''Reluciente, Rechinante y Aterciopelado'' is the first live album by
Colombia
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n band
Aterciopelados
Aterciopelados (), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterciopelados have reco ...
. It was recorded before a live audience of 140 guests in
Bogotá
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, Colombia, on June 2, 2015 and released as a CD and DVD on April 22, 2016.
Directed by Roberto de Zubiría and produced by Rafael Arcaurte the album includes featured performances by León Larregui, Spanish singer Macaco, Goyo (ChocQuibTown) and Catalina García (Monsieur Perine).
The proposal to record a concert film came from Sony Music Colombia after the band's comeback concert at Rock al Parque 2014. After almost two months of rehearsals the concert was recorded. The album contains songs from their previous albums ''
El Dorado
El Dorado () is a mythical city of gold supposedly located somewhere in South America. The king of this city was said to be so rich that he would cover himself from head to foot in gold dust – either daily or on certain ceremonial occasions � ...
'', ''
La Pipa de la Paz'', ''
Caribe Atómico'' and ''
Gozo Poderoso'' as well as songs from solo projects by the members of the band. As of July 2017, the DVD has been certified Gold in Colombia, denoting 5,000 copies sold.
Recording and scenery
The musical pre-production was carried out in Tigo Music Studios by Audiovisión, the studio where the band recorded some of their most well-known works. The concert took place in RTI studios, which was illuminated with lamps made out of 810 bottles of detergent and softeners, a large velvet heart, a tree made of tires and plastic caps, and CDs that served as a framework on the steps. Juan Garces was in charge of the scenery.
The recording consisted of two sessions totaling approximately three hours. The first, beginning with ''Baracunatana,'' included ''El Estuche'', ''El Álbum'' and ''Rompecabezas''. They then go ahead into a couple solo songs, ''Soy La Semilla Nativa'' from ''Niños Cristal'' by Buitrago and ''Yo'', one of the most glittering hits from the album ''Dos'' by Echeverri. The second session contains an unreleased track called ''Re'' which is a tribute to the
Mexican band
Café Tacuba
Café Tacuba (), stylized as Café Tacvba, is a band from Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Albarrán, Rubén Isaac Albar ...
. It consists of sets of words with the "Re" syllable and a
Norteño melody. For the interpretation of ''Maligno'', León Larregui of the band
Zoé and Colombian
bandoneon
The bandoneon () or bandonion is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is a typical instrument in most tango ensembles. As with other members of the concertina family, it is held between the hands, and played ...
player Giovanni Parra were invited to perform with them. ''Bolero Falaz'', ''Luz Azul'' with
Spanish
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
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**Spanish cuisine
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...
singer Macaco and ''Florecita Rockera'' with Goyo of
ChocQuibTown
ChocQuibTown (sometimes written as Choc Quib Town) is a Colombian hip-hop group that fuses various musical genres. Although the band formed in Cali, the members are originally from the Colombian Departments of Colombia, department of Chocó Depar ...
and Catalina Garcia of Monsieur Perine closed off this block. At the end, ''La Estaca'' was performed as a gift to the public, however it is not included in any format of the release.
Track listing
Personnel
;Musicians
*
Andrea Echeverri: vocals, rhythm guitar
*
Héctor Buitrago: bass, backing vocals
* Gregorio Merchán: drums
* Leonardo Castiblanco: guitar
* Natalia Pazos: percussion and chorus
* Catalina Ávila: percussion and chorus
;Additional musicians
* Marco Antonio Farinango: winds
* Giovanni Parra: bandoneon
* León Larregui: vocals and chorus
* Macaco: vocals and chorus
* Goyo: vocals and chorus
* Catalina García: vocals and chorus
;Recording personnel
* Rafael Arcaute: producer
* Rafa Sardina: mixing
* Paula Pérez: wardrobe
* Roberto de Zubiría: film director
* Roberto León: film technical team
* Mauricio Pardo: film technical team
;Artwork
* Art Direction: Beatriz Leal and Juan Garcés
* Design and diagrams: Andrea Hermida and La Post
* Illustration: Andrea Hermida, Andrea Echeverri, Juan Andrés Moreno, Santiago Uribe, La Post
* Photography: Juan Andrés Moreno, Giancarlo Barco
References
External links
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2016 compilation albums
Aterciopelados albums