Biography: Cesar Menotti & Fabiano, Café Tacuba, CéU, Ceumar, Chabuca Granda, Chakal, Chalino Sanchez, Chambao, Caifanes, Chancho en Piedra,

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Cesar Menotti & Fabiano Biography, Photos, Pictures

As sertaneja climbed in popularity, experiencing a major windfall starting around 2002, many of the style’s important artists would find themselves move quickly from obscurity to center stage

With rare objection, Café Tacuba is credited far and wide as the preeminent band to have arisen from the rock en español movement of the early ’90s The Mexican four-piece unfortunately isn’t well characterized by the rock en español tag, for the “rock music sung in Spanish” descriptor does little justice to the stylistic diversity and creative strides showcased by Café Tacuba over the course of their career

CéU
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CéU proved to one of the more internationally appealing singers to break out of Brazil around the time of her 2005 debut, ultimately winning a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist and garnering interest for herself in Europe and North America

With her velvety vocal tones and dynamic presence, Ceumar (born Estreia Ceumar) has brought new expression to the pop music of Brazil Her debut album Dindinha, released in 1995, is still cherished as an acoustic Brazilian pop classic

Chabuca Granda Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most important vocalists in the history of Peruvian music, Chabuca Granda continued to make her presence felt a decade after her death in 1983 Caetano Veloso used her song, “Fina Estampa,” as the title track of an album released in 1994, while her song, “Maria Lando,” written with Cesar Calvo, provided the North American breakthrough for Peruvian vocalist Susana Baca the following year

Alongside the world-conquering Sepultura and lesser-known bands like Mutilator, Sarcófago, and Holocausto, Chakal emerged from the surprisingly fertile extreme metal breeding grounds of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in the mid-’80s

Chalino Sanchez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Mexican Chalino Sanchez (born Rosalindo Sanchez) was raised in a small village of Sinaloa and moved to Los Angeles, CA, in 1977 In 1984 he married Marisela Vallejo, getting involved in popular music in 1989 after joining Los 4 de la Frontera, making a record in cassette format, produced by Angel Parra, soon performing live along with Nacho Hernández and Los Amables del Norte

The three original members of Chambao — La Mari, El Edi, and Dani — made waves in the world music scene with their new brand of flamenco, called flamenco chill, which combined the passion and vocal style of traditional Andalusian flamenco with elements of electronica, specifically chillout

A leading light of the Latin American alternative rock community, Caifanes were formed in Mexico City in 1986 by vocalist Saul Hern�ndez, guitarist Alejandro Marcovich, and drummer Alfonso Andre

Chancho en Piedra Biography, Photos, Pictures

Chancho en Piedra is a Latin rock band from Chile that formed in the early ’90s by singer Eduardo Ibeas, guitarist Pablo Ilabaca, bassist Felipe Ilabaca, and drummer Leonardo Corvalán