Tahúres zurdos (''Left-handed Gamblers'') was a Spanish band active from 1987 to 2004.
Its members were
Aurora Beltrán Gila
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(voice, composition and guitar),
Manuel Beltrán Gila (Lolo Beltrán, Aurora's brother, guitarist),
Luis Salcedo (until 1990, bass),
Juan Manuel Ugarte (from 1990 on, bass),
Javier Lizarazu (alias ''
Punxes'', drummer).
They were influenced by
The Who,
Led Zeppelin,
David Bowie, and
Lou Reed
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Lolo and Aurora come from a mining village near
Pamplona called
Potasa. The members of the band started with small performances in the
Basque Country
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,
Navarre
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and others places in the north of
Spain.
With 40,000 pesetas, they recorded a demo which would become their first, self-entitled album.
After the relative success of their two first albums, they signed with record companies like EMI or Sony.
They split up in 2004 after 17 years in active.
Discography
*''Tahúres zurdos'', 1988
Ohiuka
*''Tahuría'', 1990 Ohiuka
*''Nieve negra'', 1991
EMI
*''Árido'', 1992 EMI
*''La caza'', 1994 EMI
*''Azul'',
BMG-ARIOLA
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*''Tak'', 1998
Arcade Records
*''Acústico'' de la
Cadena Ser
*''El tiempo de la luz'', 2000
SONY
*''17 Años'', 2004
Do It Records
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External links
Información general del grupo
Spanish musical groups
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