Héctor Buitrago

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hector Buitrago


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Origin = Colombia
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Label = Nacional Records
Associated_acts = Aterciopelados, Andrea Echeverri
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/hectorbuitrago Hector Buitrago]
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Hector Buitrago is the co-member of the multiple Grammy winning Colombian Latin alternative band Aterciopelados. Buitrago came from a hardcore rock background, heading a group called La Pesitilencia, while co-member Andrea Echeverri had been drawn into the fledgling scene through art school friends. Hector and Andrea went on to open one of Bogota’s only rock clubs, and their relationship is one Latin rock’s most successful artistic partnerships.

"Conector" (Album)

Hector Buitrago’s “Conector” (the title cleverly translates with a double-meaning of “With Hector” and also “Connector”), released in 2006, marks the first solo project by the Aterciopelados co-founder, following in the footsteps of Aterciopelados frontwoman Andrea Echeverri, whose twice Grammy-nominated debut solo album was released last year and produced by Buitrago. “Conector” features guest vocals from an array of platinum-selling artists including Julieta Venegas, Alex Ubago and Andrea Echeverri, as well as as some of Colombia’s most acclaimed local musicians including Ever Suarez, Martina Camargo, and Noel Petro. The album is a musical and spiritual journey with Hector Buitrago forming connections between different cultures, ways of thought and life through music. The album combines elements of contemporary rock and electronica with traditional Colombian and global rhythms as well as thoughtful and spiritual lyrics. The first single is “Altísimo” featuring the unlikely vocal pairing of Spanish pop artist Alex Ubago and Aterciopelados frontwoman Andrea Echeverri.

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/hectorbuitrago Hector's MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/conector MySpace for “Conector”]
* [http://www.myspace.com/aterciopelados Aterciopelados' MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/andreaecheverri Andrea Echeverri's MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/nacionalrecords Nacional Records' MySpace]
* [http://www.nacionalrecords.com Nacional Records Website]
* [http://www.aterciopelados.com Aterciopelados Website]

References

cite press release
title = SOLO DEBUT FROM HECTOR BUITRAGO OF ATERCIOPELADOS SET FOR RELEASE JUNE 27TH
publisher = Nacional Records
date = June 1, 2006
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accessdate = 2008-01-08

cite web
url= http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/aterciopelados-biography
title= Aterciopelados Biography: Contemporary Musicians (Enotes.com)
access date= January 8, 2008
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cite web
url= http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=94475
title= Aterciopelado telúrico (Semana.com)
access date= January 8, 2008
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cite web
url= http://www.visionchamanica.com/Arte/conector.htm
title= Héctor conexión, Héctor mensajero (visionchamanica.com)
access date= January 8, 2008
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cite web
url= http://www.rollingstone.com.mx/rocknroll.asp?id=243570
title= Las novedades de 2006 (RollingStone.com)
access date= February 11, 2008
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