![]() 1” produced by Masters At Work, is published in Venezuela in 2003 and in the United States in 2004 and that same year they are nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Alternative Latin Album. During their first year in the city, Los Amigos began a friendly and working relationship with the legends of the dance world “Masters At Work” which leads them to enter the studio in early 2002 to record what would be their fourth album. Of this disc they leave subjects like “Cuchi Cuchi” and “The Neighbor”.Īfter almost a year of planning, the band decided to move to New York City on January 23, 2001. Two years later the band moves to the city of San Francisco for 2 months to record their next album and it is at this time that the band is considering the possibility of moving permanently to the United States to continue their career.Īt the end of 2000 they put on sale their third album “Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey Into Space” produced by Phillip Steir which is nominated for a Grammy Award and a Latin Grammy. After months of conversations, pre-production and production, in 1998 they released their first album for the label of the former Talking Heads, “The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera”, produced by Andrés Levín, which had hits like “Ponerte en Cuatro”, “Sexy” and “Disco Anal”. It is in this year that David Byrne, while shopping at a record store in New York, accidentally finds one of the copies left by Los Amigos on consignment and immediately begins the process of conversations that led to signing them for his record label “Luaka Bop”. Little by little, the band consolidated its local fame by staying on tour until 1996. His record debut came in 1995 with the release of “A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band”. Tickets cost $30 to $45 plus fees via band´s name comes from the television show “Human Values” by Venezuelan historian Arturo Uslar Pietri, which remained in the air for two decades, where he always dedicated the show to his “Invisible Friends” refering to the audience. Friday, October 9, at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach 30. Also, this time, many Venezuelan artists that we admire a lot will accompany us onstage. What's in store for the audience at your upcoming show?ĭespite being an acoustic concert, the show will still have the traditional dance-party vibe. Today we are all much more complete as artists, with more control and knowledge of the music as well as our surroundings. You've earned international acclaim and released several albums, some of which even received Grammy recognition. We feel that we are on solid ground, but the fans ultimately have the final vote.Ī lot has happened for the band since the formation of Los Amigos Invisibles in the early '90s. ![]() The biggest challenge will come in the following year when we go in to record the new album. The new musicians have been able to model the band's sound in the best way possible. How has this change affected the group and its sound? Two original members left the band last year. For the rest of the band, the beach and the large Hispanic culture were important factors in their decision to move. What does the band love most about the city?Īt the moment, I am the only one in the band who does not live in Miami. The Fillmore show is certainly not your first concert in Miami. The concert at the Fillmore on October 9 will be in promotion of that. José Rafael Torres: We just finished working on an album/DVD titled Acústico where we explore acoustic as well as live versions of some of our successful releases. ![]() ![]() New Times : What has Los Amigos Invisibles been working on since the 2013 release of Repeat After Me ? Made up of vocalist Julio Briceño, percussionist Mauricio Arcas, bassist José Rafael Torres, and drummer Juan Manuel Roura, the band delivers a particular blend of acid jazz, disco, and funk that has earned it various Grammy nominations, including two wins for Best Latin Alternative Album and Best Rock Album.īassist José Rafael Torres recently spoke with New Times about the band's upcoming Miami gig, recent musical explorations, and how the band has coped with the absence of keyboardist Armando Figueredo and guitarist José Luis Pardo. Ten albums and more than 20 years later, the party hasn't stopped for the Venezuelan group Los Amigos Invisibles, which has graced stages in 60-plus countries worldwide since its inception.
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