about GHAITAN
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Genre: industrial, punk-rock, new metal, electronic, latin
Hometown: South America-Other Alt site: http://www.myspace.com/ghaitan Twitter: ghaitan Joined: 12/01/09 17:17:02 Status: New Artist |
background / biography
GHAITAN is a project which began in 2004 in Cali, Colombia. Developed by lead singer Samir Mansour, he began to compose songs with a punk rock influence. After some months he decided to record two songs. With these songs he captured a stronger style, marked by tendencies of neo-metal, with a difference in principle and more aggressive.
After an intense search, Samir found a guitarist, Boris Bermudez, who decided to be a part of this project. Together, Samir and Boris made “Sweet Revenge”. This was a band with a short life, performing a few concerts in the city. Eventually, there was a change in some band members and Samir and Boris began to form a new band with new ideas, now with a stronger sound and more defined. This new band evolved into GHAITAN.
Now once again Ghaitan is reinventing their sound. Very soon a reloaded, stronger and sophisticated sound using drum machines and electronic influences will emerge replacing some conventional instruments, such as acoustic drums and the electric bass, on stage.
Ghaitan uses Latin instruments and rhythms infused with punk rock and nu-metal intensity. The lyrics touch many topics ranging from politics, violence, sex, religion, and social issues, but as well, the sensitive topics of love and romance. The political and social issues are important to Ghaitan for the stigma that surrounds Columbia as being a violent and unsafe place and with this music they hope to improve the good things their country has to offer through music and lyrics. The name Ghaitan is derived from Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, a much loved politician by the Columbian people who was murdered in the ‘40s.
After an intense search, Samir found a guitarist, Boris Bermudez, who decided to be a part of this project. Together, Samir and Boris made “Sweet Revenge”. This was a band with a short life, performing a few concerts in the city. Eventually, there was a change in some band members and Samir and Boris began to form a new band with new ideas, now with a stronger sound and more defined. This new band evolved into GHAITAN.
Now once again Ghaitan is reinventing their sound. Very soon a reloaded, stronger and sophisticated sound using drum machines and electronic influences will emerge replacing some conventional instruments, such as acoustic drums and the electric bass, on stage.
Ghaitan uses Latin instruments and rhythms infused with punk rock and nu-metal intensity. The lyrics touch many topics ranging from politics, violence, sex, religion, and social issues, but as well, the sensitive topics of love and romance. The political and social issues are important to Ghaitan for the stigma that surrounds Columbia as being a violent and unsafe place and with this music they hope to improve the good things their country has to offer through music and lyrics. The name Ghaitan is derived from Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, a much loved politician by the Columbian people who was murdered in the ‘40s.
influences
NIN, marylin manson, ill niño, nirvana, silver chair, etc
