Artist description El Duende has created a blend that merges their love of rock music with the older, ancestral strain of Spanish music. It is wholly original and combines Latin percussive rhythms with guitars that move from simple grace to jarring discordance.

Music Style Rock en Español/Latin Rock

Musical Influences The Beatles, Bowie, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Flamenco, Jazz, Latin Music, Santana, Gipsy Kings

Similar Artists Maná, El Manjar de los Dioses

Artist History El Duende was formed in the summer of 1995. The band was voted best World Beat group at the annual Jammy awards of that year and lead singer Oscar Herrera was nominated for best male vocalist.In August of 1996, the band was one of three bands featured in a three part special on Latin Rock that was televised on Telemundo’s Channel 51. That same year, Oscar was included in a back-to-school campaign for Burdines, the local department store chain, that included radio, television and print advertising.In October of 1996, El Duende signed to ’Cane Records, The University of Miami label. The band released their debut album in April, 1997. The C.D. was produced by Mike Couzzi.Billboard magazine also featured the band in the Continental Drift column in the November 16th, 1996 issue, and invited the band to showcase at the 1997 Latin Music Conference. In September of that year, El Duende was chosen to showcase at MIDEM, the annual, international music conference that was held in Miami for the first time.In 1998 the band was invited to perform at the NEMO Music Conference in Boston in January, at the Nashville Music Extravaganza in February and at the LMNOP Music Conference in New Orleans in April. They also had a successful concert in Mexico City in March, their first international show.Lufthansa Airlines selected the song “Sáname” for their in-flight listening program for the Latin selections. It was played in the months of November and December of 1998.El Duende was nominated in 1999 for best Rock en Español band at the annual Jammy Awards.

Group Members Oscar Herrera - Vocals, acoustic guitar Jorge Berkowitz - Drums, percussion, vocals Rik de Cubas - Electric and acoustic guitars, vocalsAlex Sanchez - Electric and acoustic guitars

Instruments Electric guitars, acoustic guitars, bass, percussion, drums, keyboards

Albums Transición, Jamás Me Dormire (available on mp3.com)

Press Reviews "Latin roots rock group El Duende has been shaking up the stages of Florida with its dramatic and theatrical brand of Latin soul music."Billboard"Real Latin Rock!"El Nuevo Herald"...a sharp, shared instinct for rhythm and melody, and their global sense of adventure, musically speaking, yields some gems."The Sun Sentinel"'The Door' starts the C.D. with a bang, the moving ballad 'Sáname' is lyrical poetry and 'The Voice Will Carry On' carries a message of hope."¡BOOM!"...the group's impressive blend of Spanish and Latin infulences, along with strong roots in American pop and rock make them appealing to a wide range of listeners."JAM Entertainment News

Location Miami, Florida - USA

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