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Encyclopedia > Los Amigos Invisibles
Los Amigos Invisibles
Country Venezuela Venezuela
Years active 1991–present
Genres Acid Jazz
Disco
Funk
Labels EMI
Luaka Bop
Gozadera Records
Members Julio Briceño
José Luis Pardo
Armando Figueredo
Mauricio Arcas
José Rafael Torres
Juan Manuel Roura
Website(s) Official website


Los Amigos Invisibles are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with latin rythms. Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Acid jazz (sometimes groove jazz) is a musical genre that combines jazz influences with elements of soul music, funk, disco and hip hop. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Hammersmith, London, in the United Kingdom and with operations in over 25 other countries. ... Luaka Bop is the world music label established by David Byrne, former guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock/new wave band Talking Heads. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Acid jazz (sometimes groove jazz) is a musical genre that combines jazz influences with elements of soul music, funk, disco and hip hop. ... Funk is an African American musical style. ...

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History

In 1995 they released their debut album, A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band, which was a moderate success in Venezuela. The band was comprised of Julio Briceño (a.k.a. "Chulius", vocals, percussion), José Luis Pardo (a.k.a. "Cheo" or "DJ Afro", guitar, songwriting), Armando Figueredo (a.k.a. "Odnam", keyboards), Mauricio Arcas (a.k.a "Maurimix", congas, percussion), José Rafael Torres (a.k.a "Catire", bass), and Juan Manuel Roura (a.k.a. "Mamulo", drums, percussion). 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


They played in clubs around Caracas for the next two years and then relocated to New York in 1997. David Byrne's Luaka Bop label signed the group and released The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera in 1998. Two years later came their third release, Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey into Space. In 2003 they released their masterpiece, The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 (Luaka Bop released the album in 2004 in the U.S.) which was nominated for the Latin Grammy in the category of best Alternative Latin Album. Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del Cielo (English:Branch of Heaven) Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...


2005 saw the release of their collection of obscure Venezuelan covers, Super Pop Venezuela in their native country only. The album was released in August 2006 in the U.S. by Gozadera records. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Band members

  • Julio Briceño (a.k.a. "Chulius", vocals, percussion)
  • José Luis Pardo (a.k.a. "Cheo" or "DJ Afro", guitar, songwriting)
  • Armando Figueredo (a.k.a. "Odnam", keyboards)
  • Mauricio Arcas (a.k.a "Maurimix", congas, percussion)
  • José Rafael Torres (a.k.a "Catire", bass)
  • Juan Manuel Roura (a.k.a. "Mamelo", drums, percussion)

Discography

A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band is the debut album by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles in 1995. ... The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles in 1998. ... Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles on September 12, 2000. ... The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. ... Super Pop Venezuela is an album released by Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles in 2006. ...

See also

Venezuelan music has been largely overshadowed on the international scene by its neighbors, especially Brazil, Trinidad and Colombia. ...

External links

  • Los Amigos Invisibles official website
  • Los Amigos Invisibles' myspace website
  • Dj Afro official website
  • Odnam's myspace website
  • Los Amigos Invisibles Yahoo page

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International Spotlight - LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES (572 words)
Los Amigos Invisibles are comprised of vocalist Julio Briceño, percussionist Mauricio Arcas, keyboardist Armando Figueredo, guitarist José Luis Pardo, drummer Juan Manuel Roura and bass player José Rafael Torres.
In a crusade to convince the owne rs of forgotten discoteches that dance is not only salsa and merengue and that electric guitar is not the same as Punk, Los Amigos Invisibles start to conquer the club scene in Caracas thus offering their friends a way to party.
From now on music is now longer a hobby and becomes the profession of the band members, they start to tour around the world and to listen to new acts and new styles of music; in between we find of course Masters at Work's "Newyorican Soul" which becomes a permanent addition to their CD holster.
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