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Gandhi

Rock

About Me

Gandhis four bandmembers met in their hometown in San José, Costa Rica, loved progressive rock and heavy metal, and were misunderstood by their latin-pop listening highschool peers. They released their first CD independently while still in their late teens in 1997, making history and quickly reaching ..1 at radio charts and record sales. Signed to BMG and later Sony of Central America, they continued to release Páginas Perdidas (1999), BIOS (2002), and Ciclos (2004), and have attracted thousands of listeners to their concerts. They have shared the stage with bands and artists such as Café Tacuba, La Ley, Deep Purple, Los Enanitos Verdes, Jaguares, Aterciopelados, and many others. By many, Gandhi is considered the number one rock band in their country.

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Gandhi es un grupo de rock de Costa Rica, sin embargo con solo escucharlos sería difícil definir de que país provienen. A pesar de hacer uso esporádico del ritmo tambito..', el reggae y el son, su música es rock, cargado de guitarras distorsionadas y ritmos y baterías que hacen mover la cabeza por dentro y por fuera.

Inspirados en grupos británicos como Pink Floyd, los Beatles, y Queen, y por bandas latinoamericanas como Caifanes y Soda Stereo, Gandhi hace rock progresivo y melodico mientras mantiene sus raices latinas. Con sus letras Gandhi tiene la capacidad de transportar, hablando de lugares imaginarios, colores y sensaciones abstractas, y nunca literales.

Gandhi ha lanzado 5 discos y un DVD:

Vol.1 (2007)
DVD doble "Un Ciclo Más-En concierto" (2006)

Ciclos (2004)

BIOS (2002 - Sony Music)

Páginas Perdidas (2000 - BMG)

En el jardín del corazón (1997)

En concierto Gandhi ha compartido el escenario con grupos como Deep Purple, La Ley, Aterciopelados, Jaguares, y Café Tacuba, frente a públicos de hasta 10.000 personas. Han dado conciertos en Centro América, México y Estados Unidos.

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Member Since: 9/7/2005
Band Website: grupogandhi.com
Band Members:

Luis Montalbert-Smith: vocals & keyboards

Federico Miranda : electric guitars

Abel Guier : bass

Massimo Hernández : drums


Influences: British 70s rock: Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Queen, The Police. Argentinian and Mexican 70s-80s groups and artists: Soda Stereo, Seru Giran, Charly Garcia, Fito Paez, Caifanes, Jaguares, José José.. and Costa Rican life and music: tambito, playa, futbol, cerveza, Jose Capmany.
Sounds Like: A cross between Led Zeppelin and Soda Stereo.
Record Label: None.
Type of Label: None