Don Segundo

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Censura 00:00 Tools
Un Segundo 00:00 Tools
Siembra 00:00 Tools
I Will Not Beg 00:00 Tools
Pase Lo Que Pase 00:00 Tools
Sr. Televisor 00:00 Tools
Start Stompin' 00:00 Tools
Para No Olvidar 00:00 Tools
Mentirosa 00:00 Tools
Resistencia 00:00 Tools
La Doñy 00:00 Tools
A Reason Why 00:00 Tools
Siembra (feat. Carmelo From Gomba Jahbari) 00:00 Tools
La Dony 00:00 Tools
La Doсy 00:00 Tools
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Don Segundo is a ska and reggae band from the island of Puerto Rico. The group was formed in late 2005 as seven musicians from San Juan's punk and reggae music scenes came together to share their common love for Caribbean roots music. They started playing live shows under the name Don Segundo in May of 2006 and found an immediately receptive audience. Don Segundo's music brings together various Latin American influences to their otherwise strictly-Jamaican sound, most notably salsa and bossa nova. The lyrics to their songs are written in Spanish and English and can be taken as modern musings on interpersonal relationships, consumerist culture, and the unexpected twists of everyday life; all from a female perspective. In 2007, after a year of playing gigs in their native island and honing their repertoire, Don Segundo started to work on a full-length album in hopes to take their music abroad. This record would feature the band's signature female vocals by Lourdes López, as well as its careful blend of high-energy horn riffs with the jazzy stylings and soulful lyrics of sixties-era ska and rocksteady. The album, titled Censura, was released in North America through Jump Up Records in June 2008 and was later released in Europe and in digital-download format through Megalith Records. Soon after Censura was released, Don Segundo became a nine-piece ensemble with the addition of two tenor saxophones to their horn section, which had previously depended on guest musicians. Current members of Don Segundo are: Lourdes López – Lead vocals Alexis Rivera Falú – Piano, Organ Raúl Navarro – Bass Alex Berríos – Guitar, Backing vocals Diego Bernal - Drums José Luis Echevarría – Trumpet, Trombone Gabriel Beauchamp – Trumpet, Flügelhorn Abner Roldán – Tenor saxophone Carlos Ambert – Tenor saxophone Past members of Don Segundo include: Pablo Rivas – drums Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.