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RA Amaro

RA Amaro is a Chicago based Songwriter/Singer, formerly of the Latin Rock band Zamandoque Tarahum. Produced 3 albums for the band writing all the music as well as being their vocalist.

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Hometown	Chicago, IL
Genres	Latin, Singer/Songwriter (Male)
Band Members	RA Amaro - Guitar & Vocals
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Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member RA Amaro ramaro75@yahoo.com 773-984-0400
# Years Experience Performing Live:	22
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	8
Market Draw:	Latin: 51-75; English: 31-50
Venue History:	House of Blues - Chicago , IL METRO - Chicago, IL Roxy Theater - West Hollywood, CA The Congress Theater - Chicago, IL Double Door - Chicago, IL The Elbow Room - Chicago, IL The Cubby Bear - Wrigleyville - Chicago, IL Cobra Lounge - Chicago, IL The Rockbox - Chicago, IL The Hot House - Chicago, IL Wise Fools Pub - Chicago, IL
Opener Experience:	La Maldita Vecindad; Plastilina Mosh; Control Machete; Arturo Meza; Angeles del Infierno; Leticia Servin; Armando Palomas; Kinky; Circo; Alex Sintec
Similar Artists:	Jaguares, Santana, Arturo Meza, Oscar Chavez
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Con Mi Luna EP—2010; El Cantico de Zamantara EP—2005

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RA Amaro born in Chihuhua Mexico, showed his interest at an early age by making stick guitars and pretending to sing in his grandmother’s back yard.

Being the leader of the Chicago band, Zamandoque Tarahum for 12 years left him with ample experience for...

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Top 40 in Tr3s Latin Music, September 2011

Top 40 in Tr3s Latin Music, August 2011

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Descarga, El Guapo, & Zamandoque Tarahum by Live Review
The entrance to the Big Horse Lounge looks like an average Chicago lunch counter turned taco stand -- with a facsimile of the historic Villa/Zapata photo from the Mexican Revolution and soccer-fan paraphernalia on bare white walls glaring under greasy fluorescent wash -- opening into a backroom cantina that has featured rock bands on its small stage since the height of '90s Wicker Park popularity. Mixed identity is no new thing for the venue, which still goes by its former name for owner Armando Enriquez, who calls it "El Chaparral" when answering the phone. A native of Chihuaha, Enriquez has run the business for 14 years, in which time it went from serving the Latino community with Mexican music -- rancheras, norteñas, and bandas -- to providing another rock venue for the rapidly gentrified neighborhood. The bar's musical format changed with new developments and tastes, and even though "white folks call it 'Big Horse'," Enriquez says, "this place is still Mexican." And it's getting even more Mexican, as booking manager Fabian Guerra has started making room at the lounge for local Latin bands looking to climb the walls of cultural/linguistic difference and get into mainstream rock venues. In the shadow of the Double Door, "Big Horse is a testing ground for bands to get into bigger venues," says Guerra. Of Ecuadorian descent, he has been working with the lounge for a few years, booking alt-country, punk, and rock bands. He also has his own promotions company -- Quest Management -- and considers the Latin bands on par with their English-language rock counterparts. The opening salvo of Latin rock at the Big Horse -- with Descarga and El Guapo warming up the crowd for Zamandoque Tarahum -- came to pass with a call from band manager and promoter Sandra Treviño. "As long as they're good and promote themselves, I'm open to booking more," Guerra points out. As the night progresses, the cantina gets cozy with moderate turnout, and Guerra is enthusiastic about the possibilities. He hears commercial potential in El Guapo, for example, as a kind of Spanish-language Third Eye Blind. Coming through a revolving door of cultural connection, El Guapo once played mainstream venues (e.g. Double Door, Metro, and Thurston's) as an English-language band called Mud, but they changed their name to vibe with Latino fans after doing a Spanish rock showcase at House of Blues, choosing the name of the villain from The Three Amigos as their new handle. With a polished sound and pop-punk-style progressions, El Guapo wear savvy on their sleeves from working the music scene bilingually to maximize exposure. Standing out as one of the more unique-sounding Latin rock bands locally, Zamandoque Tarahum typically get the crowd slamming and surfing with open-ended jam sessions between congas, timbales, and guitar, fusing rock attitude with folkloric Mexican spirit. During the closer, Chicago police and FBI agents arrive to investigate a bomb threat made from the Big horse payphone to the Hancock Center, and one of the officers pauses to ask, "What kind of music is this?" during a Santana-like arabesque of percussion and guitar wailing. The owner has been busy accommodating the police, but he smiles and gives a salute from behind the bar when Descarga launch into a punkified version of "Siempre en Mi Mente," by Mexican pop sensation Juan Gabriel. "I'm still Mexican," Descarga singer Hector Garcia seems to say through the JuanGa cover, "and I did it my way." 14 March 2002, Illinois Entertainer

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PA System with Reverb Capabilities and 4 channels open to plug, 3 guitars and 1 microphone.
3 good quality guitar cables
1 good quality microphone cable
1 good quality voice microphone
1 microphone boom stand
1 wooden high Stool
1 monitor speaker
Bottled room temperature water.
1 32oz bottle of Gatorade

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