La Otrabanda

Genre: World
Secondary Genre: Alternative Madison, Wisconsin USA Contact

La Otrabanda (the other band) is a project created to share our Venezuelan-folk inspired music that portrays the idiosyncrasy of our vibrant country in a very fresh and optimistic way.

Artist Information

Biography


News:

Get the CD free here:

www.laotrabanda.bandcamp.com


Nice review in the Wisconsin state journal:

http://host.madison.com/entertainment/music/reviews/article_7020168a-32bb-11df-bf96-001cc4c002e0.html

Bio

La Otrabanda (the other band) is a project is originally formed by Venezuelans living outside their country to share our Venezuelan-folk inspired music that portrays the idiosyncrasy of our vibrant country in a very fresh and optimistic way.

Latest News:

-We are in the Independent music awards artist spotlight:

http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/9th-ima-submission-spotlight-la-otrabanda/



-Our New CD will be out next month and it will be distributed digitally by the amazing label ropeadope!

www.ropeadope.com


We grew up in a part of the world where there are two things that keep you from sleeping until late in the mornings: the roosters and the omnipresent melodies usually coming from all directions, even in the early morning hours. It's this music that provides some relief from the tough and unpleasant routine of poverty. Music provides respite: at least everyone has the power to choose the radio station they hear during lunch, even when for some people their plate of food looks the same every day.

Music makes up a fundamental part of daily life in Venezuela, and, in our experience, throughout Latin America. When we say "music", we don't mean just salsa, merengue and local folk music. we mean all the music that the process of globalization and the strong influence of the so-called "first world" have brought to us: rock, pop, jazz, etc.


There is a consequence of globalization and cultural colonization that to us feels somewhat like a sweet revenge. In the same way that huge, transnational companies have taken our local riches and transformed them for their own interests, we took their music, transformed it to also make it our own. This serves as the basis for new, exciting musical experimentation.

Highlights:

-winners of the 17th Annual Billboard World Song Contest Winners in the latin category!!!

-Honorable mention in the 12th Annual Unisong International Song Contest

-Winner of the West coast International songwriting competition in the world music category with the song: "Salida".

-We just won the grand prize and the Lennon award in the well-known John Lennon songwriting competition
in the world music category with the song "INDIGENAS".

http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2008b/lennon_awards.php


-We were selected as honorable mention in the 3rd songwriting peacedriven award.

Thanks and saludos from La otra banda!



Instrumentation

Alvaro Gonzalez (Low Fi): vocals, guitar, cuatro, percussion.
Glenn Fung (Glencho): bass, backing vocals, percussion.
Fran Martinez: Drums, percussion, backing vocals.
German Gutierrez y Nerio Gutierrez: Sound gurus.
Daniel Etura: Graphic design, video, visual guru.

Discography

1) First EP entitled: "Cuatro tunes" (2008)

2) First LP "Pueblo vivo / Vibrant people" Just released (Sept. 2009)

liste to it here:

www.laotrabanda.bandcamp.com

Official Website

http://laotrabanda.bandcamp.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

La Cebolla

Photo Gallery

  • Lo-fi

  • Lo-fi in the new upcoming video: "La cebolla"

  • Glencho

  • Fran

  • Lo-fi in the new upcoming video: "La cebolla"

  • Lo-fi in the new upcoming video: "La cebolla"

  • Lo-fi in the new upcoming video: "La cebolla"

  • Lo-fi

  • DaRoss Brothers

  • La Otrabanda!

    Download print quality (high-res) version (Right Click -> Save As)

Press

  • Wisconsin state Journal "pueblo vivo / vibrant people review" [+ Show ]

    La Otrabanda "Pueblo Vivo/Vibrant People" (Sanjonero Records) In an interview last year with 77 Sq...

  • The Zipstream: Midwestern journies with Phonetic One, Latin travels with La Otrabanda [+ Show ]

    La Otrabanda, Pueblo Vivo (Vibrant People) The word "vibrant" dies a little death every time a deve...

  • Long distance obstacles don't keep La Otra Banda from spreading sounds of their native land [+ Show ]

    Glenn Fung considers his band's music a "sweet revenge" against the cultural colonization that, in p...

  • La otrabanda in the IMA spotlight [+ Show ]

    ARTIST NAME: La Otrabanda HOMETOWN/CURRENTLY BASED: Madison, WI , USA and Galicia, Spain WEB S...

  • VIbrant people in IHYEB.com [+ Show ]

    A while back I introduced you to the band La Otrabanda. After I featured their video as the “music ...

  • La otra banda triunfa en el exterior [+ Show ]

    Una llamada telefónica desde España confirmó la noticia. La agrupación venezolana de rock-folk, La o...

  • Music Video of the Week: La Otra Banda “La Cebolla” [+ Show ]

    This video is both technically stunning and absolutely fun to watch. I think this video is the pr...

  • La otra banda 3 [+ Show ]

    La Otra Banda Por Inti en Música, Recomendaciones, Rock, Tendencias, Venezuela Una de las mejo...

  • La otra banda [+ Show ]

    A trio of musicians originally from Venezuela, now slowly transplanting to Madison, bring us a tease...

  • La Cebolla - La Otra Banda [+ Show ]

    La Cebolla - La Otra Banda Como dice Drexler: “la vida cabe en un click”. La Otra Banda lo sab...

Setlist

1. La Fiesta de San Juan
2. Salida
3. Pueblo Vivo
4. Indigenas
5. La Cebolla
6. Difuntos de Niquitao
7. El Hombre y el Rayo
8. Camino del abrigo
9. Heroes
10. Pasaje
11. El rayo X
12. Waiting for 1989
13. Interesado
14. Tin Marin
15. Cantar Bonito
16. Que ves?
17. I fought the law

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