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Bridgeland

Welcome to Bridgeland

About Me

Bridgeland’s Music:

An eclectic mix of the many styles of music the band members grew up with. As “Third Culture Kids” the members of Bridgeland venture to bring together cultures and ideas that don’t always seem to fit together. Through their lives and art they hope to bridge cultural and ideological differences and bring people together with the universal language of music.

A live show can best be described as: “Acoustic, Latin Folklore Influenced Rock.” Bridgeland’s lively guitar rhythms are accented by traditional Andean folk instruments and topped off with commanding, soulful vocals.


Brief History:

Siblings, Anita and Raf are Chileans who were born and raised in Canada, surrounded by friends from a wealth of nations and cultures. They have traveled quite a bit and learned at an early age the beauty of diversity and the power of unity. David was born and raised in Puerto Rico but also lived in NYC as a child. Growing up biracial on a culturally varied and musically rich island, David brings a distinctive depth to all he does.

David, Raf and Anita have been playing music together in one form or another since the late 1990s, in Indiana, where they met. Some have known them as members of Inti, Raices or Radiant - bands that mainly focused on Latin folklore fusion. Yet as the band members have changed and grown over the years, so has their desire to make fresh music. - Following an extended refocusing break after touring Canada and the US for a year, David Anita and Raf renamed themselves Bridgeland - The name signifies the desire to connect things that seem incongruent. In September of 2005 Bridgeland relocated to Charlottesville VA, where the start in music has been slow, but rising.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/8/2008
Band Website: bridgelandmusic.com
Band Members: Anita Oliver, David Oliver, Rafael Barahona
Influences: We LOVE music - and through our lives have been exposed to so much - we are influenced by too many great local and international artists, that it would be impossible to name them all!
Sounds Like: Musical Bridges Spanning North, South, East & West.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

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Song Credits and Descriptions

Can't Let Go - David Oliver. © 2008.  Guest Musicians: Joel Jimenez  Bass, Sean Lee  Drums, Elisabeth Barahona  Background Vocals. Love lost. Come Dream Again - David Oliver/Jonathan Reuel...
Posted by Bridgeland on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:55:00 PST

Welcome to our new space - SONGS up!!

Well, it's been a LOOOOOONNNGGG time coming  but at last we have put NEW music up!  And not only can you sample it  you can purchase it too! WooHoo!  There's a pretty big range...
Posted by Bridgeland on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST