Grammy Nod For Colombia's Choc Quib Town Dispels 400 Years Of History

[Judi Lynn]

Grammy Nod For Colombia's Choc Quib Town Dispels 400 Years Of History
by Felix Contreras

big news from the Grammy nominations this week for the Colombian music scene is inclusion of Choc Quib Town's Oro for Best Latin Alternative/Rock/Urban Album.

But you wouldn't know it by reading the daily newspapers here in Bogota. The coverage of the nominations included headlines and photos of Lady Gaga and Eminem, while Choc Quib wasn't even mentioned.


The scrappy trio from the country's Pacific coast had a great year. They won a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Song and performed on the international telecast of the awards. They were warmly received by the Latin and mainstream media, and put in some serious roadwork with breakthrough gigs in the U.S.

Richard Blair, one of the Colombian-based producers of Oro, says the nomination is "absolutely massive! It's impossible to underestimate how big of a deal it is. Winning the Latin Grammy is one thing, but then to be also nominated for the Grammy is an incredible thing."

More:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/altlatino/2010/12/04/131762983/grammy-nod-for-colombia-s-choc-quib-town-dispels-400-years-of-history?ft=1&f=1039