With El Sonido, KEXP has a space every Monday dedicated to sharing Ibero-American music. Three hours a week is not enough so we decided to summon some of the best representatives in different cities of Latin America, Spain, and the United States to curate playlists with emerging and essential artists from their countries so we can discover more. You can check out previous playlists in the Descubre El Sonido series here.
Ignacio Rafael Izquierdo is an Ecuadorian artist. His musical project, Elia Ezker, is an independent Latin band based in Los Angeles. Formerly known as ELIA, he has produced two albums: Sentir (2014) and Futuro Humano (2016). Elia had a great KEXP live session in February 2016. He is currently working with producer Steven Aguilar on his second full-length album titled Flora, which will be released in 2019.
"Ecuador Alternativo is a playlist dedicated to contemporary alternative music from Ecuador. It exposes the talent and musical diversity of our country, which has been previously unnoticed by foreign ears. There is an alternative Ecuador, full of artists with great capacity, delivery and with their gaze fixed on the horizon. Its mission to cross imaginary lines is already a reality. Ecuador Alternative for the world!"
Kexp tiene un espacio todos los lunes dedicado a divulgar música Iberoamericana. Esto no alcanza y nos emociona. Por eso convocamos a los mejores representantes en distintas ciudades de América Latina, España y Estados Unidos para que curen Playlists con los emergentes e inflatables de sus países.
Ignacio Rafael Izquierdo es un artista ecuatoriano. Su proyecto musical se llama Elia Ezker, es una banda independiente latina con base en Los Ángeles. Anteriormente conocido como ELIA, ha producido dos álbumes: 'Sentir' (2014) y 'Futuro Humano' (2016). Participó en las live sessions de KEXP en febrero de 2016. Actualmente está trabajando con el productor Steven Aguilar en su segundo álbum completo titulado Flora, que se lanzará en 2019.
"Ecuador Alternativo es un playlist dedicado a la música alternativa contemporánea del Ecuador. Expone el talento y la diversidad musical de nuestro país, el cual ha sido desapercibido anteriormente por oídos extranjeros. Existe un Ecuador alternativo, lleno de artistas con gran capacidad, entrega y con su mirada fijada en el horizonte. Su vocación por querer atravesar líneas imaginarias ya es una realidad. Ecuador Alternativo para el mundo!"
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