Our Music
Antioquia is an "AfroColombian Progress Rock" fusion band working hard to wean itself off dependence on fossil fuels and reduce their ecological footprint in other ways...
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Birthed in Colombia and bread in the Bay Area, Oakland-based foursome Antioquia makes original music that inspires raucous dancing and deep listening.
Antioquia delivers their peculiar blend of experimental rock and African-inspired polyrhythms with disarming energetic charm. They have united many a dance floor from San Francisco to Chicago.
In September 2008, the launched their Post Peak Oil Rock Project, with the aim to “wean their music off fossil fuels” via waste veggie oil, bike touring and emerging pedal power technology. From their music to their actions, Antioquia is making every effort to contribute to positive social change.
The band’s debut LP, Gringolandia (2008), was described as “a wild ride to the center of the earth and the depths of the soul” by West Coast Performer Magazine.
Antioquia is excited to be releasing their 2nd LP, My Piano Ate the Front Page of the San Francisco Chronicle, in Spring 2010. The product of just one week in the studio, My Piano is raw and haunting, exploring themes of anxiety and alienation induced by mass-media, power imbalance and city life.
Their live show is bursting with wild energy. Playing everything from funk and rock to soukous and puya, Antioquia will take you on an unpredictable musical journey that will leave you buzzing.
PHOTOS
UPCOMING SHOWS:
RECORDINGS:
Gringolandia
Debut album
2008, Yonas Media
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PEEPS
Album: Gringolandia (2008)
Copyright Gonger Productions 2008
ARCANOS
Album: Gringolandia (2008)
Copyright Gonger Productions 2008
Live at the 'Naz 08/08/08
Live album - 3 1/3 hours!
2008, Recorded & mixed by Joe Balestreri
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Live at the 'Naz 08/08/08
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ALBUM REVIEWS:
West Coast Performer Magazine
RECORDED REVIEWS - Gringolandia
October 2008, Brian Echon
"Burning with the raw, ardent energy of Primus while simultaneously washing over listeners with Fugees-like earthy coolness, Gringolandia is a wild ride through the center of the earth and into the depths of the soul."
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East Bay Express
Daily Lick: Antioquia, Gringolandia
October 15, 2008
"What a name for the debut of four white musicians playing a unique hybrid of Latin, African, and American music. Like San Francisco Afrobeat troupe Albino!, Antioquia doesn't seek to transcend its identity so much as transport it, then share the results through music. At that the group succeeds, with interesting grooves and songs alike."
DOWNLOAD PRESS FILES:
| antioquiapresskit2009_webflattened04.pdf |
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