Quique Escamilla
| Quique Escamilla | |
|---|---|
 Montreal, 2016-07-06 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
1980 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Genres |
folk-rock world music |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
Quique Escamilla is a Mexican-Canadian musician, who won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[1]
Born and raised in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico,[2] he began making music in the 1990s as a teenager.[2] He moved to Canada in 2007, settling in Toronto, Ontario, and released his self-titled debut album in 2012.[2] He followed up with 500 Years of Night in 2014.
Escamilla also won a Canadian Folk Music Award for World Music Solo Artist of the Year at the 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2014.[3]
He has toured extensively across Canada. At the 2013 Interstellar Rodeo, he performed with Jim Cuddy and Danny Michel as part of a one-off supergroup billed as the Interstellar All-Stars.[4]
Discography
- Quique Escamilla (2012)
- 500 Years of Night (2014)
References
- ↑ "2015 Junos: Bahamas, Arkells, Rush big winners at 'Junos Eve' gala". CBC Music, March 14, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Mexico's Escamilla sings message of social justice". Victoria Times-Colonist, July 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Quique Escamilla gana premio Juno a lo mejor de la música en Canadá". 20 minutos, March 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Edmonton's Interstellar Rodeo Announces 2013 Lineup Featuring Steve Earle, Alabama Shakes, M. Ward, Sarah Harmer". Exclaim!, April 2, 2013.
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