Quetzal Guerrero is an American Latin soul singer. He is a classically trained violinist and also plays guitar and percussion.
Quetzal Guerrero | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion, Latin, soul |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, violin, percussion |
| Years active | 2000-2011 |
| Labels | Yoruba |
| Website | www |
Early life
editGuerrero was born in Arizona. He is of Native American, Mexican, and Brazilian heritage. When he was four years old, he started playing the violin.[1]
Guerrero studied violin at the Suzuki International Institute in Matsumoto, Japan, and the Conservatorio Pernambucano de Musica in Recife, Brazil. Guerrero is proficient in violin, guitar, percussion, and vocals.[2]
Career
editGuerrero has collaborated with musicians and performers including Tito Puente, Lalo Guerrero, Cristian Castro, Acoustic Alchemy, and Jorge Santana.[3][4] He has been praised by Osunlade, Rocky Dawuni, Vikter Duplaix, and Garth Trinidad.
Guerrero's music bridges Latin and American styles[5] spanning soul, jazz, salsa, Yoruba, and Brazilian music.[6] His sound is inspired by Sting, Sade, and Santana; during his live performances, he does covers of 90s rhythm and blues and neo soul songs by groups like Groove Theory and Wreckx-n-Effect.
Following the release of Vamos Conversar (2007) and Now (2009) through Yoruba Records, Guerrero's second album, Coiza Boa (Good Thing), was released in the summer of 2011. The album is sung in English and Portuguese. Guerrero is also a dancer and capoeirista and resides in Los Angeles, California.
Discography
editSolo albums
edit| Original release date | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2005 | Big Wet Mop | Independent |
| March 2, 2006 | Buscando | Independent |
| March 2, 2007 | Cascabel | Independent |
| August 17, 2008 | Vamos Conversar | Yoruba Records |
| August 17, 2009 | The Acoustic Album | Independent |
| August 17, 2010 | Now | Yoruba Records |
| July 2, 2011 | Coiza Boa | Independent |
References
edit- ^ Khan, Imran (2015-12-08). "Many Strings to a Fiddle: The (Other)Worldly Sounds of QViolin". PopMatters. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ "Last Night: Quetzal Guerrero, Commonwealth Lounge, Fullerton". OC Weekly. 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Crawford, Andrew (2004-03-09). "Quetzal Guerrero". Qguerrero.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "10 Questions for Quetzal Guerrero". Fifty100. 2011-07-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Quetzal Guerrero and the Warriors". The Compound Grill. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Quetzal Guerrero". APCMA. 2007-03-02. Archived from the original on 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-29.