Francisco, el Hombre

Not to be confused with Francisco el Hombre.
Francisco, el Hombre

Francisco, el Hombre, live in Cotia in April 2016. From left to right: Juliana Strassacapa, Rafael Gomes, Sebastián Piracés-Ugarte, two unknown touring musicians, Andrei Martinez Kozyreff and Mateo Piracés-Ugarte.
Background information
Origin Campinas, São Paulo
Genres Pop rock, Mexican music, folk music, MPB
Years active 2013–present
Labels Independent
Website www.facebook.com/franciscoelhombreOFICIAL
Members Sebastián Piracés-Ugarte
Mateo Piracés-Ugarte
Andrei Martinez Kozyreff
Juliana Strassacapa
Rafael Gomes
Past members Erin O'Connor
Victor V-B

Francisco, el Hombre is a Mexican-Brazilian rock, Mexican and Brazilian musical band formed in 2013 by Mexican brothers Sebastián e Mateo Piracés-Ugarte in the city of Campinas, São Paulo.[1][2][3] With three other Brazilian members,[4] the group mixes musical elements from both countries and others from Latin America, based on continental trips by the brothers, resulting in music sung in Spanish, Portuguese and English. They are self-defined as a "pachanga folk" band.[1][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Rolling Stone Brasil described them as a mixture of Manu Chao and Nação Zumbi.[2]

History

After travelling around the world with their instruments, Mexican brothers Sebastián and Mateo Piracés-Ugarte moved to Brazil in the mid 2000s, settled in the district of Barão Geraldo in Campinas, São Paulo,[5][6][11] and formed the band with the objective of " quitting jobs, college and every 'bond with society'".[8] The name of the group was inspired by a figure of the same name of Colombian folklore, known for his street performances of the accordion.[1][8][9][11][12]

Untl 2015, they had already done two South-American tours, with the second being called "Mochilazo"[6] In the beginning of that year, after a show in Mendoza, Argentina, they were robbed and lost all their belongings, including instruments and documents. They only made it back to Brazil after an on-line campaign, help from friends and the local community, and funds raised via public performances with borrowed instruments.[4][9][13][14]

in April 2015, they released their EP La Pachanga!, with six original tracks.[3] The release event took place at the Centro Cultural São Paulo on 7 May, where they also recorded a video for the track "Dicen" (They Say), which featured Chilean singer Francisca Valenzuela[1] in the studio version. According to the founding brothers, the track was created so they could talk to their young nephews about dictatorship.[15] The EP also features the track "Minha Casa" (My House), the only totally in Portuguese written in Africa.[1]

In 2016, they started the campaign #VaiPraCuba (#GotoCuba), through which they planned to finance a documentary about culture in the communist island, while on tour in the country to take part of the project "El Sur Suena", in the festival "AMPM – América por Su Música" in Havana.[9][14][16] In the middle of the year, they did another Latin American tour.[5][12]

In June 2016, they released a video for the track "Calor da Rua", produced by Curumin and Zé Nigro, which deals with domestic violence and would be part of their debut album.[17] The album, titled SOLTASBRUXA, was released on 2 September. It was procuded by Zé Nigro and it featured guest performances of Liniker and Apanhador Só, besides political lyrics with social commentary.[4]

Members

Current

Former members

Discography

EPs

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Delalibera, Graziela (21 July 2015). "Banda Francisco, El Hombre se apresenta no Sesc". Diário da Região. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Rabassallo, Luciana (16 May 2015). "Bananada 2015: novatos do Francisco, el Hombre roubam a cena no festival em noite com encerramento do Pato Fu". Rolling Stone Brasil. Grupo Spring de Comunicação. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Francisco, El Hombre faz show bilíngue de folk dançante". G1. Grupo Globo. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Francisco, el Hombre disponibiliza o primeiro disco cheio da carreira, SOLTASBRUXA, no YouTube". Inker Agência Cultural. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Grupo Francisco, El Hombre, llega a México para armar su "pachanga"". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Grupo 20 minutos. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Banda de Campinas realiza turnê em países da América Latina em 2015". G1. Grupo Globo. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Moretti, Juliene. "Francisco, El Hombre". Veja São Paulo. Grupo Abril. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Galvão, Pedro (14 September 2016). "Formada por mexicanos e paulistas, banda Francisco El Hombre é uma das atrações do Festival Transborda". Uai. Diários Associados. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Francisco El Hombre na Virada Cultural Sáb.21/05". El Guia Latino. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  10. ↑ "Rec-Beat confirma mais um nome: Francisco, el Hombre". Jornal do Commercio. Sistema Jornal do Commercio de Comunicação. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Francisco, el Hombre". TNB. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Banda Francisco, el Hombre pretende realizar documentário em Cuba". Rolling Stone Brasil]. Grupo Spring de Comunicação. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Banda brasileira é roubada na Argentina, cancela turnê e pede ajuda". G1. Grupo Globo. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  14. 1 2 Menezes, Caio (9 April 2016). "Após assalto na Argentina, Francisco, el Hombre planeja turnê e documentário em Cuba". Faixa 1. Ongoing Strategy Investments. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  15. ↑ Brêda, Lucas (6 August 2015). "Francisco, El Hombre esbanja vitalidade em performance de "Dicen"; assista". Rolling Stone Brasil. Grupo Spring de Comunicação. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Francisco, el Hombre lança financiamento coletivo para realizar documentário em Cuba". 89 FM a Rádio Rock. Grupo Camargo de Comunicação. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Três videoclipes nacionais: Francisco, El Hombre, Rapha Moares e Zumbis do Espaço". Move That Jukebox. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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