Antidoping is a Mexican
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
band formed in the summer of 1992 in
Mexico City
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. They fuse
roots reggae
Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of Africans and those in the African Diaspora, including the spiritual side of Rastafari, black liberation, revolution and the honoring of God, called Jah ...
,
ska
Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...
and Caribbean rhythms with an urban flavour.
Background
The band was formed in 1992, by Pedro and Manuel Apodaca, they started their career in the town of
Coyoacán
Coyoacán ( , ) is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. The former village is now the borough's "historic center". The name comes from Nahuatl and most likely means "place of coyotes", when the Aztecs named a pre-Hispanic vil ...
. Antidoping has been an active member of the
Razteca reggae movement in Mexico,
sharing the stage with many different artists, including Israel Vibrations,
Alpha Blondy
Seydou Koné (; born January 1, 1953 in Dimbokro), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in hi ...
the Skatalies and many other important
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
and
ska
Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...
bands.
They have toured Europe and across North America.
Line-up (2023)
*Adalid Andaluz - Bass (Bajo)
*Pedro Apodaca - Drums (Bateria)
*Kenji Fukushima - Guitar (Guitarra)/Backing vocals
*Manuel Apodaca - Keyboard (Teclados)/ Backing vocals
*Pepe Grela - Vocals
*Diego Alcazar - Percussion
*Juan Pablo Martínez - Keyboard (Teclados)
*Rogelio Ortiz - Tenor Saxophone (Saxofon)
*Edgar Castañón - Trombone
*Gustavo Quijada - Trumpet
Discography
Búscalo
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#"Ardiendub"
#"Aqui Jah"
#"Vengan"
#"A la vuelta de la esquina"
#"Los ninos de jah"
#"Sangre de fuego"
#"La noche cayo en el barrio"
#"La solucion"
#"Jamsvy"
#"Mandela"
#"Como hacer saber el camino"
#"Sotano"
#"Mandela Dub"
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#"Mar"
#"Planeta"
#"Roots, Rock, Reggae"
#"Dub"
#"New Generation"
#"Sr. K."
#"Vida"
#"Frack De Costal"
#"Creador"
#"Juego A Muerte"
#"Summer Time"
#"Lola"
Antidoping en San Cris
Antidoping at San Cris
#"Whatta Life"
#"Chachaska/Como Hacer Saber"
#"La Noche"
#"Rudy (A Message To You)"
#"A La Vuelta De La Esquina"
#"Juego A Muerte"
#"Faya DUB"
#"You Better Cool"
#"Ini"
#"Roots Rock Reggae"
#"Summertime"
#"Lola"
Esfuerzo Universal
Universal Effort
#"Whatta Life"
#"Medicina"
#"Esfuerzo Universal"
#"Pipiltin"
#"Sal a Caminar"
#"Unidos Hermanos"
#"InI"
#"Faya DUB"
#"Lejos de Casa"
#"Calabaza"
#"La Mentira"
#"Equinox"
#"You Better Cool"
References
External links
Official site*
Musical groups from Mexico City
Mexican reggae musical groups
Musical groups established in 1992
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