At present they have earned the title as the best band of Guatemala because the presentations have had internationally.
Europe, the United States, Mexico and Central America are some of the destinations that have been Guatemalans to make their presentations.
Apart from being an important band today for Guatemala you have also had the honor of sharing escensario with renowned artists internationally and Carlos Vives, Juanes, Aleks Syntek, Jaguars, Rabanes, Bacilos, The Inspector, Maldita Vecindad y Calle 13.
The band has released four albums independently, which they are: Paquetecuetes, Yes, Only successes, what good Will ?.
Members of the band
Francisco Páez - Voice
Leonel Hernandez - Battery
Jacobo Nitsch - Trumpet
Wicho Lopez - Keyboards
Alejandro Alvarez - Low
Rodolfo Hernandez - Guitar
The band has released four albums independently, which are: Paquetecuetes, Yes, successes alone, that serves Will?
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Ricardo Arjona
The Guatemalan singer Ricardo Arjona was born on January 19, 1964 in the Latin American city of Antigua in Guatemala. When he was three years old his family moved to the capital, where he lived all his childhood and could start their academic and musical studies.
His life
At age 8 Ricardo is already a precocious musician who plays the guitar very well. He continues to study and get to go through a rebellious teenager stage leading to you to have problems in school, but never neglects his musical training, all we really liked.
While time passes in no time to stop thinking about his childhood vocation of reality and start a career as a singer.
It was outstanding basketball player, he played for the "Lions of Mars" team and was part of the basketball team Guatemala, with which toured Central America; even had a record of being the player of that country that has scored more points in one game.
Although initially he enrolled in courses of Architecture and Engineering, he graduated from the School of Communication Sciences at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC).
In the USAC there is a lounge that bears his name in the Library building. There is also a street in Jocotenango, Antigua Guatemala.
http://www.deguate.com/artman/uploads/30/ricardo3.jpgA 21 years Ricardo Arjona has the chance to realize his life long dream for his first album, titled Let me say that I love you.
Unfortunately this recording and its outcome are you so unsatisfying experience that will decide to leave the world of professional music.
After this, for five years he directed his life to the realization of many different activities: work as a teacher, is studying advertising and playing basketball, becoming head of the official national team.
But the music remains a passion that Ricardo can not forget and decides to try to succeed in the track with the release of their second album, SOS rescue me. Since then he leaves the recording studio and continued publishing all his compositions.
His next work Jesus not substantive verb becomes the great success he hoped from the beginning of his career and means its definitive consolidation as a songwriter and singer. In addition, the spectacular sales figures getting this album in the Latin music market make it the best-selling history in the countries of Central America.
In the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he meets Leslie Torres with whom he had two sons, Ricardo and Adria. Then they separated in 2002.
His discography
The next stage in the artist's career would take place in Mexico. There he moved to compose the theme of "Achieving a Star," a highly successful telenovela unveiled Ricardo Arjona at international level, not only as a composer and performer, but also as an actor. In that country, he managed several major successes, both as a performer and composer, as "not dreamed Woman" and "Only A Woman".
The album, "Animal Nocturno" was his first work for Sony Music and the final consolidation of Ricardo Arjona as one of the most valuable and interesting new artists of recent years. Author of all the tracks on the album, Arjona achieved success after success with the album's singles. "Women", "Free", "The First Time", "Baila Conmigo" ... were some of the most internationally successful titles, and the album went gold and platinum in many countries, including the United States.
http://www.deguate.com/artman/uploads/30/ricardo4.jpgSu next album, "Stories" was a memorable work that Ricardo Arjona's genius as a composer and performer blossomed. The album reached 2 million copies sold and, among others, contained the songs "Lady of the four decades" and "I know". "If the North is the South" continued the line of his predecessor with the same impact on the public.
Topics like the title of the album, along with "Your Reputation" and "She and he" helped put Ricardo Arjona among the most respected and admired artists of the continent. His album "No harm to others" brings us back to Arjona we all admire, sincere, courageous and committed to his time, his environment and, of course, with his music and his audience.
For your next job, Arjona went to the Caribbean, he took off his clothes to his songs, and dressed drumming, holiday, syncopation and melancholy. The most important artist in Latin America with over 6,000,000 records sold, presents his work "Caribe Gallery". With the collaboration of Cuco Peña, Grammy winner and musician par excellence have made together over 8 songs for this project. It also highlights figures like Sergio George, El Guaco group, the universal trumpet of Arturo Sandoval or drums Giovanny Hidalgo.
In November 2002 launches its seventh album, 'Santo Pecado'. including songs like 'The Problem', 'Holy Sin', 'The Baby' and 'Duele Verte'. The album comes with a DVD with some statements of the singer.
His Awards and Nominations
He won numerous awards and nominations for his contributions to the music industry. With over 20 million albums sold to date, Arjona is one of the most successful artists of America America.1 2 singer received the first two ASCAP awards in 1995 for the songs "I know" and "Behind my window" -written for the Mexican singer Yuri.
He received nine nominations for the Billboard Latin Music Awards, and in 1997 became the first solo win in the category of best rock album by If the North was the South (1996). He won the award for the second time in 1999 by No harm to others (1998).
He received a Lo Nuestro Award in 2004 by St. sin (2002), which won in the category of best pop album of the year. In 2006, ASCAP honored the singer with Latino Heritage Award. In 2007, he won his first Grammy for best Latin pop album Adentro (2005).
He shared the prize with the Mexican singer Julieta Venegas, awarded by lemon and salt (2006). That same year he also received a Latin Grammy in the category of best male pop vocal album for Adentro. Proudly Latin awards in 2010 won in the category of Latin track of the year. Arjona together won 19 awards of 68 nominations.
Grammy Awards
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