Estos Gritos

Combining Rock en Español with 70s-style proto-punk, garage and new wave, Estos Gritos formed in the crucible of the 2020 New York City Covid-19 shut down. Venezuelan natives José Miguel Lopez and Alvaro Benavides enlisted multi-instrumentalist/producer Chris Stromquist to help them craft an album of punk-styled songs based on Lopez’s poetry. The first single from the band is ‘Volver a la calle’ a poignant reminiscence of everything that Covid-19 robbed us of and a cry of celebration for the beautiful moments of life that we might once have taken for granted.

Benavides and Stromquist have been frequent musical collaborators, appearing in New York City alt-Latin bands such as <a href="spotify:artist:3Tsfw8I6cFNlQV2wRpEZXr" data-name="Zemog El Gallo Bueno">Zemog El Gallo Bueno</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1wdNtAT2BWvN5XVXhCMaMa" data-name="La Buya">La Buya</a>. Benavides was the bassist of the renowned <a href="spotify:artist:3Ik2TovwBiWawoShYwa4Hh" data-name="Pedrito Martinez">Pedrito Martinez</a> group, touring the world and appearing on the albums <a href="spotify:album:2qmw3qCOSM8FkZkiaRE04L" data-name="The Pedrito Martinez Group">The Pedrito Martinez Group</a> and <a href="spotify:album:35PhPCRgxGtngTC4JXYU3L" data-name="Habana Dreams">Habana Dreams</a> alongside collaborators such as <a href="spotify:artist:375zxMmh2cSgUzFFnva0O7" data-name="Wynton Marsalis">Wynton Marsalis</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5BwMgvRwlq61SmknvsVIQj" data-name="Rubén Blades">Rubén Blades</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:51qUDJb5AtQX6jIL4VJx6M" data-name="Angelique Kidjo">Angelique Kidjo</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2NssDL7cTwvfQm01xvepBQ" data-name="Issac Delgado">Issac Delgado</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:14RXohtx6NiBGFTW8IdmAK" data-name="John Scofield">John Scofield</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:42zoEf7IcpDSvdQjcrSpHl" data-name="Steve Gadd">Steve Gadd</a>. <a href="spotify:artist:0ojJlo3wXhP70jthh2qetB" data-name="Chris Stromquist">Chris Stromquist</a> is a longtime member of the Seattle Balkan punk band <a href="spotify:artist:375M0kA14wq7ILBObdszNf" data-name="Kultur Shock">Kultur Shock</a> as well as the NYC brass band <a href="spotify:artist:0WqRUsyv5vUBAKwznogKrE" data-name="Slavic Soul Party!">Slavic Soul Party!</a> email: estosgritos&#64;gmail.com