''Nuestra'' is the debut studio album of the Venezuelan rock band
La Vida Bohème
La Vida Bohème is a rock band from Caracas, Venezuela, formed by Rafael Perez, Daniel De Sousa, Sebastian Ayala, and Henry D'Arthenay in late 2006 and mid-2007. The band takes influence from late '80s punk, disco, funk, electronic music, jazz, sa ...
, released in August 2010. Recorded and produced by Rudy Pagliuca, it is a free download on the website of the record label All of the Above.
The album was nominated for "Best Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album" in the
54th Grammy Awards
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 12, 2012, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles being broadcast on CBS honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. LL Cool J hosted the ...
.
The two singles from this album are "Radio Capital" and "Danz!".
Background and Recording
The album was recorded in Caracas in 2009, on fairly independent terms. Guitarist Daniel De Sousa happened to be studying engineering at the time, and took on designing a distortion pedal that was used on the album. The synths were designed/programmed by fellow Venezuelan artist
Arca, then known as Nuuro.
In popular culture
The song "El Buen Salvaje" is included in the video game ''
FIFA 12
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'', winning the
MTV Game Awards 2012 for "Best song in a video game".
"Radio Capital" is present in the Rockstar's video game ''
Grand Theft Auto V
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'', in which it is played on the ''
East Los FM'' station.
Track listing
Personnel
![La Vida Bohème](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/La_Vida_Boh%C3%A8me.jpg)
* Henry D'Arthenay: Vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
* Daniel de Sousa: Lead guitar, vocals, drums, cowbell
* Rafael Pérez Medina: Bass, Backing vocals
* Sebastián Ayala: Drums, backing vocals
References
La Vida Bohème albums
2010 debut albums
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