Zeta Bosio is helping find and develop new talent…
The 63-year-old Argentine rock musician, record producer and disc jockey – better known as the bassist of Soda Stereo – has teamed up with multicultural music platform Hit Me! to help propel emerging acts.
Aspiring artists and bands will be encouraged to upload their musical projects through the Hit Me! platform and YouTube channel, where Bosio will analyze them and select the most promising talents to further expand their careers via advertisement, promotion, and more.
The Argentine rock band’s long-awaited Gracias Totalestour — which launched on February 29, 2020, in Colombia but was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak – is set to resume with new U.S. dates.
Part tribute to the rock band’s late frontman Gustavo Ceratiand part reunion of the band’s surviving members Zeta Bosio and Charly Alberti, the tour will resume on February 27, 2022, at Miami’s FTX Arena (formerly American Airlines Arena) and on March 3 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The Miami show will be presented by Move Concerts and Loud And Live and Live Nation will present the LA area show.
The Gracias Totales tour will feature special performances and state-of-the-art technology that will make it possible for fans to enjoy the voice and image of Cerati.
“It is exciting to hear the whole process of how the band is doing,” the tour’s production manager and the band’s first manager and sound engineer said in a statement. “I think that people are going to be moved, not only because of the technical aspects but also the spirit and energy are impressive.”
Fourteen invited artists were set to appear during the previous U.S. dates including Gustavo Santaolalla, Draco Rosa, Julieta Venegas, Richard Coleman and Aterciopelados’ Andrea Echeverri, to name a few. No word yet on the final guest lineup.
The previously announced shows in New York and Houston will not be rescheduled according to a “lack of availability of adequate venues because of the post-COVID concert schedule.” However, promoters will fully refund those who purchased their tickets.
Tickets for the Miami and LA shows are already on sale via ticketmaster.com.
Julieta Venegasis helping Soda Stereogive Gracias.
The 49-year-old Mexican American singer and Grammy winner will serve as a special guest on Soda Stereo bassist Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti’s Gracias Totales tour, which will be making stops in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Houston.
Soda Stereo and their guests will take the stage to sing some of the band’s greatest hits and honor the legacy of late frontman Gustavo Cerati.
In addition to Venegas, other special guests include Soda Stereo’s first vocalist and the Cerati’s great friend Richard Coleman; Aterciopelados’ Andrea Echeverri; Draco Rosa; and Gustavo Santaolalla.
More than 10 years after Cerati last hit the stage at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena in 2007, Soda Stereo’s members – joined by their special guests via in-person or audiovisual format – will perform some of their timeless hits, like “De Musica Ligera,” “Persiana Americana,” “Tratame Suavemente” and more.
Coleman, Draco, Santaolalla and Venegas will join Zeta and Charly at their shows in New York and Miami. Echeverri will then take over Venegas’ spot at the Los Angeles and Houston shows.
Joining via video are Rubén Albarránfrom Café Tacvba; Cerati’s son Benito; Babasonicos’ Adrián Dárgelos; Los Tresand Pettinellis’ Álvaro Henríquez; Juanes; Mon Laferte; León Larregui; Fernando Ruiz Díazfrom Catupecu Machu; and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
The tour, presented by Loud and Live and Move Concerts, will honor the late Argentine frontman and guitarist Gustavo Cerati, who died on September 4, 2014, after suffering a stroke. According to an official statement, technology will allow Cerati’s voice and image to be part of the show.
The Gracias Totales tour marks Soda Stereo’s farewell trek. Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.
Here are the dates:
April 14 — New York @ Barclays Center April 17 — Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena April 22 — Houston, TX @ Smart Financial April 25 — Los Angeles, CA @ Forum
The Argentine rock band officially announced that is Gracias Totales tour is hitting the United States in 2020, as revealed by bassist Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti.
The tour, presented by Loud and Live, and Move Concerts, will honor the band’s late Argentine frontman and guitarist Gustavo Cerati, who passed away on September 4, 2014, after suffering a stroke.
More than 10 years after Cerati last stepped foot on a stage at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena in 2007, Soda Stereo’s members, joined by a roster of special guests via in-person or audiovisual format, will perform some of their timeless hits such as “De Musica Ligera,” “Persiana Americana,” “Tratame Suavemente” and more.
“In life, there are moments to laugh, to cry, to get excited,” Bosio and Alberti expressed in a press statement. “To show gratitude with love and respect. We want to celebrate these songs. Share in their good vibes together. Friends from everywhere will accompany us.”
The Gracias Totalestour marks Soda Stereo’s farewell tour and will visit fans in New York, Miami, Houston, and Los Angeles throughout the month of April next year.
National Geographic Latin America‘s TV network has released a poignant teaser for its upcoming docuseries episode about the Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock.
In the 30-second clip, the late Soda Stereofrontman sings “Happy Birthday” to his then baby son Benito in an archival home video shot by the Argentine musician himself.
The Cerati episode from Nat Geo’s BIOS series is due out in late fall for viewing in Latin America, according to a press release from the channel.
In the series, which is also set to include an episode about Argentine rock pioneer Charly Garcia, a participatory narrator follows the path of the subject’s life and career.
In this case, Chilean pop artist Javiera Mena will reveal the details about Cerati, through interviews with his children, Benito and Lisa; his former wife, Cecilia Amenábar, and others. The episode will show previously unseen footage.
September 4 will mark four years since Cerati died after having an aneurysm and going into a coma following a concert in 2010. As part of the now legendary Soda Stereo and with his subsequent solo career, he transcended his enormous popularity in Argentina to become one of the most influential artists that the Spanish-speaking world has known.
The two-hour documentary episode was directed by Sebastián Ortega, who is well-known in Argentina for his extensive work in television. “Gustavo Cerati is one of the greatest poets of our contemporary music,” Ortega said in the announcement from Nat Geo. “An artist with great sensitivity and unique inspiration who gave us some of the most original songs of Ibero-America of all time.”
Aspiring artists and bands will be encouraged to upload their musical projects through the Hit Me! platform and YouTube channel, where Bosio will analyze them and select the most promising talents to further expand their careers via advertisement, promotion, and more.
