By VozEs
There’s a band in Charlotte that’s sure to get the crowd dancing whenever they take the stage. The band consists of Ángel, Jorge, Vidal, and Kevin, each of whom brings a unique cultural flair to the group: Zincable.
Three years ago, Mexican Angel Vazquez met Honduran Jorge Venthur at a singing competition, and later they were joined by Salvadoran Vidal Mejia and Kevin Ramirez, who was born in the United States but is also of Honduran descent.
That cultural diversity has given them the freedom to venture into different musical genres, to explore and create a show that reflects the very diversity of this country.
“We started playing rock and pop, but I always made sure to include Mexican regional music, banda, and mariachi; while they started incorporating punta, bachata, salsa, reggaeton—a little bit of everything—because here the parties bring together people from diverse countries, people from all over, so we had to offer that to the audience; we wanted people to see us as a versatile group,” says Vazquez, who arrived in the United States 10 years ago.
The first music video they recorded as a group was a cover of “Mientes tan bien” by the Mexican band Sin Bandera; however, they now have an original recording of their own: “Goza la Vida,” a song written by Kelvin and infused with the unique styles of all the other members.
"The group is like a family where everyone pitches in," says Ángel. "Everyone plays their own instrument, but everyone also joins in on the singing. So if a Mexican banda song comes on stage, we know it’ll be Ángel singing, but if a Honduran punta comes on, someone else will be vying for the microphone."
Zincable’s music resonates deeply with people, as they demonstrated at the opening cocktail party for “Here to Stay; The Art of the Immigrant,” organized by VozEs, where they got everyone dancing to songs like “La Bamba” and “La Chona.” They did the same on the Day of the Dead at Camp North End, where young and old alike couldn’t stop dancing.
“People aren’t always used to just one type of music—Colombians listen to reggaeton, or accordion, merengue, and la punta. The coolest thing about us is that we’re from different countries, and we’ve connected with people, and they’ve really liked it,” says the Mexican, who made his debut as a singer and musician in his home country, playing at parties since he was 13.
What is Zincable's main purpose? First and foremost, to get their audience dancing, but also to promote equality and equity within the Latino community through their music.
Muchas gracias por el apoyo y por su profesionalidad, felicidades x lo qué hacen por la comunidad latina.
Thank you very much for the support and for your professionalism, congratulations for what you do for the Latino community.
De mi parte me gustan todos los géneros que ustedes tocan y más a mi que me apasiona la música cuanto me ubiese gustado tener una oportunidad así de cantar con alguien.pero ya ni modo