band.
The band, which collaborated with some music stars such as Mick Jones
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is the former lead guitarist, secondary vocalist and co-founder for the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and...
, Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry
Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American salsa singer, and was one of the most successful Salsa performers of the 20th century, having earned twenty-three gold albums...
, Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres...
and Fishbone
Fishbone
Fishbone is a U.S. alternative rock band formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, California, which plays a fusion of ska, punk rock, funk, hard rock and soul. Critics have noted of the band: "Fishbone was one of the most distinctive and eclectic alternative rock bands of the late '80s...
, received the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 for the single "El Matador
El Matador
"Matador" is a song written and sung by Gabriel Julio Fernandez Capello , the lead singer of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, a rock band from Argentina...
", in what probably was the peak of popularity of the band. The song made an appearance on the soundtracks for the movies Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 American Black comedy film, directed by George Armitage, and starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver.In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Grosse Pointe Blank the 21st greatest comedy film of all time. The film's soundtrack features mainly independent music hits...
and The Matador
The Matador
The Matador is a 2005 American dark comedy film written and directed by Richard Shepard and starring Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.As of February 12, 2006, the film grossed a total of $10.5 million in the American box office...
. On September 29 of that year they produced an MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
concert. The Cadillacs also won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album, and were nominated in the 2000 Latin Grammy Awards for Best Band and Best Music Video ("La Vida"), which received the now-defunct International Viewer's Choice Award (Southern Region) at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards.
On April 7, 2008, the band's front man, Vicentico, announced the band's return from their six year hiatus. According to Vicentico's mySpace, this represents a new "phase" for the Argentine band. On March 10, 2009 they released a new album, La Luz del Ritmo
La Luz del Ritmo
La Luz del Ritmo is the fifteenth albums by Ska Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. After a 7 year long hiatus of the group in which some of the members of the band spent some time in their own projects, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs regrouped to launch a very anticipated disc which includes 5 new...
, distributed by Nacional Records
Nacional Records
Max Glücksmann, born was an Argentine Jewish pioneer of the music and film industries.-Biography:Glücksmann was born in Czernowitz, then part of the Austrian Empire, and emigrated to Argentina in 1890....
in the US. Along with the release, the band will tour throughout Spring 2009 in Latin America and the United States.
Along with the news on their return, Vicentico's mySpace has also announced that due to Gerardo "Toto" Rotblat's recent death, the band has been forced to make modifications to the line-up. For the time being the line-up is as follows: Vicentico (vocals), Flavio Cianciarullo (bass), Sergio Rotman (sax), Daniel Lozano (trumpet), Fernando Ricciardi (drums) and Mario Siperman (keyboards), all of whom are LFC veterans. It is unclear who will play guitar in the new version of the band.
The band canceled the tour stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA that was scheduled for September 24. No details were initially given or even mentioned on Los Fabulosos web site, but it has been acknowledged by the Honda Centers web site stating that refunds will be given at point of purchase. In the afternoon of September 24, the band's website press release mentioned that the show was cancelled due to the production equipment not being able to transport the needed gear in time for the show.
Studio albums
- Bares y FondasBares y FondasBares y Fondas Released in 1986 is the first studio album recorded by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs of Argentina. In it the principal genre was the Ska...
(1986) - Yo Te AviséYo Te AviseYo te avise is the second studio album from the Argentine Ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and was released in 1987. Having built on their experience from the first album, the band also benefited from the assistance of Andres Calamaro in production...
(1987) - El Ritmo MundialEl Ritmo MundialEl Ritmo Mundial Released in 1988 is the third studio album of the Argentine Ska, Reggae band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. Recorded and edited in 1988, in this album the band expand their musical range to more commercials genres to the age...
(1988) - El Satanico Dr. CadillacEl Satanico Dr. Cadillac- Track listing :# "El Satanico Dr. Cadillac" – 4:00# "El Mensaje Soy Yo" – 2:50# "Chico Perdido" – 3:50...
(1989) - Volumen 5Volumen 5Volumen 5 Released in 1990 is the fifth studio album from the Argentine Ska, Reggae band Los Fabulosos CadillacsThis album is fresh for the musical exigencies of the age and the one which gave the band access to the North American market, through a contract signed with the international producer...
(1990) - El LeónEl León (album)El León Released in 1992 is the seventh studio album from the Argentine Ska, Reggae band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.This work combine all the genres used by the Cadillacs making main empphasis in Caribbean rhythms: Salsa, Calipso and Reggae resulting in an essecial album in history of Argentine...
(1992) - Rey AzúcarRey AzúcarRey Azúcar Released in 1995 is the tenth album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. It was produced by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, and contained guest appearances from punk icons Mick Jones of The Clash and Blondie's Debbie Harry , as well...
(1995) - Fabulosos CalaveraFabulosos CalaveraFabulosos Calavera Released in 1997 is the eleventh album by Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. This album has a much more obscure theme than the previous album of the band talking about death, the devil and hidden messages. This fact, however, didn't stop it for getting gold disc and latter...
(1997) - La Marcha del Golazo SolitarioLa Marcha del Golazo SolitarioLa Marcha del Golazo Solitario Released in 1999 is the twelfth studio album from the Argentine Ska Reggae Latin Rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs which get to gold disc....
(1999) - La Luz del RitmoLa Luz del RitmoLa Luz del Ritmo is the fifteenth albums by Ska Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. After a 7 year long hiatus of the group in which some of the members of the band spent some time in their own projects, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs regrouped to launch a very anticipated disc which includes 5 new...
(2008) - El Arte De La Elegancia De LFCEl Arte De La Elegancia De LFCEl Arte De La Elegancia De LFC is the sixteenth album by Ska argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs.In a similar manner of the previous one, the album is mostly composed of re-makes of some classic songs with only 3 new songs amongst them a cover.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Pemberton Roach...
(2009)
Compilation albums
- Sopa de Caracol (1991)
- Vasos VacíosVasos VacíosVasos Vacíos Released in 1994 is the eighth album and first compilation one by the Argentine rock Ska reggae band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs...
(1993) - 20 Grandes Exitos20 Grandes Exitos (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs)20 Grandes Exitos is the second Compilation album by Argentine rock and ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, released in 1998. It is a two-CDs set covering 8 years and 6 albums plus a never-released song "Igual a Quien"-Reception:...
(1998) - Obras Cumbres (2000)
Live albums
- En Vivo en Buenos AiresEn Vivo en Buenos AiresEn Vivo en Buenos Aires Released in 1994 is the ninth album and first live one from the Argentine Ska Reggae Latin Rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. It was well received and earned a gold disc....
(1994) - HolaHola/ChauHola/Chau , released in 2001, are the thirteenth and fourteenth albums from the Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. These, their second live album set, are twin concert albums recorded at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Argentina...
(2001) - ChauHola/ChauHola/Chau , released in 2001, are the thirteenth and fourteenth albums from the Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. These, their second live album set, are twin concert albums recorded at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Argentina...
(2001)