Érica García (born 6 April 1968) is an Argentinian composer, singer and an actress. She was nominated in the

Latin Grammy Awards of 2000 The 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Staples Center on Wednesday, September 13, 2000. The big winners were Luis Miguel, Santana and Maná with 3 awards; Juan Luis Guerra, Shakira, Fito Páez and Emilio Estefan Jr ...

for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for her popular tune "Vete Destino." While best known as a rock singer she also sings

tango music Tango is a style of music in or time that originated among European and African immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay (collectively, the " Rioplatenses"). It is traditionally played on a solo guitar, guitar duo, or an ensemble, k ...

and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

. She has worked as a writer, painter, fashion designer and television personality among other creative endeavors. Part of her ancestry can be traced to the

Guaraní people Guarani are a group of culturally-related indigenous peoples of South America. They are distinguished from the related Tupi by their use of the Guarani language. The traditional range of the Guarani people is in present-day Paraguay between the ...

Musical career

García began her solo career in 1996 after 3 years of playing in Mata Violeta, the punk rock band she created in 1991. She made three records for

Universal Music Group Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

, the first one was produced by Ricardo Mollo (her partner in the years 1989-1999), the second one (nominated for the Latin Grammy) was produced by Garcia herself and Ricardo Mollo and the third record ''Amorama'', was produced by

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

. Rolling Stone Argentina would describe Amorama as "the most important 2001 Argentine launch of the multinational Universal usic Group that following year. García would tour with Enrique Bunbury who would declare that her voice is "born for rock." In 2003, she would perform in the Latin Alternative Music Conference. Of her participation there ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

'' would state, "that night's most impressive showing came in the PJ Harvey-like confidence of the Argentine singer Erica García, one of the few women who plays guitar and writes her own songs to reach international fame in this male-dominated genre." García played and recorded in the Los Angeles musical collective

Fool's Gold The mineral pyrite (), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Fe S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral. Pyrite's metallic luster and pale brass-yellow hue giv ...

. She recorded and produced her fourth album ¨Afternoon in Bamboos¨ in

Silver Lake, Los Angeles Silver Lake is a residential and commercial Neighbourhood, neighborhood in the east-Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles, California. Originally home to a small community called Ivanhoe in honor of Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott. In ...

, 2006. She created the band Mountain Party to play the Hypnorituals and Mesmemusical miracles Hanging in the sky, an iconic folk festival curated by Devendra Banhart. García would also study acting at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting under Norman Brisky. She returned to her country Argentina in 2010. She organized the Santo Bombo parties, with bombo legüero performances, dancers, tattoo artists, and electronic music. She played the Hot Festival in October 2010, with Massive Attack, Scissors Sisters,

Yeasayer Yeasayer () was an American experimental rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2006. The band consisted of Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, and Anand Wilder. They announced their split on December 19, 2019. History Formation The band's thr ...

and

Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People known just as Mika * Mika (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese-born British singer-songwriter Michael Penniman, Jr. * Mika (footbal ...

among other artists. García currently lives in Buenos Aires and she plays shows all over the country. She directs Escuela de Experimentacion Vocal. In 2014 she released an album of

tangos Tangos may refer to: * "Tangos" (song), a song popularized in Spain * Tangos (district), a district or barangay in Navotas, Philippines * ''Tangos'' (album), a 1973 album by Buenos Aires 8 * ''Tangos'' (Rubén Blades album), a 2014 album by Ru ...

titled Tangos Vampiros.

Collaborations

Garcia collaborated with the band Divididos, on ukulele and accordion in "El Burrito" and "Sisters", she served as the guest musician (1992 to 1998) with Brazzaville in two albums. She performed with Cafe Tacuba, Ely Guerra,

Los Tres Los Tres also known as The Tr3s or The 3, is a Chilean rock band. The band was formed in 1987 in Concepción by Álvaro Henríquez, Roberto Lindl, Francisco Molina and later Ángel Parra Jr. joined. They are one of the most influential roc ...

and

Javiera Parra Javiera Cereceda Orrego (born 19 May 1968), better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band ''Javiera y Los Imposibles''. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, kno ...

at the MTV Latin awards in Los Angeles, 2002. Her other collaboration include Brazzaville, Cienfuegos
Hecuba
Montecarlo Jazz Ensemble
Pampa del Indio
Andrea Alvarez
Fool's Gold

Discography

Solo

*''El cerebro'' (1997) Producer : Ricardo Mollo Musicians:
Erica Garcia
Martin Aloe
Alejo Vintrob
Max Araujo
Ervin Stutz
Fabian Von Quntiero *''La bestia'' (1998) Producer: Erica Garcia and Ricardo Mollo Musicians:
Erica Garcia
Martin Aloe
Fernando Samalea
Ricardo Mollo
Ervin Stutz
Matias Zapata *''Amorama'' (2001) Producer: Gustavo Santaolalla Musicians:
Justin Meldhal Johnsen
Jon Brion
Victor Indrizzo
Roger Manning Jr.
Joe Gore
David Campbell
Sebastian Escofet
Javier Casalla
Gustavo Santaolalla *''Tangos Vampiros'' (2014)

As Mountain Party

*''Afternoon in Bamboos'' (2006)

As Lady Grave

*''Lady Grave'' (2006)

Compilations

"New Weird American "2007 "Surco Artists "2000

Tributes

"Through the Wilderness" Madonna Tribute (Manimal Vinyl) 2006 "Tributo a Sandro", "Quiero llenarme de ti" 2000

Awards

*Latin Grammy Nomination, 2000 *Premio Gardel 1999 Nominacion, Mejor Artista de rock *Premio Gardel 2002 Nominacion *MTV Latin awards nominee *Best female singer, Rolling Stone Latin America 2000, 2001, 2002 *Best New Artist, 2000, awarded by '' Diario Clarin'' *One of the 20 women of the year, 2000, awarded by ''Diario Clarin''

Film and TV career

"The Treasure of the Black Jaguar" (2010) directed by Mike Bruce: as "Carmelita"."Franco Buenaventura" (2002) as "Gisela".

References

External links

Official WebsiteOfficial TwitterMSN MusicIMDb Credits
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia, Erica 1968 births Alternative rock guitarists Alternative rock singers Argentine women singer-songwriters 20th-century Argentine women singers Argentine rock singers Argentine people of indigenous peoples descent Women rock singers Indie rock musicians Living people Musicians from Buenos Aires Rock en Español musicians Singers from Buenos Aires Tango musicians 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Argentine women singers Women in Latin music 21st-century women guitarists