King Changó

King Changó
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Ska, Latin
Years active	1996–2003
Labels	Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
Website	www.kingchango.com
Members	José Andrés Blanco Luis Eduardo Blanco Luis Jesús Ruiz Miguel Oldenburg Fernando Vélez Martin Adrian Cunningham Mike Wagner Glenda Lee Jason Anderson Vincent Veloso Ramón Nova

King Changó is a Latin ska band from New York City, New York with roots in Venezuela. Its name comes from Changó, the Afro-Cuban god of war.^[1]

King Changó is back; check "King Chango is Back Official Blog".

Members

• José Andrés Blanco, Blanquito Man - [Voice and Percussion]
• Luis Eduardo Blanco, Negrito Man - [Keyboard, Cuatro and Percussion]
• Luis Jesús Ruiz, El Pulpo - [Drums and Percussion]
• Miguel Oldenburg - [Guitar]
• Fernando Vélez - [Percussion]
• Martin Adrian Cunningham, Martín Perna - [Tenor Saxophone]
• Mike Wagner - [Trombone and Guitar]
• Glenda Lee - [Bass]
• Jason Anderson, Willie Dinamita
• Vincent Veloso
• Ramón Nova
• Rodney Shelby Siau - [Trumpet]
• Efrain Jurado Olivares, Cachorro - [Keyboard No. 2]
• Jason Seymour - [Trombone]
• Candice Cannabis Blonde Phantom - [Voice]

Discography

Albums

• King Changó (1996)
• The Return of El Santo (2000)

Compilations

• Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin - Track 10, "Quien Quiera Que Seas" (English: "Whoever You Are") with Geggy Tah (1997)
• "Outlandos D'Americas: A Rock En Espanol Tribute To The Police" - Track 13, "Venezuelan in New York" a cover from Englishman in New York by Sting (2000)
• Mo Vida Putamaya Presents Various Artists Track 6, "Melting Pot" (2000)

References

1. "La Lucha Libre Continúa". Retrieved December 11, 2006.

External links

• King Changó at AllMusic
• King Changó at Gale Group