Las Acevedo

Las Acevedo was a Caribbean folk band, part of the revival of activism in Dominican Republic from 2010 in topics of African offspring in the Caribbean.[1] The duo was composed of Anabel and Cristabel Acevedo, twin sisters born January 23, 1991, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.

Las Acevedo
OriginDominican Republic
Genres
Past members
  • Anabel Acevedo
  • Cristabel Acevedo

The band reached popularity with their single "Chaka Chaka" in 2010 after the release of the EP The Weather Smells Like Oranges. An Afro-naïve five-track folk EP produced in Spanglish, which was featured as the Caribbean reference for the so-called "New Weird Latin-American Music" wave, due to the unique combination of minimalistic arrangements of ukulele, bongo, tambourine and asymmetric vocals.[2]

Labeled as "picnic pop",[3] the band were featured by Club Fonograma, and toured Europe,[4] The Caribbean, South and North America. Reaching their highest momentum at the VIVA LA CANCION festival, in Madrid 2011, which followed by a significant decline in popularity with the tribute compilation "La Chamana" for Chavela Vargas.[5]

References
  1. "Viva la Canción, un festival especial". jenesaispop.com (in Spanish). 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. Reyes, Carlos (14 June 2010). "Featured: Las Acevedo - 'Chaka Chaka'". Club Fonograma. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. "Las Acevedo". Zona de Obras (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. Fajardo, Jose (June 2011). "Las Acevedo | Aquí te pillo aquí te grabo". El Mundo. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  5. "La Chamana: Un tributo a Chavela Vargas". Puerto Rico Indie. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
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