Latino-sounding artists who aren't Latino
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mon 7/7/2008
You may have wondered: are they? A little?
Well, no. No, they're not.
Gomez
British rock band formed in 1996. Their cover of The Beatles' "Getting Better" was once used in a commercial for Philips Electronics.
Los Campesinos!
Exclamation point-loving rock band from the U.K. All members of the seven-piece band go by the surname Campesinos!
Lupe Fiasco
Chicago rapper known for singles like "Kick Push" and "Superstar." Suffered a brief Internet backlash when he said he didn't listen to A Tribe Called Quest.
Pantera
Texas metal band which featured the late guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was shot and killed during a performance with Damageplan in 2004.
Yo La Tengo
New Jersey indie rock band formed by guitarist Ira Kaplan and his wife, drummer Georgia Hubley.
Chavez
New York indie rock band active since the mid-'90s. Guitarist and vocalist Matt Sweeney was a member of Billy Corgan's short-lived band Zwan.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Country rock band formed in the late '60s featuring ex-Byrds members Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.
Frente
Former exclamation point-loving band from Australia that became a one-hit wonder with an acoustic cover of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle."
Taco
Dutch singer who scored a minor '80s hit with "Puttin' on the Ritz." Once led a band called Taco's Bizz.
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WOW!!! DAT IZ CRAZY! BUT ISNT LUPE FIASCO PUERTORICAN? WELL W.E! :)
princess39
(Chicago,IL)
7/7/2008
**wow..i didn't know about all these..thanx mun2..its kool 2 know**
M.A*
7/7/2008
wait, so then, none of these are latino @ all. like, not even a little tiny bit?
la princesa
7/7/2008
btw Pantera i awesome !! cowboys from hell and walk go hard !! Lupe Fiasco puts in work too !! but yeah some of the names kinda funny though flying burrito brothers lol
Mrjam7
7/7/2008
... u dont have to be latino to make latin musik!!!
every gender culture or nationality can make the musik that they please & probably do it better ;]
musik was made for everyone to enjoy & make their own knowing where it came from
p!NKy <3
xOxO
piNKy_aCeS
7/7/2008
DATS WACK
[Cinthiaaa)
7/7/2008
YOoooooooo !!! PINKY just dropped some real spit lol !! she spoke alot of truth
Mrjam7
7/7/2008
Rigo Tovar was british
Eastlos
7/8/2008
nowhere was it mentioned that these bands make música latina. they've spanish names, so yeah it makes one wonder if they latino. Come to find out they're not, but some of they nombres is still cool.
Escondida
7/8/2008
They all have latino-ish names..yet none are latino...that's like false advertisment. Only the best are brown ;]
Nelly
7/8/2008
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