What does Criollo mean and how did you come up with that name for your group? CRIOLLO IS AN ADJECTIVE THAT QUALIFIES THAT WHICH IS FROM THE HOMELAND. IN OUR CASE THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. WHEN LOOKING FOR THE NAME OF THE GROUP WE WERE LIKE WE NEED A NAME THAT IS MORE “CRIOLLO”… THEN WE JUST STUCK WITH IT…
There are four members of Criollo. Who does what in the group? EVERYBODY DOES A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING…. WE ALL COMPOSE, AND WRITE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE ALL PLAY OUR POSITIONS… ONE IS STRONG WITH THE BUSINESS, ONE WITH THE VIDEOS AND IMAGERY, ONE IS MORE KEEN ON THE MUSIC WITH INSTRUMENTS, ONE IS INTO DESIGNING GEAR…
Do you find that you work well together? EXTREMELY WELL COS WE THINK COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND WE ALL HAVE ONE GOAL WHICH IS PUT THE LATINOS WHERE WE SHOULD BE AND THAT’S ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
What do you think makes you stand out from all the Latin Urban Artists our there? THE FACT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE AN ORIGINAL SOUND AND NOT JUST BE ANOTHER REGGAETON BAND…
Do you have any albums out? WE HAVE A PREALBUM OUT AND AN OFFICIAL FULL LENGTH LP TITLED “BAHIRE”.
If so, Can you please tell us a little bit about them? OUR LATEST ALBUM IS CALLED BAHIRE, WHICH STANDS FOR BACHTA-HIPHOP-REGGAE. IT’S A FUSION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL LATIN RHYTHMS AND URBAN GROOVES.
In your music you use different styles of music to create a unique sound. How did you come up with the idea of fusing all of those genres together? IT’S JUST THAT WE ALL CAME FROM DIFFERENT MUSICAL BACKGROUNDS AND WE REALLY HAD TO DIVERSIFY IN ORDER TO HAVE 1 SOUND, AND BASICALLY IT JUST ALL CAME TOGETHER…
Criollo is very involved with every aspect of making music. When forming the group did you look for other artists who had experience in Producing, Engineering and Video Producing? OR Did you all just happen to find each other unknowingly? EVERYTHING HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE, NO ONE PLANNED ANYTHING, IT JUST CAME TO BE
What are your plans for 2006? PROMOTE THE HELL OUT OF THE ALBUM BAHIRE IN STORES NOW GO COP IT. YOU ALL CAN BUY IT AT WWW.CRIOLLO.CA AND CONTINUE TO GET OUR NAME OUT THERE COS WE KNOW OUR TURN WILL COME
Do you have a website where your fans can go and hear your music? WWW.CRIOLLO.CA WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CRIOLLO
Who are some of your musical influences? JUAN LUIS GUERRA SERGIO VARGAS FERNANDITO VILLALONA NAS JUST TO NAME A FEW
Do you have anything that you would like to say to your fans? THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THANKS FOR ALL THE LOVE GO BUY THE ALBUM!!!
Any shout outs that you would like to give? TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE THAT HAS GIVEN US THE DRIVE TO CONTINUE WHEN WERE DOWN… EVERYBODY WHO IS DOING SOMETHING TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT… FROM RADIO TO TV TO STREET PROMO TO WEBSITES AND NEWS PAPERS… KEEP UP THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YA’LL HAVE BEEN DOING…
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