Los Bukis

Los Bukis
Los Bukis
Also known as	Marco Antonio Solís y Los Bukis
Origin	Ario de Rosales, Michoacan, Mexico
Genres	Grupero
Years active	1972–1995, 2021–present
Labels	Fonovisa
Members	Marco Antonio Solís; Joel Solis; Roberto Guadarrama; Eusebio "El Chivo" Cortez; Jose "Pepe" Guadarrama; Pedro Sanchez; Jose Javier Solis
Past members	; Fidel Arreygue; Rodolfo "Fito" Luviano; Victor Aguilar; Carlos Hernandez; Enrique "Kike" González; Jorge Dávila

Los Bukis (The Bukis, buki translates as Little Kid in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican Grupera band from Ario de Rosales, Michoacan. In 1975, the band was founded by cousins Marco Antonio Solís and Joel Solís. Their first song was Falso Amor ("False Love") and its style became popular throughout Latin America. Marco Antonio wrote the songs; the album "Me Volvi a Acordar de Ti" in the year of 1987 sold one million records in just a few weeks after its launch, earning the album "diamond" status. He also wrote and produced albums for artists such as Marisela, Rocío Dúrcal, Beatriz Adriana, Lucero, El Pegasso de Emilio Reyna (now using the name El Pega Pega), and María Sorté.

After twenty years of success, in 1996, Marco decided to pursue a solo career. The band disbanded. An agreement was made with the remaining band members, under which both parties agreed to not make any use of the word "buki". The remaining members formed a new band called Los Mismos ("The Same Ones") as in "the same members of Los Bukis".

Reunion Tour

After a 25-year hiatus, on May 9, 2021, Los Bukis reunited and released a re-recording and music video of their 1986 hit “Tú Cárcel” with Marco Antonio Solís, Joel Solis, Roberto Guadarrama, Eusebio Cortez, Jose Javier Solis, and Pedro Sanchez in the lineup. A few weeks later, Jose "Pepe" Guadarrama also rejoined the band. On June 14, 2021, Los Bukis were presented at SoFi Stadium and announced a reunion tour. They named the tour Una Historia Cantada. The tour was originally for only four dates, but expanded to nine due to high demand, performing mainly in California and Texas. They finished their tour in Oakland California on October 2, 2021. On February 9, 2022, Los Bukis announced a tour of stadium concerts in the US and Mexico. The final concert will be in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on December 3, 2022. The Mexican tour contains a few select cities including a concert in their home state of Michoacán.

Band members

Current Members

Marco Antonio Solís – lead vocals, guitar, timbales, occ. keyboard (1972–1995, 2021–present)
Joel Solís – lead guitar, backing vocals (1972–1995, 2021–present)
Roberto Guadarrama – 1st keyboard, backing vocals, bugle (1980–1995, 2021–present)
Eusebio "El Chivo" Cortez – bass, backing vocals (1977–1995, 2021–present)
José "Pepe" Guadarrama – 2nd keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, saxophone (1988–1995, 2021–present)
Pedro Sánchez – drums (1982–1995, 2021–present)
José Javier Solís – percussion, backing vocals (1981–1988, 2021–present)

Former Members

Jorge Dávila – drums (1974–1982)
Carlos Hernandez – bass (1976–1977)
Enrique "Kike" Gonzalez – bass (1974–1976)
Fidel Arreygue – bass (1995–1996)
Rodolfo "Fito" Luviano – 2nd keyboards (1995–1996)
Victor Aguilar – percussion, backing vocals (1995–1996)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

1989: Lo Romántico de Los Bukis
1989: Juntos Otra Vez
1998: Románticos De Corazón
2006: 30 Recuerdos Inolvidables
2011: 35 Aniversario
2012: Iconos: Los Bukis 25 Exitos
2016: Los Bukis

Films

1983: Las Musiqueras
1990: Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti

In other media

"Tu Cárcel" was covered by Mexican actress Michael Ronda and Karol Sevilla from the Disney Channel Argentine telenovela Soy Luna.

References