Quique Neira - the charismatic musician, is “The Icon of Reggae” in Chile and Latin America. Roots Rock Reggae fused with roots of Latin American musical colours and conscious Lyrics.
Honored with the Altazor Award of National Arts 2006 for the “Best Pop Ballad” (“Cosas Buenas”) 2006 APES Award, category “Best Composer
Quique Neira the “Icon of Reggae” is the voice of young Chile and a key figure in Latin American reggae. He revives Bob Marley’s idea of reggae: the combination of good vibes and social criticism – conscious lyrics in the “Spirit of JAH.”
Neira, who is influenced by such greats as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh,. mixes solid Roots Rock and Roots Reggae with Latin Flair and in this way creates a light, catchy sound that has drawn hundreds of thousands to concerts in stadiums since the 1990s.
A singer with a unique voice who is also an instrumental musician, a composer and a producer, he began his successful solo career in 2002. He is now considered to be one of the most famous and talented musicians of Latin America.
In the 1990s he became a permanent fixture on the Latin American Reggae scene as a frontman and composer for Gondwana and Bamboo. (several Hits and MTV ranking)
With solo album hits such as “Eleven“ (2003) and “Cosas Buenas” (2005), which received a national award for the Best Pop Ballad and with his last production, the CD “JAH Rock“ (2008), he made the charts in his home country.
The “National Rastaman“ has been equally popular at big Latin American festivals – including the One Spring Festival /Chile 2007 (along with the Wailers),and in 2009 the Vibraciones de América /México, 2008 and 2009, the Festival de Reggae Latino /Puerto Rico, 2008 and 2009, the Cumbre del Rock Chileno II /Chile, 2009 – Festival Carlos Paz and Love / Argentina 2010.
In European venues such as the Eurokeenes /France 2008 festival and the prestigious Montreux Festival /Switzerland 2008
Discography : see full information at special page
as Soloist :
Eleven (2003) EMI
Cosas Buenas (2005) EMI
Jah Rock (2008) OVEJA NEGRA, with participation of Junior Marvin (The Wailers), mastered by Jim Fox, Lion and Fox Studios, Washington DC/US
