Diamante Eléctrico

Diamante Eléctrico
Origin	Bogotá, Colombia
Genres	Garage rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Blues rock, Post punk revival, Funk rock
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Cinq Music
Members	Juan Galeano Daniel Álvarez Andrés Kenguan
Past members	Andee Zeta

Diamante Eléctrico is a Colombian rock band formed in 2012. The band consists of Juan Galeano (vocals and bass), Daniel Álvarez (guitar) and Andrés Kenguan (guitar and synths).^[1] The band has released six studio albums and has received four Latin Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album twice.

Career

The band was formed in 2012, with the three members, Juan Galeano, Daniel Álvarez and Andee Zeta, having previous experiences with music, Galeano studied Jazz in Rotterdam, Álvarez studied sound engineering in New York and Zeta had many years of background as a drummer, they met in one of Galeano's musical projects and then formed the band in 2012 in Bogotá, Colombia. Their first album Diamante Eléctrico was released in 2013 and was funded through crowdfunding in Kickstarter reaching over 5,000 dollars for the production of the album.^[2] The band won Best Rock Group at the SHOCK Awards in 2013 and received the award for Breakthrough Iberoamerican Artist by POTQ Magazine in 2014.^[3][4]

On March 17, 2015, the band released their second album B, it was recorded by Daniel Bustos in Bogotá and mastered by Gavin Lurssen in Los Angeles.^[5] The album won Best Rock Album at the 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards while the song "Todo Va a Arder" was nominated for Best Rock Song.^[6] Their third album La Gran Oscilación was released on September 7, 2016, through Cinq Music and was produced by Joshua Vance Smith.^[7] The project was accompanied by the documentary Después de la Espera, which shows the production process for the album.^[8] At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album won Best Rock Album and the single "Déjala Rodar" won Best Rock Song.^[9]

In 2017, the band performed at the Coachella Festival.^[10] Their fourth album Buitres was released in 2018, the album was recorded at Nebula Studios in Bogotá and mixer at Electric Lady Studios in New York.^[11] The album was followed by Buitres & Co., released on 2019, which consists of new versions of the songs from Buitres with different guest singers such as Enrique Bunbury, Alison Mosshart, Rawayana, LosPetitFellas, Francisca Valenzuela and Kase.O from Violadores del Verso.^[12]

On February 11, 2021, the band released their sixth album Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer, the album was recorded during the quarantines due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had production from Andrés Rebellón and mastering by Gavin Lurssen, the project was dedicated to Daniel Bustos, who worked as engineer for the band's previous albums and died in 2020.^[13][14] The album received nominations for Best Pop/Rock Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, as well as for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, being the band's first Grammy nomination.^[15][16]

Influences

For their third album, the band found inspiration in the bands Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.^[8]

Discography

• Diamante Eléctrico (2013)
• B (2015)
• La Gran Oscilación (2016)
• Buitres (2018)
• Buitres & Co. (2019)
• Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (2021)
• Leche de Tigre (2023)^[17]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album	Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer	Nominated	[16]

Latin Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	Best Rock Album	B	Won	[6]
	Best Rock Song	"Todo Va a Arder"	Nominated
2017		"Déjala Rodar"	Won	[9]
	Best Rock Album	La Gran Oscilación	Won
2021	Record of the Year	"Suéltame, Bogotá"	Nominated	[15]
	Song of the Year	"A Veces"	Nominated
	Best Pop/Rock Song		Nominated
	Best Pop/Rock Album	Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer	Nominated
2023	Best Rock Song	"Leche de Tigre"	Won	[18]

References

1. Coca, Laura (18 June 2018). "¿QUIÉNES SON DIAMANTE ELÉCTRICO?". Los 40 (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
2. "Diamante Eléctrico". Semana (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
3. "Diamante Eléctrico fue escogido como Artista Revelación Iberoamericano 2013 en los #PremiosPOTQ". POTQ Magazine (in Spanish). March 6, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
4. Cuervo, Carolina (20 November 2014). "Premios Shock 2013: así se vivió la mayor fiesta musical". SHOCK (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
5. Bernal, Hugo Alejandro (March 18, 2015). "DIAMANTE ELÉCTRICO – "B"". Autopistarock (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
6. "Latin Grammys 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
7. Bejarano, Mariel (December 12, 2016). ""La Gran Oscilación" de Diamante Eléctrico, disco del año". Radionica (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
8. ""La Gran Oscilación", el nuevo disco de Diamante Eléctrico". El Espectador (in Spanish). October 24, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
9. "18th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
10. Flores, Griselda (April 14, 2017). "Coachella 2017: Latin Artists to See". Billboard (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
11. "Buitres". Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). 26 September 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
12. "DIAMANTE ELÉCTRICO PRESENTA 'BUITRES & CO.' LLENO DE SORPRENDENTES COLABORACIONES". Velva Magazine (in Spanish). November 25, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
13. Bolaños, Diego (February 15, 2021). ""Mira lo que me hiciste hacer" (2021) de Diamante Eléctrico". Radionica (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
14. León, Karla (February 18, 2021). "Diamante Eléctrico: "No sólo somos rock"". Rolling Stone (in Spanish). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
15. "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
16. "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
17. "Diamante Eléctrico expande sus horizontes con su nuevo LP, Leche de tigre". Rolling Stone (in Spanish). March 1, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
18. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• Official website