Caifanes

Caifanes is the name of a Mexican rock band. The band was responsible for the revival of the Spanish language in the Mexican rock scene, the so-called Rock en español. Your gloomy style with partially eerie, cryptic texts provided a contrast to the former, dominated by ballads pop culture dar.

Band History

Her first appearance had the Caifanes - in the cast Hernández, André, Marcovich, Herrera and Romo - April 11, 1987 at Rockotitlán in Mexico City. Hernández, André and Marcovich were previously members of the band Insólitas Las Imágenes de Aurora. During that time the style of the band about the band The Cure.

After 300,000 copies were sold of an EP, their debut album Caifanes appeared (also known as Mátenme porque me muero, Volume I) in August 1988, the single Mátenme porque me muero became the first hit of the band, followed by Viento and La negra Tomasa.

The second album, Volume II, better known as El Diablito, appeared in 1990. On this record Marcovich took over for the first time the role as lead guitarist, as well as the band laid emphasis on the integration of traditional Mexican items and refrained from imitating the style of a particular group, which the own style of the band was able to develop. Produced by Adrian Belew El Silencio followed in 1992. In August this year, the band played a sold-out Hollywood Palladium and 1993 as the first rock band at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. This was the last concert of Caifanes with Sabo Romo, Herrera left the band at the end of the tour.

With the new members Fong and Zaragoza Hernández, André and Marcovich took on the last album, El nervio del volcán. The final single was released Ayer me dijo un ave. During this time the media attention grew steadily and the band had made ​​an appearance on MTV Unplugged, as the opening act for the Rolling Stones and the WOMAD festival. In 1995, the band split after a dispute between Marcovich and Hernández. 1997 appeared the greatest hits CD La historia.

Since 1995, Saúl Hernández member of Jaguares, whose style is a further development of the music of Caifanes. 2011, Caifanes united again.

Discography

  • Caifanes (1988 ), also Matenme porque me muero, Volume 1
  • Volume 2 (1990), and El Diablito
  • El silencio (1992 )
  • El nervio del volcán (1994 )
  • La historia ( 1997 Greatest Hits CD)
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