Alejandro Medina
Biography
THE HISTORY OF MEDINA
"I DON'T KNOW WHICH NOTE I WILL PLAY, I DON'T KNOW WHICH NOTE YOU WILL PLAY BUT THE NOTE KNOWS IT..." is, according to his own words, what defines someone who is passionate about music.
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"El Negro" MEDINA was born in ALMAGRO (barrio de Almagro, Buenos Aires; November 1th - 1949) and at the age of 10 he began to play the trumpet, which he changed at 14 to 4 strings, his bass!
He recorded his first album with THE SEASONS in 1965, together with Carlos MELLINO, edited by Microfon.
If we mention the beginnings of rock and blues in Spanish, inevitably, we will talk about ALEJANDRO MEDINA, for being a pioneer within that movement, for being a great bassist, director, composer, arranger and singer-songwriter and for his participation in foundational bands such as MANAL( 1968 - 1970), LA PESADA DEL ROCK & ROLL (1971-1974), AEROBLUS(1977), PAPPO'S BLUES Vol.. 4 (1974) and Vol. 7(1979) also participated with his bass on the albums "VIDA" ( SUI GENERIS -1972) David LEBON(1972) Claudio Gabis and La Pesada(1973) Jorge Pinchevsky y su violín mágico (1973) Kubero Díaz y La Pesada(1973) Cristo Rock- Raúl Porchetto(1973) among others.
DISCOGRAPHY:
AS SOLOIST:
ALEJANDRO MEDINA Y LA PESADA (1974)
HOY NO ES AYER - ALEJANDRO MEDINA (1994)
DE QUE SIRVE LA VIDA - ALEJANDRO MEDINA (2005)
ALEJANDRO MEDINA "YOSOY" ALEJANDRO MEDINA (2011)
WITH THE SEASONS
1965: "Es mejor que no me mientas/Estoy corriendo" (Simple),
1966: "Liverpool at B.A."
WITH MANAL
1965: "Es mejor que no me mientas/Estoy corriendo" (Simple),
1968: "Qué pena me das/Para ser un hombre más" (Simple),
1969: "No pibe/Necesito un amor" (Simple),
1970: "Jugo de tomate/Avenida Rivadavia" (Simple),
1970: "Manal",
1971: "Doña Laura/Elena" (Simple),
1971: "El León"
1981: "Manal Reunión"
1995: "Manal en The Roxy"
WITH LA PESADA DEL ROCK AND ROLL
1971: Billy Bond y la Pesada del Rock and Roll - Volumen I
1972: Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll - Volumen II
1973: Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll - Tontos
1974: Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll - Volumen IV
WITH AEROBLUS
1977: Aeroblus
OTHERS
1969: Navidad espacial / Un Diablito en el cielo (Primer simple de Pajarito Zaguri, junto a Litto Nebbia, Moro y Moris)
1972: Claudio Gabis y La Pesada
1972: La Pesada - Buenos Aires Blues
1972: "Vida", Sui Generis
1973: Kubero Díaz y La Pesada
1973: Jorge Pinchevsky, su violín mágico y La Pesada
1973: Donna Caroll
1974: Claudio Gabisy la pesada Vol 2
1974: Cristo Rock, Raúl Porchetto
1974: David Lebón
1974: La Biblia, con La Pesada y el Ensamble Musical de Buenos Aires
1974: "Volumen 4", Pappo's Blues
1979: "Volumen VII, Pappo's Blues
1982: Simple con La Metropolitana
1992: "Blues Local",Pappo
1994: "Sniff Blues" en "Blues de acá" Vol. 2 Del Cielito Records
1994: "Y en el 2000 también..." Pajarito Zaguri
1995: "Jorge Pinchevsky y la Samovar Big Band", Jorge Pinchevsky
1995: "Convocatoria" Claudio Gabis y La Selección
1996: "Say No More" Charly García
1997: La maldita máquina de matar. Banda sonora de "24 hs, algo está por explotar".
1997: "Convocatoria 2", Claudio Gabis y La Selección
2000: "Pappo & amigos", Pappo e invitados especiales
2001: "A través de los sueños". Palo Pandolfo
2006: "Homenaje al rock nacional 2006" Lito Vitale
2007: "Una celebración del rock argentino" Vol. 4 Litto Nebbia
2007: "Consciencia" Miguel Cantilo
2007: "Material Pesado" de Nico Favio y sus Perros Alfa
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