Te Voy A Rockear: Café Tacvba

Café Tacvba is another one of my favorite bands. Their vocals, beats, and funky style make it one of the most unique Spanish rock bands out there, mainly because they go beyond Spanish rock limits. In their music they include many kinds of styles, including ska, punk, electronica, and even regional Mexican. If you play the videos below, you'll see exactly what I mean.
The band was born in 1989, in a garage in the city of Satelite, Mexico. Originally, the band was named Alicia Ya No Vive Aqui, after Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Because they wanted to stay in touch with their Mexican roots, they changed the name to Café Tacvba, pronounced Café Tacuba. Cafe Tacuba was an old restaurant on Calle Tacuba, or Tacuba Street, a few blocks from the zocalo (plaza) in the Centro Historico district of Mexico City. After increasing popularity, they changed the U for a V to avoid any legal problems. Its band members are Ruben Albarran in the vocals, and guitar, Emmanuel del Real in the vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar, piano and programming, Joselo Rangel in vocals, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar, and Enrique Rangel in the vocals, bass and electric upright guitar.
They soon began performing in many places, including El Hijo del Cuervo (The Raven's Son), which has featured many important artists over the years. Doing so, they caught Gustavo Santolla's attention, who at the time was producing albums for artists like Maldita Vecindad and Caifanes. They arranged to produce their first album with WEA Latina and  Café Tacvba went on to produce their first song for commercial release, "Tamales de Iguanita," which was included in a Christmas Spanish rock compilation.
Two years later, still alongside with Santolla,  Café Tacvba produced their second album, "Re," which included one of their most famous songs today, "Ingrata" (ungrateful). Two years after that, in 1996, they released "Avalancha de Exitos"(avalanche of hits), which only included eight wild covers of well-know songs from latin artists like Flans, Juan Luis Guerra, and Leo Dan. With this album, they made their debut on Billboard's album charts and soon began touring internationally.
To this day,  Café Tacvba still keeps us on our feet. They came back in 2012 with the single "De Este Lado del Camino," followed by their new album "El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco."
Songs you've probably already heard from  Café Tacvba:
1. Ingrata