Yokozuna is a hard rock duo formed in 2004 by brothers Arturo (guitar, vocals) and Jose Antonio Tranquilino (drums, piano, armonica and vocals). Their sound is heavy and raw and its influenced by bands like Led Zeppelín, Mastodon, the Posies and Queens of the Stone Age.
In 2007 they released their self titled Ep with EMI music and ”Cual es tu rock?”, this received outstanding reviews by local newspapers and rock magazines like Rolling Stone, Switch, R&R, La Mosca and Circulo Mixup among others. A year later they released their first LP with “Naranjada Records” with great sales results and with three singles in the first places in local radio stations. In 2009 they released their heaviest album with “Discos Intolerancia” called “Yokozuna II” and they are curently promoting their first single called “Slam y Minifaldas” (Slam and miniskirts)
They have played with bands like Mastodon, Bad religion, Stone Temple Pilots, Flaming Lips, NIN, Los Bunkers, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Clorox girls, Grave Brothers Deluxe, La Cuca and Molotov among others and they have been part of rock festivals like Vive Latino 2008 (Mexico Df with an audience of 30,000 people) Motorocker 2008 ( Guadalajara, Jalisco with an audience of 20,000 people) and Musica para los dioses 2008 (with an audience of 20,000 people).
ROCK AND ROLL DE VERDAD Y NO MAMADAS!!!!
ESTO ES YOKOZUNA!!!!!!
YOKOZUNA HA COMPARTIDO ESCENARIO CON BANDAS COMO MASTODON, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, THE FLAMING LIPS,NIN, BAD RELIGION, LOS BUNKERS, THE GRAVE BROTHERS DELUXE Y CIENTOS DE BANDAS NACIONALES
TOÑO ES EL ENCARGADO DE LA BATERIA, LA TROMPETA, LA VOZ, LA PIANICA, LA ARMONICA Y LOS TECLADOS.
ARTURO ES EL ENCARGADO DE LA GUITARRA, LA VOZ Y LA ARMONICA.
YOKOZUNA ES SEXO, DROGAS Y ROCK N ROLL
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