Azul Violeta
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Mexican
band Azul Violeta was formed in 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, by Hugo Rodríguez and César "Vampiro" López
. Mixing funk
and soul
, these Latin rockers were able to convince EMI
, which signed them up in 1994 with the following line up: Hugo Rodríguez, Alex Pèrez
, Yuri González, Iván González and César López "El Vampiro" releasing America, produced in England by Richard Blair
. That record was promoted with a Latin America and U.S. tour. In 1996, Azul Violeta built an improvised recording studio inside an abandoned Jalisco's theatre to make the following album. The result was Globoscopio, which was presented live all over Mexico. In May 1998, César López
decided to leave the band to join Jaguares
. Later the remaining Azul Violeta's members released Mini Multi, recorded in New York and produced by the band and Didi Gutman. After a 2 year struggle against EMI Music México, the band got contract free in 2000 joining the Indie scene in Guadalajara. By 2002 Iván González and Yuri González left the band, but another record, Contacto
was on the way. Hugo Rodríguez and Alex Pèrez recruited old friends and guest musicians from past tours in order to record the album, which was released with limited distribution and promotion thru Fugazi records.
Currently (2007), Azul Violeta is disbanded. Some efforts have been done to rejoin them, though. A reunion gig was held in march 2006 in a small club in Guadalajara, but it seems hard to get them together for a tour or new record.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
band Azul Violeta was formed in 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
, by Hugo Rodríguez and César "Vampiro" López
César "Vampiro" López
César "Vampiro" López is one of the best-known rock guitarists in Latin America. Currently he is the guitarist for the Mexican rock group Jaguares, formed by the leader Saúl Hernández and Alfonso André .He started playing with Jaguares in 1998 and can be heard in the records Bajo el azul de tu...
. Mixing funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, these Latin rockers were able to convince EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, which signed them up in 1994 with the following line up: Hugo Rodríguez, Alex Pèrez
Alex Pérez
Alejandro 'Alex' Pérez Aracil is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ontinyent CF as a midfielder.-Football career:...
, Yuri González, Iván González and César López "El Vampiro" releasing America, produced in England by Richard Blair
Richard Blair
Richard Blair was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Stanstead, Suffolk....
. That record was promoted with a Latin America and U.S. tour. In 1996, Azul Violeta built an improvised recording studio inside an abandoned Jalisco's theatre to make the following album. The result was Globoscopio, which was presented live all over Mexico. In May 1998, César López
Cesar Lopez
César López is a Colombian musician. For the past several years, López has been part of a group, the Battalion of Immediate Artistic Reaction, which consists of various other musicians and activists seeking alternatives to the ever-present violence that plagues Colombia and its capital of Bogotá...
decided to leave the band to join Jaguares
Jaguares (rock band)
Jaguares is a Mexican alternative rock band formed by former Caifanes lead singer Saúl Hernández, ex-Caifan Alfonso André , and two long-time friends Federico Fong and José Manuel Aguilera .-History:...
. Later the remaining Azul Violeta's members released Mini Multi, recorded in New York and produced by the band and Didi Gutman. After a 2 year struggle against EMI Music México, the band got contract free in 2000 joining the Indie scene in Guadalajara. By 2002 Iván González and Yuri González left the band, but another record, Contacto
Contacto
Contacto – Magazine Informative super Interlingua is a publication of the British Interlingua Society . It was established in July 1994 in response to increased interest in the auxiliary language Interlingua. Its editor is F. P. Gopsill...
was on the way. Hugo Rodríguez and Alex Pèrez recruited old friends and guest musicians from past tours in order to record the album, which was released with limited distribution and promotion thru Fugazi records.
Currently (2007), Azul Violeta is disbanded. Some efforts have been done to rejoin them, though. A reunion gig was held in march 2006 in a small club in Guadalajara, but it seems hard to get them together for a tour or new record.