deSol November 16, 2005

Based in Asbury Park, NJ, deSoL is a Latin rock outfit that has favored a bilingual approach. DeSoL (whose name means "of the sun" in Spanish) has never been a rock en espa?ol outfit in the strict sense; while rock en espa?ol favorites like Caifanes, los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Maná and Shakira have done most or all of their writing in Spanish, deSoL has--much like Santana and El Chicano in their heyday--provided more English lyrics than Spanish lyrics. Nonetheless, the Latin influences in deSoL's work have been quite strong; they haven't hesitated to combine rock with Latin forms like Afro-Cuban salsa and Colombian cumbia--and they have been affected by soul and funk as well. A variety of artists--both Latin and non-Latin--have influenced deSoL, and they range from Santana, Malo, el Chicano, Azteca and salsa star Ruben Blades to the Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Stevie Wonder.
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