We’re opposed to the cliché about rockers, that all the songs sound the same, the poses and the lyrics — we have been inspired by all of world music, by rock, by electronica, and especially Latin American popular music, which hasn’t been difficult because those were the sounds that we grew up listening to...
“Hector Buitrago, Aterciopelados

Essentially a collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Andrea Echeverri and bassist/arranger Hector Buitrago, Aterciopelados has recorded eight albums since they originally teamed up in Bogota, Colombia in the early ‘90s as “Delia y los Aminoacidos”. “Hector was an essential revelation in my personal and musical life,” said Andrea. “He brought new aesthetics, unsuspected rebellion, and truckloads of music.” Buitrago came from a hardcore rock background, heading up a group called La Pesitilencia, while Echeverri had been drawn into the fledgling scene through art school friends. “When I was young I listened to bugaloo by Richie Rey and later stuff like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Yes,” said Hector. “The first time I bought a bass guitar, I’d never had one in my hands before. I began to write songs by ear.”Hector and Andrea went on to open one of Bogota’s only rock clubs, and their relationship is one Latin rock’s most successful artistic partnerships.