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| name = Azteca | name = Azteca
| background = group_or_band | origin = San Francisco
| genre = ]<ref name="Ruhlmann">{{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Azteca |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/azteca-mn0000046613/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=14 October 2018}}</ref>
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⚫ | associated_acts = Santana, Journey, Bad English, Hardline, HSAS, Planet Us, Paul Rodgers
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⚫ | years_active = 1972–1976
⚫ | associated_acts = Santana, Journey, Bad English, Hardline, HSAS, Planet Us, Paul Rodgers
⚫ | years_active = 1972-unknown
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'''Azteca''' was an ] ]/] group formed in 1972, started by ] and his brother ], who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band ]. Azteca was the first large-scale attempt to combine multiple musical elements in the context of a Latin orchestra setting, and featured horns, woodwinds, multiple keyboards, three vocalists, guitars, drums, and multiple Latin percussionists. '''Azteca''' was a ] band formed in 1972 by ] and his brother ], who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band ]. Azteca was the first large-scale attempt to combine multiple musical elements in the context of a Latin orchestra setting, and featured horns, woodwinds, multiple keyboards, three vocalists, guitars, drums, and multiple Latin percussionists.


== History ==
⚫ Onstage, the band consisted of between 15-25 members, and toured with acts including ]. Other notable Azteca alumni included drummer ], bassist ], vocalist ], trumpeter ], guitarist ], vocalist ] and percussionist ]. The group was also a musical starting point for Latin percussionist ] (the daughter of Pete Escovedo), who appeared with the band as a teenager. Two albums were released on ], the self titled '']'' (1972) and '']'' (1973), before the band split up.

⚫ On stage, the band consisted of between 15 and 25 members, and toured with acts including ]. Other notable Azteca alumni included vocalists ] and Errol Knowles, guitarist ], trumpeters ] and ], bassist ], drummers ] and John H. Brinck Jr., and percussionist Victor Pantoja. The group was also a musical starting point for Latin percussionist ] (the daughter of Pete Escovedo), who appeared with the band as a teenager. Two albums were released on ], the self-titled '']'' (1972) and ''Pyramid of the Moon'' (1973), before the band split up.


On September 15, 2007, a number of the surviving members of Azteca performed together for the first time in more than thirty years in ]. The concert was recorded for an eventual DVD release. On September 15, 2007, a number of the surviving members of Azteca performed together for the first time in more than thirty years in ]. The concert was recorded for an eventual DVD release.


==Discography== ==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Azteca'' (LP, 1972) U.S. #151<ref>, ]</ref> * '']'' (1972) U.S. #151<ref>, ]</ref>
* ''Pyramid Of The Moon'' (LP, 1973)
* ''From The Ruins'' (CD, 2008) * ''Pyramid of the Moon'' (1973)

⚫ * ''La Piedra Del Sol'' (DVD, 2008)
===Live albums===
* ''From the Ruins'' (2008)
⚫ * ''La Piedra Del Sol'' DVD (2008)


==References== ==References==
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Azteca
OriginSan Francisco
GenresLatin rock
Years active1972–1976
LabelsColumbia/CBS
Musical artist

Azteca was a Latin rock band formed in 1972 by Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo, who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band Santana. Azteca was the first large-scale attempt to combine multiple musical elements in the context of a Latin orchestra setting, and featured horns, woodwinds, multiple keyboards, three vocalists, guitars, drums, and multiple Latin percussionists.

History

On stage, the band consisted of between 15 and 25 members, and toured with acts including Stevie Wonder. Other notable Azteca alumni included vocalists Wendy Haas and Errol Knowles, guitarist Neal Schon, trumpeters Tom Harrell and Eddie Henderson, bassist Paul Jackson, drummers Lenny White and John H. Brinck Jr., and percussionist Victor Pantoja. The group was also a musical starting point for Latin percussionist Sheila E. (the daughter of Pete Escovedo), who appeared with the band as a teenager. Two albums were released on Columbia Records, the self-titled Azteca (1972) and Pyramid of the Moon (1973), before the band split up.

On September 15, 2007, a number of the surviving members of Azteca performed together for the first time in more than thirty years in Hollywood, California. The concert was recorded for an eventual DVD release.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Azteca (1972) U.S. #151
  • Pyramid of the Moon (1973)

Live albums

  • From the Ruins (2008)
  • La Piedra Del Sol DVD (2008)

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Azteca". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. Billboard, Allmusic

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