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British New Wave Influences Permeate The Latin Soul Of Caifanes

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5/3/2011
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Filed Under: Caifanes, Cinco de Mayo, Coachella, Gallery, Latin Rock, Photo

: Caifanes Coachella 2011 photo by @whitemenace

There’s a lot of alternative rock in the music from Mexican band Caifanes, yet a love of King Crimson inspires frontman Saul Hernandez and guitarist Alejandro Marcovich to break new ground, creating a striking hybrid of British new wave, prog rock and Latin percussion. After a 15-year hiatus, the seminal rock band reunited at the annual “Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival” attracting thousands of fans of rock en español while creating hundreds of more.

According to the band’s bio, the name Caifanes is derived from “1940′s Mexican Pachuco (zoot suiter) slang “Cai fan”, it’s equivalent in English would be something like ‘cool dude’.” Just take a look at the cover of their self-titled album released in 1994, and tell me if you don’t see cool painted all over.

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Caifanes (1994)