One of the first contemporary successful rock bands in Colombia, Los Aterciopelados is among the Latin American countries' top groups. Formed in 1992 in Bogota, Colombia, the band has fused its own sound by combining a rock-solid approach and electronics with a variety of Latin American musical traditions including mariachi, bolero, tropical and flamenco.
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Mondo Sonoro (Spain)
August 31, 2022
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Aterciopelados Live In Concert In Barcelona, Spain
Aterciopelados
21st Latin American Festival, Symphony Park
Oct. 9, 2011
Photos by Jeff Hahne
A record-shattering crowd at Charlotte’s 21st Latin American Festival thronged the edge of the pond fronting the bandshell as legendary rock en EspaNol innovators Los Aterciopelados took the stage. The Grammy-winn
One of Bogota Colombia's best-known rock acts the duo of guitarist/vocalist Andrea Echeverri and bassist Hector Buitrago cuts a wide swath of Latin sounds though it's often lumped into the hackneyed rock en Espanol category.