VIVA NOLA May 2019

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YOCHO Band
The New Orleans’ Salseros
By Jorge Fuentes
The creation of the salsa
band Yocho took place
in New Orleans like
many things tend to
happen around here: by
coincidence.
The band was formed
two years ago by a group
of friends who are all
fans of Latin music.
Some of its members
had visited Colombia
recently and had
discovered salsa music,
so they decided to form
a band to expand their
love for this genre.
All seven members use
an alias name, which
is interesting. Their
founder, who goes by
Gigante, says that once
they realized they had
a strong interest in
common, putting the
band together resulted
very organicly.
The peculiar name for
the band comes from
the counting of times,
in Spanish, before the
music starts (and one,
and two, and three),
or something like that.
They prefer to leave that
name, and their own
names, in the murkiness
of legend.
What we know clearly
is their love for playing
and creating music from
their own point of view,
but without getting too
far from the established
patterns. And the
dancing public supports
them, since they have
fans who follow them
faithfully each time they
play live.
During a recent radio
interview, they presented
their first original
song, titled “Marisma,”
in which, according
to Grillo the vocalist,
“we try to illustrate
the tensión in love
before the moments of
tenderness.” But it’s not
a tender song, it’s rather
a rush of energy typical
of young age.
Their immediate plans
include several gigs
around the city and a
festival in June.
Yocho wants to keep
on playing and creating
music that brings joy to
people.
More information about
Yocho Band is available
on their Facebook page
at facebook.com/yocho
band.
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