Los Ciegos Del Barrio
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Los Ciegos Del Barrio is an all blind multi-genre Latin American music band, based out of the New York City Tri-State area. They specialize in bachata, merengue, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, and rock among others in both English and Spanish. They have recorded several albums and singles since they began in 2000. Los Ciegos Del Barrio translates from Spanish to mean "the blind boys of the neighborhood."
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[edit] History
Los Ciegos Del Barrio actually started in 1997, though the members of the group had been performing together well before then. In 1992, before becoming Los Ciegos Del Barrio, most of the current members (Alvin Suarez on drums, Jimmy Fontanez on Congas, Machete on accordion and Derek Suarez on bass) spent some time playing Latin music in Russia with a non profit organization called "Project Troubador". Project Troubador's founder and Artistic Director Eliot Osborn came across the very talented group of friends during his teaching stint at the New York Institute for the Blind, and has since then helped develop the act.
In 1998 they released their first self-titled demo on cassette tape, and in 2000 released their first full length album "No Lo Dude" which features their first underground hit "Dime Donde Estas", their first song to get radio airplay, and also #1 hit on the former MP3.com website. In 2003 they released "Dominando" which features a bachata version of "I Will Survive." This CD also featured their first Merengue to get radio airplay, "Y Sigues Hablando."
In 2007, Los Ciegos del Barrio's tracks were featured on "Sound in Sight Volume 1", a compilation sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind which features different blind artists from around the US.
Also in December 2009, Los Ciegos released their third album "Por Que? Por Que!" which features the track "Quitate del Medio."
[edit] Members
Alvin Suarez - Band director, lead guitar, drum kit, percussion and vocals.
Derek Christopher Suarez - Bass, Congas, percussion and vocals.
Machete - Keyboards, harmonica, accordion, percussion and vocals.
Jaime Diaz - Rhythm guitar, bass and vocals. Jaime also plays bass for singer/songwriter Lachi
Jimmy Fontanez - Tambora, bongos and percussion. Jimmy also plays drums for singer/songwriter Lachi
Angel Dueno - Güira and timbales. He joins the band on occasion. Angel also plays in the Alex Torres Latin Orchestra.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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No Lo Dude
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"Dominando"
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"Por Que? Porque!"
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