Part of a golden era of 'Rock en Espanol' in the 1990s, Colombian alternative
outfit Aterciopelados created a glorious collision of flamenco rhythms,
Colombian folklore and leftfield art-rock, marking themselves as one of Latin
music's most influential bands. Bass player Hector Buitrago originally played in
a hardcore punk group called La Pestilencia in the 1980s, but recruited his art
student girlfriend Andrea Echeverri to form Aterciopelados in 1990, setting out
to experiment with more melodic grooves and a melting pot of ideas.
During an era when Colombia was considered too...