Troker

Troker
Background information
Origin  Mexico
Guadalajara of Jalisco
Genres
Jazz rock World music
Years active 2003 -
Labels Discos Intolerancia
Website Troker Official Website
Members
Christian Jiménez
DJ Zero
Frankie Mares
Gilberto Cervantes
Samo González
Arturo“Tiburón”Santillanes

Troker is a Jazz rock and World music band from Guadalajara of Jalisco, Mexico.[1][2]


Biography

The band was formed in 2004. If Salvador Dali ever made a heist movie, then Mexico’s Troker would have been the soundtrack. Their sound careens between the sublime and the dangerous, turning on a dime to switch from precise and complex to wild and free. To do that, the six-piece group has created a blend of the composed and the improvised, where metal riffage merges with powerhouse funk drumming and DJ scratching, and horn lines pull from jazz and the mariachi tradition of the band’s homeland. As a contemporary expression of the Mexican music scene, Troker exports its art from the land of tequila to the world. As of 2016, with 16 countries visited and more than 90 international concerts; this Mexican band it’s the only one that has performed twice in consecutive years (2013 and 2014) at the West Holts Stage in Glastonbury Festival. Touring in Mexico is vital so they have traveled more than half of their country. [2]

Discography

Albums

[1][2]

Troker on Spotify

EPs


Members

Ex- Members

References

  1. 1 2 "'World Music' With A Kick". NPR.org. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Troker - virtualWOMEX". womex.com. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.



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