Maestro de Ceremonias: Erick Santero aka DJ Santero
Producer: Greg Landau
Some Past & Present Live & Studio Musicians:
Omega,
Liliana Herrera,
Orlando Torriente,
Miguel "DJ Mr E" Escobedo,
Camilo Landau,
Javier Navarette,
DJ RasCue,
Scheherazade Stone,
Michael Spiro,
Rafael Herrera,
John Calloway,
Luka Haas
For Booking Contact:
info@santero.net
Influences
Following in the footsteps of Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Miriam Makeba, John Coltrane and Harry Belafonte, SANTERO was founded on the premise that music can transform society and create a fundamental shift in consciousness. SANTERO is a means of communication and translation, transforming energy into thought sound pattern rhythm and then back into energy again. SANTERO is a living document & living history. It is ancestor communication, an active dialogue with the spirit energy world. It is patience, work, struggle and humility. It is faith, compassion and LOVE.
Sounds Like
Ozomatli, Cafe Tacuba, Tego Calderon, Manu Chao, Sidestepper, Orishas, Bob Marley, Augustus Pablo, Yerba Buena, Calle 13, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Mano Negra. BUY YOUR CD ONLINE! SANTERO: ARAWAKS & MAROONS. CLICK THE ALBUM COVER TO ORDER YOUR COPY!-->
CURRENT EVENTS: PAST EVENTS:
Santero comes from a long family tradition of Latin musicians and Sonidero sound system deejays. He was raised in the mountains, jungles and Atlantic coasts of Central America where he travelled extensively from Guatemala to Panama performing with his father’s Salsa & Cumbia bands. He came to the United States at a young age as a refugee escaping the political upheaval that was tearing Central America apart in the late 70’s and 80’s.
Once in the US, Santero immediately started the musical street hustle that would later define his style and sound. From the ghettos of New York and New Orleans to the barrios of San Francisco and Los Angeles, Santero refined his sonic palette and delivery by performing relentlessly in nightclubs, warehouses and on street corners. Drawing from such diverse musical influences as Reggae, Jazz, Punk, Funk and Hip-Hop, Santero incorporated his traditional Latin upbringing with these western music styles and developed his own brand of international fusion beats.
Eventually his constant touring and performing led him back to his roots in Latin America. After an extended stint of travelling and performing in Central America and the Caribbean, he found himself in Habana, Cuba. This would be a crucial turning point in his musical trajectory. While in Cuba, Santero was initiated as a priest in the Yoruba/Santeria religion. He was crowned as an avatar to the African deity Obatala, spirit of peace and light. From that point onwards, Santero dedicated his musical energy towards exposing a new generation of Latinos and Latin music lovers to the spiritual essence of the Pan-African Diaspora through club friendly rhythms and rhymes.
Santero now resides in Oakland, CA where he hosts a hugely successful weekly Latin music showcase called VOODOO. He splits his time working as a recording artist, producer, deejay and radio host. In 2005 he was named Best New Artist by Batanga magazine for his first album and made Remezcla’s 2008 Top Ten list. He is constantly touring and performing and exploring ways to fulfill his musical destiny.
El Hijo de Obatala is Santero's second album, a fresh release that brings together the bump of urban beats with elements of traditional salsa such as banging Latin percussion and horn sections. Santero is joined by veteran multi-Grammy nominated Producer Greg Landau (Patato Valdes, Susana Baca, Maldita Vecindad, Quetzal) and legendary beat maker One Drop Scott (E-40, Scarface, Mac Dre, Luniz) to create a unique Urban Latin sound that goes beyond the frontiers of Reggaeton and Hip-Hop to fuse the old and new school in a unique way that spark spontaneous combustion on the dance floor.
Check him out at http://www.santero.net
Hey SANTERO, we are really honored to be considered as friends, good good sound on your page, we will share it with family and friends. Keep the hard work, bless up Kareem from the Bab-Sada Team
BLESSED LOVE RASPEK SANTERO COMMUNICATION GROWS WHEREVER I GO VISUAL AND DIGITAL SOUNDS FLOW YET IT GROWS... MORE INSPIRATION COME WIZ DI WORD KEEP UR POSITIVE VYBZ AND ISPIRATION FLOWS ANTI-NEGATIVE HAVE A PERFECT WEEKEND MORE RASTAFARI
Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path.
Greetings and Blessings Irie Vibz over here! Love & Blessings Always...
Jah divine livity is the only way to stand inna babylon and to enter Zion gates on the day of I and I salvation, there is no other way to choose then to live righteous, conscious, clean and humble.
Ises unto the Most High Jah Ras Tafari...PEACE, LOVE AND INITY.