Belafonte Sensacional is a Mexican rock and folk rock band based in Mexico City led by musician and composer Israel Ramírez.

History

Belafonte Sensacional was the stage name that in 2009 Israel Ramírez —a musician from Iztapalapa, Mexico City began to use to interpret his songs until the project became a band. The name "Belafonte Sensacional" was taken from Wes Anderson's '' The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', although Ramirez has mentioned that it also refers to Mexican

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s called "sensational" such as "Sensacional de Traileros", "Sensacional de barrios" and others. The critic has called Belafonte Sensacional's style as ''Mexican folk''. Among the stylistic influences that Belafonte Sensational has cited are Bob Dylan, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Woody Guthrie, The Kingston Trio,

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; also musicians of the Movimiento rupestre like

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and Jaime López; Trolebús,

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and Juan Gabriel. In his songs, references to

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have been included, such as the novel ''Gazapo'' by

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'''' and the literary works of

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. In his songs, they frequently uses both Mexico City jargon and places''''.

Members

* Israel Ramírez, acoustic guitar, dobro and lead vocals * Apache O'Raspi, electric bass * Emilio Guerrero, drums * Alejandro Guerrero (ElAle), harmonica and backing vocals * Emmanuel García (Choby), trumpet * Enrique Álvarez (El Gober), backing vocals * Carlos Bergen Dyck (Perritos Genéricos), guitar * Pablo Mendía, keyboards * Andrea Grain Hayton, visuals and multimedia.

Discography

* 2018: ''Soy piedra''. * 2017: ''Destroy''. * 2014: ''Gazapo''. * 2010: ''Petit riot''

EP

* 2023: ''En vivo desde el Salón Los Ángeles''

Others

* 2014: "Verte regresar" with

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, in ''Verte regresar, compilado de canciones por Ayotzinapa'', a collective album recorded to support

2014 Iguala mass kidnapping On September 26, 2014, forty-three male students disappeared from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College after being forcibly abducted in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. They were allegedly taken into custody by local police officers from Iguala and ...

victims

References

External sources

Website of the band
{{Authority control Mexican alternative rock groups Rock en Español music groups Musical groups established in 2009