Mojiganga (band)
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Mojiganga is a Colombia
n ska punk
band from Medellín
, Antioquia
, formed in 1995.
The objective of the band is to be part of the underground music
movement in the world and the music culture in Colombia. Their lyrics talk about different things and ideas ranging from social protest to everyday events, thoughts and feelings.
and punk
which they ended up fusing to form the style of band.
In 1996 Daniel (trumpet) and Natalia (saxophone) joined the group. The same year they began recording their first album: De las no alpacas, in which they still had an immature sound.
At the end of 1997 they recorded their second album: Estupidas Guerras ("Stupid Wars"), with which they cemented their position in the underground music movement of Colombia.
In 1999 they released their third album: Señalados ("Marked") that had great acceptance among the public, selling more than five thousand copies and finding distribution in other countries like Argentina
and Mexico
. The album was also nominated for the Shock Awards under the category "best album cover", rated #1 in the lists of the most important rock radio stations of Colombia and won in the Hard Rock Awards under the category "best punk/ska/hardcore
band".
In 2002 they recorded with Ryan Greene, a very important producer in the punk rock music world, their album: No Estamos Solos ("We Are Not Alone") that has a sound more like punk rock.
In 2004 they were nominated once more to the Shock awards, this time under the category "best Ska band".
They have performed in the most important cities of Colombia and also in other countries like Ecuador
and United States
. And have partaken in important music festivals like "Rock al Parque 2003" in Bogotá
, Colombia, and in the "Festival Ímpetu 2004" in Ecuador.
In 2004, they opened for The Offspring
getting a mix of boos and cheers from the audience that was impatient to see the Californian headliner that was touching Colombian soil for the first time. They have also shared the stage with important Latin-American acts such as Molotov, ANIMAL
, 2 Minutos
, La Mosca and Café Tacuba. They have also been included on several international compilations, the most important being: Puro skañol ("Pure Skanish"), 1998 by Aztlán Record and Mutante Vol. 1 ("Mutant Vol. 1"), 2004 by Mutante Records.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band from Medellín
Medellín
Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
, Antioquia
Antioquia Department
Antioquia is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders the Caribbean Sea. Most of its territory is mountainous with some valleys, much of which is part of the Andes mountain range...
, formed in 1995.
The objective of the band is to be part of the underground music
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
movement in the world and the music culture in Colombia. Their lyrics talk about different things and ideas ranging from social protest to everyday events, thoughts and feelings.
Band members
- Miguel: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Juan: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Mauro: SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
- Daniel : TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Natalia : Saxophone
- Aníbal: Guitar
- Rogelio: Guitar
History
In 1995 some friends decided to form a band, that's when Mojiganga is born, comprised at that time of: Miguel (drums), Guillo (guitar and vocals), Juan (bass) and Mauro (saxophone). At first they played songs that satirized and criticized what they didn't like in different music styles, including skaSka
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...
and punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
which they ended up fusing to form the style of band.
In 1996 Daniel (trumpet) and Natalia (saxophone) joined the group. The same year they began recording their first album: De las no alpacas, in which they still had an immature sound.
At the end of 1997 they recorded their second album: Estupidas Guerras ("Stupid Wars"), with which they cemented their position in the underground music movement of Colombia.
In 1999 they released their third album: Señalados ("Marked") that had great acceptance among the public, selling more than five thousand copies and finding distribution in other countries like Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The album was also nominated for the Shock Awards under the category "best album cover", rated #1 in the lists of the most important rock radio stations of Colombia and won in the Hard Rock Awards under the category "best punk/ska/hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band".
In 2002 they recorded with Ryan Greene, a very important producer in the punk rock music world, their album: No Estamos Solos ("We Are Not Alone") that has a sound more like punk rock.
In 2004 they were nominated once more to the Shock awards, this time under the category "best Ska band".
They have performed in the most important cities of Colombia and also in other countries like Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. And have partaken in important music festivals like "Rock al Parque 2003" in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia, and in the "Festival Ímpetu 2004" in Ecuador.
In 2004, they opened for The Offspring
The Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
getting a mix of boos and cheers from the audience that was impatient to see the Californian headliner that was touching Colombian soil for the first time. They have also shared the stage with important Latin-American acts such as Molotov, ANIMAL
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
, 2 Minutos
2 Minutos
2 Minutos or Dos Minutos are a punk rock band from Argentina. They are one of the most important bands of the genre to emerge in argentine rock in the 1990s, highly influential across the Spanish-speaking world, and also popular in the punk scene of the United States.-Biography:The band can trace...
, La Mosca and Café Tacuba. They have also been included on several international compilations, the most important being: Puro skañol ("Pure Skanish"), 1998 by Aztlán Record and Mutante Vol. 1 ("Mutant Vol. 1"), 2004 by Mutante Records.
Albums
- De las no alpacas, 1996
- Estupidas Guerras ("Stupid Wars"), 1997
- Señalados ("Marked"), 1999
- No estamos solos ("We Are Not Alone"), 2002
- Todo tiempo pasado fue peor (" "), 2004
- Mojiganga, 2007
Compilations
- Puro Skañol Vol. 3 ("Pure Skañol Vol. 3"), 1998
- Truchorama, 2003
- Mutante Vol. 1, 2004
- La música es Una ("The Music is One"), 2004
External links
- Official band web site - Source for this article.
- Purevolume