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Cultura Profética Origin Puerto Rico Genres Reggae en Español Years active 1996–present Labels Tuff Gong
Luar MusicWebsite Official MySpace Cultura Profética (in English, Prophetic Culture) is a Puerto Rican reggae band that debuted in 1996. They have toured in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the United States. Their lyrics rely mostly on socio-political and ecological issues.
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History
The band's first album, Canción de Alerta, was recorded in the Tuff Gong studios at Jamaica with Bob Marley's sound engineer. The album was a critical and commercial success with several singles being featured on radio.
For their second album, Ideas Nuevas, they started fusing reggae with other rhythms like bossa nova and jazz. This album was released in 2000. In 2004, Cultura Profetica began to focus on the international stage, eventually moving temporally to Mexico.[1] Their fourth studio album, M.O.T.A., was released in 2005 after a tour through that country. On July 1, 2008, the band performed in an event titled "San Juan Nights" produced by a radio station and organized in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] Following this event the band planned to continue their international tour. A DVD covering their performance at Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum was released in late summer.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- Canción de Alerta (1998)
- Ideas Nuevas (1999)
- Diario (2002)
- M.O.T.A. (2005)
- La Dulzura (2010)
Live albums
- Cultura en Vivo (2001)
Tribute Albums
- Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley (2007)
Band members
Current members
- Willy Rodríguez - bass, vocals
- Boris Bilbraut - drums, vocals
- Omar Silva - guitar, bass
- Juanqui Sulsona - piano, keyboards
- Eliut González - guitar
- Eggie - organ, keyboards
- Beto Torrens - percussion
- Ilang Ilang Gutiérrez - vocals
- Kianí Medina- vocals
- Arturo Vergés - trombone
- Eduardo Cosme - trumpet
- Milton Barreto - saxophone
Former members
- Iván Gutiérrez - piano, winds arrangement
- Melvin Villanueva - piano
- Juan Costa - rhythm guitar
- Raúl Gaztambide - organ
- Eduardo Fernández - trombone
- Javier Joglar - tenor sax, flute
- Luis Rafael Torres - tenor sax, alto sax, flute
- Juan José "Cheo" Quiñones - trumpet
- María Soledad Gaztambide - vocals
- Yarimir Cabán, better known professionally as Mima - vocals
- Eduardo "Edo" Sanz - drums, percussion
- Omar Cruz - percussion
- Roy Sanchez Vahamonde - percussion
- Bayrex Jimenez - piano
References
- ^ a b c Amary Santiago Torres (2008-07-01). "Su música cala hondo por sí sola" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/musica/espectaculos_asi/su_musica_cala_hondo_por_si_sola/205833. Retrieved 2008-07-01.[dead link]
External links
Categories:- Reggae musical groups
- Puerto Rican musical groups
- Caribbean musical group stubs
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