Juan Carlos Quintero
South American Style / Rock
Bio
During his formative years as a guitarist, Juan Carlos Quintero found a dual affection for copping licks from rock legends like Jeff Beck and Led Zeppelin (jamming with his friends) and then coming home to the excitement of listening to the cumbia rhythms from his Colombian heritage. The release of his fourth recording, Los Musicos, on Discipline Global Mobile/Moondo Records brings those special worlds together in an unexpected and unique way. Musically, he digs even more deeply into the varied South American styles he performed on his 1997 release The Way Home, adding inspiring melodic and rhythmic twists to traditional cumbia, bolero, samba, cha cha cha, rumba and merengue inspirations.
Moondo is Quintero's own label, which struck a distribution and marketing deal with Discipline Global Mobile (DGM), a British based label founded by King Crimson's Robert Fripp. Fripp's roster includes progressive artists Bill Bruford, John Paul Jones, The California Guitar Trio and Adrian Belew.
