Esperanza Spalding | fr

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 (née le 18 octobre 1984 à Portland, Oregon) est une contrebassiste, bassiste et chanteuse américaine de jazz. .
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...
ML and Nikki are serious about their music. ML grew up in New York City on heavy doses of Hip-Hop; namely Black Sheep, Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang Clan. Later, she found classic rock artists including Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix as a major source of her inspiration. Nikki grew up in Washington, D.C. and was heavily into Fugazi and the city’s punk scene. Her sister frequently dragged her out to hot spots like Tracks and the 930 Club to see artists like Dead Milkmen (her first concert) and a "Go" era Moby. Friends for over a decade, ML and Nikki...