Criollo is a Montreal-based latin, hip hop band."Criollo y su ritmo urbano En Las Brisas Club". Toronto Hispano, 15 December 2009. Enrique De Vinatea Their music, in the "Bahire" style (which they coined), draws from Bachata, hip hop, reggae, latin and R&B influences, and is sung in Spanish.Canadian hip-hop band has deep Dominican rootsFusión dominicana desde canadá. (2008, Mar 08). El Sentinel Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/fusión-dominicana-desde-canadá/docview/431571334/se-2Mo, Z. (2008, Mar 11). Grupo dominicano criollo recupera sus raíces. El Diario La Prensa Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/grupo-dominicano-criollo-recupera-sus-raíces/docview/368545487/se-2Burr, R. (2008, Jan 13). LATIN NOTES : Criollo finds a wide variety of musical styles in montreal: [STATE&METRO edition]. San Antonio Express-News Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/latin-notes-criollo-finds-wide-variety-musical/docview/262402461/se-2
History
Criollo formed in 2003, and included four members; Salvador "Sol" Valdez, Jose "Chiro" Mata, Alexis "El Gordo" Grullon and Gilbert "Giby" Capellan. These musicians also produced and mixed music videos, engineered their own songs in the studio and albums for other artists, including Sans Pression, and worked with BLESS, SAT, and Guru-Gangstarr. They have also been members of now defunct bands Zona-X, Ultimo Capitulo/Last Chapter, and Black Sunz.
In 2006, they released the album, Bahire"CRIOLLO @ CLUB SODA Friday November 24th, 2006". Montreal Music Scene, review by Eva Blue"Grupo Dominicano Criollo recupera sus raices". El Diario, 2008-03-11 which is distributed locally by SOPREF (La Société pour la promotion de la relève musicale de l’espace francophone). In 2009 the band performed in Toronto.
The band has performed at many world music festivals including Festival des Rythmes du Monde, and has been showcased on televised shows such as The Roof, Belle et Bum, and Teleritmo. It has opened for musicians such as Fat Joe, Tego Calderón, Elvis Crespo, N'Klabe, Aguakate, DJ IOP, José Alberto "El Canario" and IAM.
Discography Bahire (2006)
Music videos Calle Son Criollo Lo Que Quisiera
References
External links Cri..Cri.. live music performance video