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Amparanoia
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From 1995, she spent 18 months developing an enthusiastic following playing around the Spanish capital's active club circuit. She also expanded her musical range by absorbing classic Cuban forms through exposure to Madrid's healthy Latin music scene: friend and collaborator Manu Chao schooled her in other Caribbean styles. S?nchez developed a parallel group, named Amp?ranos del Blues (Protect Us From the Blues) that toured parts of Spain, southern France and Morocco (especially Essaouira, Granada, Madrid and Marseille). By December 1996, Amparanoia (the name comes from the verb amparar, meaning to protect) recorded its first demo and quickly landed a deal with the Edel label. Amparanoia's 1997 d?but album, El Poder de Machin, is an exuberant disc with a heavy Latin influence, but each of the group's releases develops a distinct mestizo flavor. The hard-charging Feria Furiosa, released in 1999, reflects the participation of a contingent of radical Basque rock and punk musicians. A trip to Mexico late in 2000 left its mark when she came into contact with the Zapatista communities in Chiapas. On returning to Spain, she organized a sound system mini-tour with like-minded musician friends to raise funds and S?nchez also went back to Mexico in March 2001 to take part in the Zapatista caravan in Mexico City. Somos Viento resurrects a more acoustic blend of Cuban and reggae forms but with an Amparanoia twist. Violinist Vesco Kunchev is from Eastern Europe and introduces a new Balkan flavor to the mix, which is typical since the group lineup and guest artists always come from a wide range of musical cultures and usually a song or two per album has verses sung in English or French. But the eclectic, international flavor of Amparanoia's evolving sound just seems to be a natural outgrowth of Amparo S?nchez's open, inviting musical personality. The group suffered a tragedy in 2004. On Saturday, the 9th of October, 2004, Amparanoia's piano player, Caridad Borges, died in a car accident in Camag?ey, Cuba. She was driving with her husband, Jos? Alberto Varona, Amparanoia's trumpet player, and her daughter Carirosa. Both Jos? and Carirosa were critically injured and fighting for their lives. |
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El Poder de Mach?n (Edel, 1997) Feria Furiosa (Edel/Facedown, 2001) Somos Viento (EMI Odeon, 2002) Enchilao (Hispavox/EMI, 2003) Rebeldia Con Alegria (EMI, 2004) |
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