Muchachito Bombo Infierno

Muchachito, who handles guitar and vocals for Muchachito Bombo Infierno, launched his musical path performing on the streets. While strumming for passing crowds, he encountered fellow buskers from across Spain and farther afield, shaping his artistic vision and influences. Trimelon de Naranjus, his initial ensemble, captured those encounters by featuring many of the players he had met during his street performances. The group issued albums in 1997 and 2000, then disbanded in 2001. Muchachito next turned to solo appearances in local bars. His upbeat outlook and energetic one-man shows drew strong responses, quickly leading to club dates across Madrid, Burgos, and Palma de Mallorca. He began assembling players to realize a fresh style he labeled “rumboxing” (rhumba, swing, and combat). Rejoining forces with former Trimelon members Héctor Bellino on bass and Tito Carlos on piano, Muchachito recruited a horn section that included Josué “Ciclon” Garcia on trumpet, Martin “Lusurius” Garcia on alto sax, David “El Nino” Carrasco on tenor sax, Oscar Bass on trombone, and Alberto “El Jaguar” Pérez Jordana on lead trumpet. Santos de Veracruz, an illustrator and painter who finishes an onstage canvas during each concert, rounded out the Muchachito Bombo Infierno roster. The band’s first album, Vamos Que Nos Vamos, appeared in November 2004. Over the next twelve months the musicians played more than 80 shows in Spain and abroad. Rolling Stone named them Artista Revelación 2005, and the group moved 35,000 copies directly from concert stages. The Vamos Que Nos Vamos tour concluded in October 2006; weeks afterward they recorded their follow-up, Visto Lo Visto. Its release prompted further touring that started in June 2007.