El Trio Prog-fusion from the Domincan Republic “El Trio was able to record a great album with excellent musicianship, great production and astonishing and inspired compositions. And what’s best, with a great and wide variety of influences and yet having unity. Open your mind (and ears) to the great sounds, doesn’t matter from where they come from!"” - "Diego Camargo, Progshine/Progarchives (Nov 01, 2013) “No nonsense original and always interesting music, very professionnally done by talented musicians. Good stuff!!” Marc, Proggnosis 2013 “Un álbum lleno de emociones, declarando que el rock local no está en decadencia porque aún existen bandas que le apuestan a su sonido y a su idioma para dar como resultado un trabajo interesante y de gran calidad. ""” - Adriana Alicia/ Max Drlacxos Cueto, La casetera (Jul 25, 2013) El Trío From Santiago, Dominican Republic: Kilvin Peña, bass. Johandy Ureña, drums. Jonatan Piña Duluc. vocals, guitar and composition. Influences: King Crimson, Living Colour, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Screaming Headless Torsos, Luis Días. El Trio`s music is a genre-bending meld of influences that combines classic rock, Jazz, Prog, Latin troubadour and Afro-Dominican Folk. Their style has been called "hard to label","crossover-prog","Rock/jazz fusion". El Trio has remained alive in the dominican "underground" scene since 2003, playing, recording and promoting a music that is very diferent from the country's traditional radio and tv music, diferent from the glam-rock scene in the country`s capital wich mostly influenced by american and british pop-rock and diferent from the traditional latin jazz that is played in festivals and high-class venues. The group is the only rock band from the city of Santiago that has remained active releasing albums and playing shows over the years, something wich they have achieved with no more reward than the music itself. El Trio is also is one of the few bands from the Dominican Republic that chooses to develop a style of rock that acknowledges their cultural heritage as a caribbean people. The band has earned good reviews from various progressive music magazines and web pages like Progressor, Prog-Archives, Prog-ears, Proggnosis among others. Their most recent album realeased in may 2013 has been played in progressive radio shows all over the continet, such as La villa Strangiato(Canada) and El Retorno del Gigante (Argentina) , Rickter Scale (USA) and many more. El Trío`s song Canterbule pt. III was selected to represent the Dominican Republic`s independent music movement in this july`s edition of the MUSIC ALLIANCE PACT compilation of independent music from all over the world. Also the band managed to be included in Prog-Sphere`s Progstravaganza XIII compilation of prog from all over the globe. The album Las manos made it to the number 45 position in Delicious Agnoy`s Rick dashiel`s, best records of 2013 and in to La Casetera`s (the leading page in dominican independent music) best 10 records of 2013. They have three records, realeased independently: Siempre que hay un corazón, 2007 La Blanca y la Gris, 2009 Las manos, 2013 Contact Phone 809 307 3602 Email jonaspd01@gmail.com Websites http://www.reverbnation.com/jonatanpi%C3%B1adulucyeltrio http://www.facebook.com/eltrio.0 www.sonicbids.com/jonatanpinaduluc