Soweto

Soweto was born in 1998 in Barcelona under the influence of jamaican music and the traditional sounds of black culture, making a group of friends start playing the music that they were listening and admiring at that moment. The way was not easy, but after the first concert of the band, the group finds in the scenes and his public a form of channelling and projection of his music.

The band continues his path without pause, with members' changes, concerts and other acts of importance. His music wins little by little in quality and his interventions are highlighted increasingly by the specializing critique. Nowadays the band is formed by nine members and is considered one of the best formations of Spain.

The current and already consolidated formation edited a maxi in 2005 under the name of "Selects…", and it was conceived for his more faithful public, and also for the whole people who does not know this type of music. The members of the band describe their musical influences as black music of the 50, 60 and 70, and especially the one manufactured in Jamaica with all his slopes as jazz, blues, soul, funk or R&B: Prince Buster, The Pioneers, The Skatalites, The Maytals, The Gaylads, Soul Brothers, Carlos Malcom, Laurel Aitken... After touring Spain and part of Europe in 2006, and wining some important contests in Spain, Soweto finally edited in 2008 their first album "You Give me Fever", one of the best ska albums ever in Spain.

Soweto is, withou any doubt, one of the best emergent bands playing black music in Spain.