THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Genes Rebeldes, the new album from Aterciopelados, is a manifesto of identity, resistance and hope — an indomitable and rebellious sonic journey that fuses rock, blues, western, cumbia rebajada, bambuco, ranchera, and electronica, connecting us with the ancestral, the contemporary and the cosmic, and disconnecting us from stereotypes, outmoded molds and neoliberal hypersexualization.
Aterciopelados are the most emblematic band of Colombian rock. They possess an enormous repertoire of classics — Florecita Rockera, Bolero Falaz, Maligno, El Álbum and others — while staying relevant by experimenting, creating, and adapting. Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago (aka Conector) have journeyed through the alternative Ibero-American music scene for 30 years. They are winners of three Latin Grammys for their albums Gozo Poderoso in 2001, Oye in 2007 and Claroscura in 2018. They have been nominated six times for Grammy Awards.
This dynamic duo have written part of Colombian history in choruses and verses. They have lamented its violence and committed themselves to a possible future, fairer and less violent. They have transcended in the industry, breaking stereotypes, creating music with messages of female empowerment, environmental awareness, melodrama, impossible loves, and possible peace processes.
In 2021, they presented their latest album Tropiplop, a cry in defense of art, women, and the planet, which earned them two nominations for the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards. They also released the singles No Se Viola (ft. La Muchacha), Ovarios (ft. Vivir Quintana) and Plañidera (ft. Las Áñez), which were part of Andrea Echeverri’s art exhibition Ovarios Calvarios.”
