Guaco (band)

Guaco is a Tropical Music and Salsa band from Venezuela.

Career

Guaco was established in Maracaibo by Mario Viloria and Gustavo Aguado 1968. It began as folk Gaita Zuliana group. In the 1970s Guaco increasingly took elements of salsa, such as the use of wind instruments. Today Guaco plays a mix of Salsa, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Rock and Roll, and Colombian vallenato. Making it one of the style- music groups of Tropical Music. Guaco was several times on tour in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Discography

• El Obrero ( conunto Los del Zulia Guacos ) ( 1968)
• Maracaibo Cuatricentenario (1969 )
• Los Guacos (1970 )
• Esta si está en algo gaita (1972 )
• Gaita a todo color con los Guaco (1973 )
• Guaco 73 (1973 )
• No diga que no los ha ha visto escuchado ni los (1974 )
• Guaco 75 (1975 )
• Guaco 76 (1976 )
• Grupo Guaco 77 (1976 )
• Criollo y Sabroso (1978 )
• Guaco 79 (1979 )
• Guaco 80 (1980 )
• Guaco 81 (1981 )
• Guaco 82 (1982 )
• Guaco 83 (1983 )
• Guaco it guaco (1984 )
• Guaco 85 (1985 )
• Tercera Etapa (1986 )
• Maduro (1987 )
• Dejando Huella (1988 )
• Betania (1989 )
• Atracción Fatal (1990 )
• Guaco 90 (1990 )
• Guaco 91 (1991 )
• Guaco 91 (1991 )
• Guaco 92 (1992 )
• Guaco 93 (1993 )
• Triceratops (1993 )
• I guaco Clásico
• Guaco Clásico II
• Guaco Clásico III - Sabroso
• Archipelago
• Amazon
• Cómo era y cómo it (1999)
• Guaco it Guaco (2000)
• Equilibrio (2001)
• Galopando (2002)
• El Sonido de Venezuela ( 2005)
• Equus (2006)
• Guajiro (2010)

Occupation

• Juan Carlos Salas: Musical Director, Trumpet
• Gustavo Aguado: Founder, Director and singing
• Luis Fernando Borjas: Voice
• Ronald Borjas: Voice
• Alexis Moreno: Charrasca
• Yoni Flores: percussion
• Vladimir Quintero: Congas
• Julio Rivera: Timbales
• Humberto Casanova: percussion
• Gustavo Molero: bongos, bells and percussion
• Julio Flores: tenor saxophone
• Norman Cepeda: Trombone
• Edepson González: Keyboard
• Rafael Querales: Bass
• Carmelo Medina: Guitar

Notes and References

• Venezuelan band
• Salsa band