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Nacional Records is proud to announce that Colombian music icons Aterciopelados are set to release their highly-anticipated new studio album 'Rio' ('River') on October 21st. The follow-up to Latin Grammy-winning "Oye" (2006) was recorded in the band's hometown of Bogotá and mixed by Héctor Castillo (Brazilian Girls, Gustavo Cerati, David Bowie) in New York City. It is an impassioned socially conscious record with the group's signature organic rock sound.

"'Río' is our creative inspiration of the moment, it is helping us to confront many issues in the world," explains bassist and producer Hector Buitrago. "On a personal level and on the political level, I think it's taking us one step further with our rivers and the rivers of Latin America. While on previous albums, we may have simply declared many of the world's problems, we now strive to work in a more active way. In this case, it is with the recovery of Bogota's river, as it is one of the most polluted rivers in the world."

The album's opener and first single is "Rio", a straight call to action. It coincides with a proposed Colombian constitutional referendum which declares that the country's bodies of water deserve simple rights. "When I was growing up, the Bogota river was considered a mythic and iconic place, now it's a tiny stream," says lead singer Andrea Echeverri. "Musically and lyrically, the track 'Rio' is unlike any previous Aterciopelados song. I'm even singing in a different way than in the past. With this one, we reached an entirely new place."

On "Bandera" (Flag), Aterciopelados provide their perspective on the immigration debate. The song's chorus is "Que quien es usted/Que donde nació/Entonces no puede entrar a esta nación" (Who are you?/Where were you born?/Therefore you can't enter this country). "We have toured across the world many times, yet every time, certain countries give us so much trouble when entering," Echeverri explains. "My problems with traveling are so small compared to others across the world but I thought I could give all these people a voice."

The album's guests range from the Colombian rapper, Gloria "Goyo" Martínez (of hip hop group ChocQuibTown), on "28" to the Andean group Kahari Hualca on "Madre" and "Aguita". Echeverri's daughter, Milagros, makes an appearance on "Ataque de Risa." The birth of Milagros, now 6, was the primary inspiration for her critically-acclaimed solo album 'Amortiguador'. "This track was originally going to be on a children's album I've been recording with Manolo, my husband, and Milagros in our home studio. With the first couple tracks, Milagros was nervous at the mic but now she approaches the mic with such confidence and happiness."

Aterciopelados plan to tour the U.S. in support of 'Rio' in early 2009, following the birth of Andrea Echeverri's second child. They recently completed a European tour with her pregnant belly proudly displayed.

'Oye', the band's first studio release in five years, was one of the most praised Latin albums of 2006. It was awarded the Latin Grammy for "Best Alternative Album" and Premio Lo Nuestro for "Best Rock Album". The record climbed to #1 on iTunes' top Latin albums charts by its first day of release (ahead of Mana, Shakira, and Juanes) and remained at the top of the chart. Aterciopelados also hit #1 on eMusic overall Top Albums chart, beating out new releases from acts like Barenaked Ladies, Tom Waits and Aimee Mann.  

The longtime creative relationship between Echeverri and Buitrago proves to be the source for the band's musical genius. "We have had quite a musical career, which has evolved over the years through our own identity search and experimentation, finding our own sound," Echeverri says. "I do some things, like writing the songs and Hector does the other things, such as producing and imagining the musical vision for the song. We really complement each other musically in a way that works. And more important than anything, we have love and respect for each other."

Aterciopelados invita
Al estreno de su nuevo video "AL PARQUE"
Viernes 7 de marzo de 2008
Lugar: Cinemateca Distrital Cra 7 No. 22-79 tel 2837798- 2845549
Hora : 6:00pm
con el apoyo de la Secretaría de Cultura, Recreación y Deporte, La Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño y Entrecasa


"Recuerda todo el poder de ser una sola tribu"

"Al Parque" el nuevo video de Aterciopelados es una exaltación a la unidad.

Cada año miles de personas se reúnen en El Parque Simón Bolívar en Bogotá, al aire libre, a cantar una canción siendo uno solo, una igualdad absoluta de muchos corazones en torno a un mismo sentimiento. Los protagonistas del video son estas personas que vienen de distintos lugares por el sonido de este coro, Ibagué, Barranquilla, Alemania, Suiza, Kennedy, Roma,....Líbano, "el rock ya está acá en el parque, bellos seres a conectarse, entre hermanos compenetrarse, una alegre canción cantarte".

"Al Parque" es un video de Entrecasa dirigido por Ricardo Fernández y Pablo Burgos, realizadores colombianos.

The people have spoken!! Colombian music icons Aterciopelados won a Premio Lo Nuestro award last night in the "Best Rock Album" category for their release 'Oye' (Nacional Records). The award show aired nationally and internationally on Univision. 'Oye' was one of the most critically-acclaimed Latin releases of the past year.



Aterciopelados co-founders Andrea Echeverri (vocals, guitars) and Hector Buitrago (bass, arrangements, producer) both released attention-grabbing solo albums in the past year (Echeverri's received two Grammy nominations), further building anticipation for the band's new studio set tentatively for late 2008. The new disc is produced by Hector Buitrago from Aterciopelados and mixed by Thom Russo (Johnny Cash, Juanes, Kinky).

In the meantime, look forward to the new video which will be out in March for “Al Parque”, which was filmed at the infamous Rock Al Parque in Bogota.

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Another great digital release is coming your way TODAY from Nacional Records! This time, we’re releasing the soundtrack for the film, "*English as a Second Language [E.S.L.]*" - with songs from Mexican Institute of Sound [MIS] and special guest remixer Nickodemus, as well as from Nortec Collective, Sara Valenzuela, Los Bunkers, The Pinker Tones, Aterciopelados and more.

E.S.L. is the story of Bolivar de la Cruz, a young Mexican man played by Kuno Becker, who immigrates to Los Angeles in search of the American dream. He meets the beautiful and restless Lola Sara, daughter of immigrants herself (her mother is played by telenovela star Maria Conchita Alonso). The movie explores this complicated relationship as it unfolds between two characters from different sides of Latino culture.

The soundtrack release on February 12th coincides with E.S.L.'s national DVD distribution release. The movie will premiere on Showtime in March.


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Calling Nacional Records fans, students looking to get into the "biz", and pure promo enthusiasts!

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mezcla king Manu Chao, rockers Aterciopelados,
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Massive, the eclectic and zany Mexican Institute of Sound,
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Filter’s Top 10 of 2007, Day Eighteen: Aterciopelados

12.18.2007

Recently praised by their Colombian government as on of their ten most important cultural icons of the past decade, and coming off of winning a Grammy for last years “Oye,” Aterciopelados are riding high into 08. All the way from her home in Bogota Colombia, singer/front woman Andrea Echeverri took time to enlighten us with her top 10 of 07. Keep an eye out for Aterciopelados 08 release which will no doubt continue to rock bodies with their blend of Latin sounds with modern electronica.



1. Cafe Tacuba, Sino (Universal)

2. Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Lifeline (Virgin)

3. Jorge Drexler, 12 Segundos de Oscuridad (Warner)

4. Norte Potosí, Lo Mejor de Norte Potosi

5. El Cuarteto de Nos - Raro (Bizarro Records)

6. Erika Azim-Mbira - Healing Music of Zimbabwe

7. Luz Mila Carpio – Cualquiera (Accords-Croises Fr.)

8. Calle 13 - Residente o Visitante (Machete)

9. Mexican Institute of Sound – Pinata (Nacional)

10. Pacha Massive - All Good Things (Nacional)






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Hola Atercio Fans !

OYE! nominado como "Album del Año" en Premio lo Nuestro. Apoyen a los Aterciopelados !

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"Andrea Echeverri y Aterciopelados Sus últimas producciones discográficas los siguen manteniendo como figuras innegables del rock colombiano."


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Shared Responsibility Joins International Campaign against Climate Change




December 07, 2007
Shared Responsibility Joins International Campaign against Climate Change Bogota, Colombia joins hundreds of cities around the world in a rally cry against climate change. Shared Responsibility is playing a key role in the events taking place in its home country.

Saturday December 8th has been declared 2008's Global Day of Action against climate change by Global Climate Campaign, an NGO has worked to motivate civil society since 2005 to voice its concern for the environment. Each year's Global Day of Action coincides with the corresponding year's United Nations Climate Talks.

This year, the talks are talking place in Bali, Indonesia from the 3rd to the 14th of December. The international rally cry spearheaded by the Global Climate

Shared Responsibility, working together with OpEPA, a Colombian environmental education non-profit, Colombia Joven, a presidential program that works to motivate pro-youth government action and the Ministry of the Environment, helped organize a walk down Bogotá's main avenue. Indigenous groups, hundreds of young environmentalists, concerned citizens and many others will walk, dressed in green. At the front of this mass movement will be the lead singers of the Aterciopelados, one of Colombia's most famous rock bands.

The environmental devastation caused by coca cultivation in Colombia causes massive deforestation in the second most biodiverse nation in the planet. By joining this international campaign against climate change, Shared Responsibility hopes that more people will become aware of the very direct way in which cocaine production and consumption contribute to climate change.

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Andrea Echeverri: "Me parece chévere que no les guste"
La vocalista de Aterciopelados reta al mundo de la moda y hace una reflexión sobre su triunfo en el Latin GRAMMY



Por Natalia Bolívar/ NYC

Andrea Echeverri comparte en exclusiva con nosotros sobre su más reciente Latin GRAMMY y sobre el éxito de su disco, Oye. Directamente desde Barranquilla, la vocalista del grupo colombiano nos confiesa que las críticas de su vestuario la tienen sin cuidado y que realmente le preocupa la situación actual de la mujer como un sex symbol.

Con 17 años de carrera y dos Latin GRAMMY bajo la manga, Aterciopelados se ha consolidado como una de las mejores bandas alternativas en el mundo latino. Andrea Echeverri y Héctor Buitrago los dos de 42 años, se caracterizan por componer temas de exploración personal y búsqueda de identidad, logrando un sonido propio. A pesar de tanto éxito los intérpretes de "Florecita Rockera" siguen siendo tan reales y sencillos como el día en que empezaron.

¿Creyeron que se iban a ganar el GRAMMY en la categoría de Mejor Álbum de Música Alternativa?
Hemos estado nominados ya muchas veces, pero sólo nos lo habíamos ganado una vez. Sí te pones contento por la nominación pero no estás muy convencido de ser elegido, sobre todo porque yo pienso que los GRAMMY son un evento masivo, y nosotros no lo somos tanto. Nos sentíamos muy cómodos en esa categoría porque antes nos nominaban al lado de Laura Pausini o Shakira y el trabajo no se parece tanto; pero en está sí nos parecíamos. Nos lo ganamos al final de la ceremonia y estuvimos un rato con dolor de barriga.

Explícanos por qué motivo se vistieron así en la alfombra verde…
Primero, había una razón. A veces los GRAMMY se vuelven como una pasarela de moda y belleza, y de plano, de frente queríamos dejar saber que nosotros a eso no jugamos y esa parte de la música no nos interesa. Segundo, el lunes anterior a los GRAMMY fue el cierre de Rock al parque, que es un festival importante en Bogotá y eran los uniformes que nos hicimos para tocar allá. En el último disco hay una canción que se llama "Al parque" y es un homenaje al festival. Simbolizaban una cosa importante para nosotros para el movimiento musical de nuestro país.

¿Te importa que te critiquen y te pongan en la lista negra de los peores vestidos?
A mí, no. Me parece chévere que no les guste. A mí tampoco me gusta cómo se visten ellos, yo creo que entre gustos no hay disgustos y todos los gustos son válidos. El problema es cuando alguien dice "¡Ah, yo soy el que se quién se ve bien y quién mal!". Eso es lo que es rarísimo, gusto hay para todos.

Háblanos de la canción "Oye Mujer", un controversial tema sobre las mujeres…
Es como pariente de la canción "El estuche", en la que el mensaje es que no nos olvidemos que tenemos alma. La sociedad actual está cada vez más visual, el cuerpo, la belleza y los objetos. Nos vamos olvidando del alma y del espíritu que es lo que nos va a dar satisfacciones y tranquilidad. La canción habla del hecho que nuestro cuerpo y nuestra sexualidad todo el tiempo la usan para vender zapatos o vender un trago. Crean como un estereotipo de belleza y hacen que todas las mujeres se sientan mal por no parecerse a eso y nos olvidamos de nuestro poder. Lo más bonito de una mujer es que somos amorosas y es nuestro tesoro, y nos tienen por allá en el gimnasio y haciendo dietas. Es una situación muy triste.

Comparte con nuestros usuarios tus planes futuros…
Estamos en Barranquilla en un concierto y tendré una exposición de cerámica que es una faceta mía que no es muy conocida, yo soy ceramista. Se estrena pronto una película que se llama Juana tenía el pelo de oro e hicimos la canción principal de la película. Vamos para Puerto Rico y luego para Guadalajara, México a tocar.


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