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” in Chile and Latin America, has moved the hearts of thousands with Roots Rock Reggae and socially conscious lyrics in the “Spirit of JAH.”
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.
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), the Vibraciones de América /México,2008, the Festival de Reggae Latino /Puerto Rico, 2008 and the Cumbre del Rock Chileno II /Chile, 2009 – and 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
