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GUATEQUE

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NICHE MANRIQUE, BORN IN MEDELLIN COLOMBIA IN APRIL 4TH, STUDIED MUSICAL WRITING-READING IN THE INSTITUTE OF BELLAS ARTES IN HIS BIRTH CITY. IN 1992 HE STARTS HIS CAREER WORKING WITH THE MOST WELL KNOWN BANDS OF THE CITY SUCH AS, SONORA CARRUSELES, FRUKO Y SUS TESOS, EDMUNDO ARIAS,AND MANY OTHERS. IN 2001 HE COMES TO THE UNITED STATES AND STARTS TO WORK AS A CHORIST IN ''ORQUESTA VOLCAN'', AND SINCE THEN HE'S BEEN BUSY WITH MANY LOCAL LATIN BANDS. THE BAND ''GUATEQUE'' IS CREATED IN 2006, AND NOW WE ARE READY TO BRING THE BEST IN LATIN MUSIC FOR ALL THOSE WHO LOVE TO HAVE FUN, DANCE AND ''LIVING LAVIDA''. WE ARE ''GUATEQUE'', RUMBA ABIERTA.

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Member Since: 23/09/2006
Band Website: WWW.THEGUATEQUE.COM
Band Members: NICHE MANRIQUE (COLOMBIA) LEAD SINGER/ WILLIE CRUZ''WILL'' (PUERTO RICO) CO LEAD SINGER,CONGAS,BONGO/ ALEX ELLIS''COLOCHO'' (HONDURAS) CO LEAD SINGER,AND KEYBOARDS/ HIRAM FIGUEROA''FIGGY''(PUERTO RICO) CO LEAD SINGER, SAX,FLUTE/ RAFAEL MERINO (MEXICO) TIMBAL,DRUMS/ GEOVANNY FLORES''FLACO''(SALVADOR) CONGAS,BONGOIMG]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o31/NICHE MANRIQUE/GUATEQUEBAND1copy.jpg[/IMG]
Influences: LATIN MUSIC IS VERY WIDE IN RYTHMS AND SOUNDS, GUATEQUE BAND, FEELS IT SELF VERY INFLUENCED BY CARIBEAN ISLANDS.RYTHMS SUCH AS SALSA, GUAGUANCO, SON MONTUNO,CHACHACHA,BOLERO,MERENGUE Y CUMBIA ARE OUR SPECIAL TOPICS.
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Record Label: Unsigned

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