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There are six Esperanzas being referred to on this page. 1. La Esperanza (the name is Spanish for "the hope") Mixing flamenco-styled guitars with contemporary dance rhythms, La Esperanza was led by songwriter, producer and session ace Carlos Villaloba, who assembled guitarist Andre Barboza, keyboardist Randy Wheeler and drummer Danny Cruces to record the group's self-titled 1998 debut LP. Esperanza II appeared three years later. 2. Esperanza was a hardcore punk band from the Los Angeles area between 2001 and 2002. Their sound bears the influenced of bands like the Faith, Articles of Faith and No for an Answer (one...

Esperanza Spalding (* 1984 in Portland, Oregon) ist eine US-amerikanische Jazzmusikerin (Bass, Gesang, Komposition). Spalding wuchs in Portland (Oregon) auf. Mit 5 lernte sie Violine und spielte 10 Jahre im Orchester des lokalen Kammermusikvereins, bevor sie mit 15 Jahren zum Bass wechselte und auch nicht-klassische Musik der unterschiedlichsten Richtungen spielte. Dabei trat sie auch schon als Sängerin auf. Sie studierte ab 2000 am Konservatorium in Portland und danach an der Berklee School of Music in Boston, wo sie sich verstärkt dem Jazz zuwandte. Nach dem Studium wurde sie dort 2005 mit nur 20 Jahren jüngste Dozentin und erhielt ein Stipendium...

La Esperanza is a dance act produced by Bartolomeo Colucci, Bartolomeo Colucci, Heiko Loeppke, R. Witte, Udo Niebergall, and Volker Weber. They released the single "Everybody Dance". "Esperanza, led by multi-instrumentalist Carlos Villalobos, brings together the rich heritage of Spanish/Flamenco guitar with contemporary rhythms and dance percussion. This self-titled Higher Octave Music debut is a collection of flowing, up-tempo dance tracks and lush, atmospheric ballads. Hailing from Chicago, Villalobos is a multi-talented artist, producer, songwriter and mixer who also sings, plays guitars, keyboards, drums, and bass. He is the founder of the critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated ESPERANZA, incorporating Spanish and...

Meet Spalding Rockwell (AKA Mary Louise (ML) Perlman and Nicole Lombardi) The truth is, you’ve probably been introduced to Spalding Rockwell without even realizing it. Have you heard Armand Van Helden’s chart topping smash single "Hear My Name?" We know you have. Well, the girls lent their vocals to the Witchdokta’s infectious track and are at the center of what makes it truly rock. Who can possibly forget the chorus? Spalding Rockwell also appear in the music video for the track and are at the center of a devilishly funny spanking controversy! All spanks aside, ML and Nikki are serious...