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My name is Gerardo Carlos Morales Salinas, I'm the lead singer in the band and I also
play the guitar in some of our songs. I am the leader of the band and have the biggest
role in determining the Direction of the band.
My name is Lázzaro, I play electric guitar and lead guitar.
Me llamo Immer, Toco la guitarra ritmo en la banda.
My name is Giorgio Rafael. I am the youngest brother and I play bass guitar. I also sing
lead vocals with my brother Carlos.
For instance the music that my uncle or that my grandfather played and sang, were people
like Joan Sebastian, Combino Cesto, I like that style.
My father had a diverse music collection. He had music by the Beatles, the Bee Gees,
music that was not common in the village where we lived.
We began playing really very young.
Cuando tenía ocho años empecé a aprender a tocar guitarra a la par con mis hermanos.
We performed music at school events like Mother's Day and Teacher's Day...
There was a music competition, which we entered and we won! So they asked us our name. What's
your name? We didn't have a name. That's when we took on the name that we have now.
At the beginning we were only three, my brother Immer, Lázzaro and me.
Carlos- When I returned to Puerto Vallarta, I realized that my brothers sang and played
in the places where I used to play. At the time I did not have a band, and they had...
begun playing music. We decided to get together and all form a band.
That's when the four of us all began playing together, as a group we found that we had
a rare connection, an incredible synergy that distinguished us from other groups. We were
always conscious that we had to play many different types of music. Because we were
playing for tons of different kinds of people, we saw that we had to play a little bit of
everything.
We have learned to identify when and where to include harmonies in songs.
Harmonies have set us apart as a group even more than the music and our harmonies have
a similar tone because we are brothers. People always enjoy melodies that are harmonized.
Sobre la música que tocamos, nos gustan los oldies porque nuestro padre siempre le gustó
escuchar ese tipo de música. Beatles, Beach Boys, BeeGees, Eagles. Nos encanta ese tipo
de música. Tocamos esas canciones a la gente y les encanta!
We also play Latin music, like Maná... Juanes. People like this type of music a lot. We have
played covers, to earn a living. We reached a moment where we said "we need to compose
our own music, our own creations." We began in a new direction, to write our own music
and to look for something more.
At the beginning of the project we all talked about doing something original. Everyone knows
us, Los Bambinos. They come to the shows, and know they are going to hear covers more
than anything. But we decided to do something different this time to not continue doing
the same thing but to do something different.
It has been a difficult process defining who we really are. From the beginning we have
played very diverse types of music. We have influences from many different groups. We
had to question, who are we? It has been difficult to define who we are. I think we have reached
a point where we can play a fusion of everything.
We think it is a good idea to play variety... not have a monotonous sound. We include music
from each member of the group. There are different styles... different emotions in the songs.
Each member worked on their own ideas, and then we all got together. Everyone had different
ideas. I have always liked to compose music, even before I was with my brothers, I composed
music.
For example, my brother Lázzaro the lead guitarist he... or my brother Immer who is
the rhythm guitarist usually writes very little music. This time it was very interesting to
hear their ideas for songs. They had some really great song ideas, one in particular
that made me say "WOW" they really have some good ideas.
We all arrived excited and we are all expressing our opinions, as brothers there are always
conflicts, but because we are bothers, at the end of the day or the session, we are
brothers and we love each other.
A months worth of work and we had 13 songs complete from beginning to end.
Our music is a fusion... a Latin fusion. Latin Fusion Rock.
Our signature are our voices, we always work to maintain our voices. I believe that this
is what makes us one-of-a-kind.
We all hope that this new material will bring us success and that the people will hear what
we love to do.
We started this process by playing music that came from our heart, to see what music would
come out and we direct ourselves to that style... Latin Fusion Rock... this is what came out...
I don't think we are going to change that style.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years. I feel very motivated to continue
with this project for ourselves and for all of you.
Listen to the Los Bambinos, our new CD, Listen to it, you are going to enjoy it. We put our
hearts into it, with the intention that it might be enjoyable. We invite you to listen
to it, and visit Puerto Vallarta too, come to our concerts, get to know who we are.