King Changó
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

King Changó is a
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
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 ...
band from
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
, New York with roots in
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
. Its name comes from Changó, the
Afro-Cuban Afro-Cubans or Black Cubans are Cubans of West African ancestry. The term ''Afro-Cuban'' can also refer to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community and the combining of native African and other cultural el ...
god of
war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
."La Lucha Libre Continúa"
Kingchango.com, Retrieved December 11, 2006. José Andrés Blanco (Blanquito Man) died on November 16, 2017, due to complications from colon cancer. In 2020, Blanco's brother and former keyboardist, Luis Eduardo Blanco (Negrito Man) reformed the band as a three-piece and has continued to tour under the King Changó name.


Members

* José Andrés Blanco, (Blanquito Man) – vocals and percussion * Ruben Verde – guitars * Luis Eduardo Blanco, (Negrito Man) – keyboard, cuatro and percussion * Luis Jesús Ruiz, (El Pulpo) – drums and percussion * Miguel Oldenburg – guitar * Fernando Vélez – percussion * Martin Adrian Cunningham, (Martín Perna) – tenor saxophone *
Mike Wagner Michael Robert Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is a former professional football player, a safety for 10 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He won four Super Bowls as a member of the famed Steel Curtain defense. ...
– trombone and guitar * Andy Shaw – bass * Glenda Lee – bass * Jason Anderson, (Willie Dinamita) * Vincent Veloso saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flute * Ramón Nova * Rodney Shelby Siau – trumpet * Efrain Jurado Olivares, (Cachorro) – keyboard * Jason Seymour – trombone * Candice Cannabis (Blonde Phantom) – vocals * Ray Lugo – vocals


Discography


Albums

* '' King Changó'' (1996) * '' The Return of El Santo'' (2000)


Compilations

* '' Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin'' – "Quien Quiera Que Seas" (English: "Whoever You Are") with Geggy Tah (1997) * ''Outlandos D'Americas: A Rock En Espanol Tribute To The Police'' – "Venezuelan in New York" (a cover of
Englishman in New York "Englishman in New York" is a song by English singer-songwriter Sting, from his second studio album '' ...Nothing Like the Sun'', released in October 1987. Branford Marsalis played soprano saxophone on the track, while the drums were played by ...
by Sting) (2000) * ''Putamaya Presents Mo' Vida!''- "Melting Pot" (2000) * ''Moon Records presents: 100% Latin Ska Vol.1'' - "Latin Ska" (1995)


References


External links

*
King Changó
at
Gale Group Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources. The company is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, west of Detroit. It has been a division of Cengage since 2007. The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale G ...

King Changó
at Instagram {{DEFAULTSORT:King Chango Musical groups established in 1996 Musical groups from New York City Third-wave ska groups American ska musical groups Luaka Bop artists