![]() ![]() and Japan through Long Lost Brothers Records, though a year later, Luaka Bop released the album in the U.S., resulting in another Latin Grammy nomination in the category of Best Alternative Latin Album.Īfter ending their contract with Luaka Bop, Los Amigos Invisibles started their own label, Gozadera Records. Initially, the album was released in the U.K. 1,” produced by “Little” Louie Vega of Masters at Work. Two years later and under the direction of famed producer Philip Steir, they released “Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey into Space,” which received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Latin Alternative Album and a Latin Grammy in the category of Best Rock Album.įollowing the success of this release, the band relocated to New York City and began work on their masterpiece, “The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. Shortly thereafter, they went into the studio to work on their sophomore record, “The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera,” which was released in 1998 and received accolades from press and musicians alike. In 1996, David Byrne’s Luaka Bop record label signed the group after discovering a CD they had planted in a New York City record store. In 1995, EMI released their debut album, “A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band,” which was a huge success in their home country, enabling them to sell out clubs around Caracas for the next couple of years. “Odnam”, keyboards), Mauricio Arcas (a.k.a “Maurimix,” congas, percussion), José Rafael Torres (a.k.a “Catire”, bass), and Juan Manuel Roura (a.k.a. “Cheo” or “DJ Afro”, guitar, songwriting), Armando Figueredo (a.k.a. “Chulius”, vocals, percussion), José Luis Pardo (a.k.a. With its original lineup still intact, the band comprises Julio Briceño (a.k.a. Los Amigos Invisibles formed in Caracas, Venezuela in the early 1990s and quickly reinvented the club scene in Caracas. Los Amigos Invisibles is a multiple-Grammy nominated and Latin Grammy winning Venezuelan band that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms.
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