Bohemia Suburbana
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Bohemia Suburbana is a Guatemala
n rock band formed in the year 1992. Current members are Peru
vian musician
Álvaro Rodríguez (guitar), Colombia
n musicians Alejandro Duque (drums) and Juan Luis Piolly Lopera (Bass), and Guatemalans Rudy Bethancourt (guitar/keyboard) and Giovanni Pinzón (vocals). They have played in a variety of places across the United States
, including New York
, New Jersey
, Connecticut
, Maryland
, Virginia
, Washington, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles
and Puerto Rico
. They have also performed in Costa Rica
, El Salvador
, Honduras
and Guatemala.
Bohemia Suburbana has shared stages with musicians like Juanes
, Joaquín Sabina
, Los Héroes del Silencio, Jaguares
, Rata Blanca
, King Changó
, Café Tacuba, Desorden Público
, Fito Páez
, Charly Garcia
and Aterciopelados
.
in March, 1992. The band was founded by Guatemalans Juancarlos Barrios (guitar), José Pedro Mollinedo (drums), Giovanni Pinzón (vocals) and the Colombia
n Juan Luis Lopera (bass). In 1993, the band released their first album, entitled Sombras en el Jardín, as an audio cassete
, under the record label
Primera Generación Records. In 1994, Peru
vian keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Álvaro Rodriguez joined the band. In the same year, Primera Generación Records responded to the band's growing popularity by releasing a compact disc
of Sombras en el Jardín
.
In 1995, Mollinedo left the group and the Guatemalan Alex Lobos joined the band. Also in 1995, Bohemia Suburbana traveled to Miami, Florida
, to record and produce their next album. The album, Mil Palabras Con Sus Dientes
, was released under the RadioVox label. The album included the tracks "Yo Te Vi" and "Peces e Iguanas." The album's popularity exposed Bohemia Suburbana to audiences outside of Guatemala and Central America
. The song "Peces e Iguanas" became a radio
hit. On the heels of the album's release, Bohemia Suburbana embarked on a tour that included shows in Guatemala, Central America, Puerto Rico
, and cities in the United States
.
In 1996, Bohemia decided to remove Alex Lobos from the group. In 1997, under the stress and economic pressure of poor management
, the group stopped playing, and each member pursued his own projects. The band reunited in 1999 to play a reunion concert. At the same time, under the title Remixes y La Emergencia de las Circunstancias, RadioVox released a disc that included electronic
versions of Bohemia's songs, composed by Juancarlos Barrios during the band's recess. The reunion concert, which broke attendance records in Guatemala, took place in la vieja plaza de toros in Guatemala City.
With the success of the concert, the group decided to stay together and record new material. With the earnings from the concert, the band traveled to Madrid, Spain, to spend time together and study Spanish musical styles. During this time, Juancarlos Barrios left Bohemia Suburbana, and the band returned to Guatemala to regroup.
for the song "El Grito."
In March 2002, Bohemia Suburbana celebrated its tenth anniversary
by playing a series of concerts throughout Guatemala. These concerts were recorded, and some of the material was released as an album in 2003, entitled Aqui Diez Años...En Vivo!, under the Strip Records label. The album included new versions of the songs "En el Jardín" and "Bolsas de Té."
With the advent of digital downloads
, the band found it difficult to maintain its economic viability, and in 2004 the band went on hiatus to pursue personal projects and devote time to their personal lives.
In May 2007, with the support of a Guatemalan producer and old friends of the band, Bohemia Suburbana reunited in Miami, Florida
. Over the following month, the band composed and recorded material for a new album. At the beginning of 2008, the band played a series of concerts in Puerto Rico. Afterwards, the band decided to focus on the composing and recording of new material.
The band's fifth album, the self-titled Bohemia Suburbana, released in January 2010 by Warner Music
Latina, was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2010 Latin Grammys
, but lost to Gustavo Cerati's
Fuerza Natural
.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n rock band formed in the year 1992. Current members are Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian musician
Musician
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Álvaro Rodríguez (guitar), Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n musicians Alejandro Duque (drums) and Juan Luis Piolly Lopera (Bass), and Guatemalans Rudy Bethancourt (guitar/keyboard) and Giovanni Pinzón (vocals). They have played in a variety of places across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, Washington, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. They have also performed in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and Guatemala.
Bohemia Suburbana has shared stages with musicians like Juanes
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez , better known as Juanes is a Colombian musician who was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards.Juanes has sold more than 13 million albums...
, Joaquín Sabina
Joaquín Sabina
Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina , known artistically as Joaquín Sabina, is a singer, songwriter, and poet. He has released fourteen studio albums, two live albums, and three compilation albums...
, Los Héroes del Silencio, 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:...
, Rata Blanca
Rata Blanca
Rata Blanca is a heavy metal band from Argentina formed in the 1980s.-Biography:The band was founded by Walter Giardino after he left V8. Rata Blanca played together for about two years before their debut on August 15, 1987 in the theater "Luz y Fuerza" in Buenos Aires...
, King Changó
King Changó
King Changó is a Latin ska band from New York City, New York with roots in Venezuela. Its name comes from Changó, the Afro-Cuban god of war.King Changó is back; check .- Members :* José Andrés Blanco, Blanquito Man -...
, Café Tacuba, Desorden Público
Desorden Público
Desorden Público is a ska/rock band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela.The band's music mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and Latin America's politics and society...
, Fito Páez
Fito Páez
Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos is an Argentine popular rock and roll pianist, lyricist, Spanish language singer and film director.-Early career:...
, Charly Garcia
Charly García
Charly García is a singer-songwriter, pianist and keyboardist from Argentina with a long career in rock music, forming successful groups such as Sui Generis and Serú Girán, cult status groups like La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and as a solo musician.-Early years:Charly García was the eldest son in...
and Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados , also referred to as los Aterciopelados on some albums and other promotional materials, are a rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, they have been one of the first rock bands from Colombia to gain international notice and is among the country's top...
.
1990s: Sombras En El Jardín and Mil Palabras Con Sus Dientes
Bohemia Suburbana was formed in Guatemala CityGuatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
in March, 1992. The band was founded by Guatemalans Juancarlos Barrios (guitar), José Pedro Mollinedo (drums), Giovanni Pinzón (vocals) and the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n Juan Luis Lopera (bass). In 1993, the band released their first album, entitled Sombras en el Jardín, as an audio cassete
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
, under the record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
Primera Generación Records. In 1994, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Álvaro Rodriguez joined the band. In the same year, Primera Generación Records responded to the band's growing popularity by releasing a compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
of Sombras en el Jardín
Sombras en el jardín
Sombras en el Jardín is the debut album by Bohemia Suburbana, a Guatemalan rock band. In 1992, the band recorded their first demos, "En el jardín" and "No importa". In 1993 they began recording "Sombras en el Jardín" in the Primera Generación Records studios...
.
In 1995, Mollinedo left the group and the Guatemalan Alex Lobos joined the band. Also in 1995, Bohemia Suburbana traveled to Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, to record and produce their next album. The album, Mil Palabras Con Sus Dientes
Mil Palabras con sus dientes
Mil Palabras con sus dientes is the second album of the Guatemalan band Bohemia Suburbana.-Tracklist:# Mil palabras con sus dientes # Planeta hola # El vaso # Peces e iguanas # Aquí te voy # Duele...
, was released under the RadioVox label. The album included the tracks "Yo Te Vi" and "Peces e Iguanas." The album's popularity exposed Bohemia Suburbana to audiences outside of Guatemala and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. The song "Peces e Iguanas" became a radio
Radio
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hit. On the heels of the album's release, Bohemia Suburbana embarked on a tour that included shows in Guatemala, Central America, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, and cities in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
In 1996, Bohemia decided to remove Alex Lobos from the group. In 1997, under the stress and economic pressure of poor management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, the group stopped playing, and each member pursued his own projects. The band reunited in 1999 to play a reunion concert. At the same time, under the title Remixes y La Emergencia de las Circunstancias, RadioVox released a disc that included electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
versions of Bohemia's songs, composed by Juancarlos Barrios during the band's recess. The reunion concert, which broke attendance records in Guatemala, took place in la vieja plaza de toros in Guatemala City.
With the success of the concert, the group decided to stay together and record new material. With the earnings from the concert, the band traveled to Madrid, Spain, to spend time together and study Spanish musical styles. During this time, Juancarlos Barrios left Bohemia Suburbana, and the band returned to Guatemala to regroup.
2000s: Sub and Bohemia Suburbana
In 2001, Bohemia Suburbana released a new album entitled Sub. The album was self-produced and released under the label Strip Records. Álvaro Rodriguez became lead guitarist and the band brought in Guatemalan Rudy Bethancourt to play keyboards and rhythm guitar. Moreover, Colombian Alejandro Duque became the drummer. The band toured in Guatemala, Central America and the United States. The band also record a music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song "El Grito."
In March 2002, Bohemia Suburbana celebrated its tenth anniversary
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event...
by playing a series of concerts throughout Guatemala. These concerts were recorded, and some of the material was released as an album in 2003, entitled Aqui Diez Años...En Vivo!, under the Strip Records label. The album included new versions of the songs "En el Jardín" and "Bolsas de Té."
With the advent of digital downloads
Piracy
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, the band found it difficult to maintain its economic viability, and in 2004 the band went on hiatus to pursue personal projects and devote time to their personal lives.
In May 2007, with the support of a Guatemalan producer and old friends of the band, Bohemia Suburbana reunited in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Over the following month, the band composed and recorded material for a new album. At the beginning of 2008, the band played a series of concerts in Puerto Rico. Afterwards, the band decided to focus on the composing and recording of new material.
The band's fifth album, the self-titled Bohemia Suburbana, released in January 2010 by Warner Music
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
Latina, was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2010 Latin Grammys
Latin Grammy Awards of 2010
The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 11, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations...
, but lost to Gustavo Cerati's
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark is an Argentine rock musician, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He was the frontman, lead vocalist, lead guitarist and lead songwriter of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, one of the most influential bands of latin rock music. In the early 90s, with...
Fuerza Natural
Fuerza Natural
Fuerza natural is the fifth album by Gustavo Cerati on stage as soloist, released on 1 September 2009. The album features a folk sound with acoustic guitars and presence of mandolins. The first cut of the album was Déjà vu. This album was certificated gold in Argentina for 40,000 copies sold on...
.
Studio albums
- Sombras en el jardínSombras en el jardínSombras en el Jardín is the debut album by Bohemia Suburbana, a Guatemalan rock band. In 1992, the band recorded their first demos, "En el jardín" and "No importa". In 1993 they began recording "Sombras en el Jardín" in the Primera Generación Records studios...
(1994) - Mil Palabras con sus dientesMil Palabras con sus dientesMil Palabras con sus dientes is the second album of the Guatemalan band Bohemia Suburbana.-Tracklist:# Mil palabras con sus dientes # Planeta hola # El vaso # Peces e iguanas # Aquí te voy # Duele...
(1997) - Remixes y la Emergencia de la Circunstancia (2000)
- Sub (2001)
- Bohemia Suburbana (2010)