Los Pikadientes de Caborca Interview

Posted by: CorrienteLatina  Posted: 10-26-2008 Print Article Email to a friend RSS Twitter Facebook

Los Pikadientes de Caborca is a young band from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico that is tearing up the charts with the infectious old-style Cumbia Del Rio (The River Cumbia), a surprise hit that has sent their debut album, Vamonos Pa'l Rio (Let's Go To The River), to the top of the Billboard charts. Los Pikadientes was started by Pancho, El Chino, Latigo, Chalomo and El Flaco in 2006 after they left their previous band, La Banda Autentica Tierra Nueva.

We hooked up with band leader Pancho and asked him to explain Los Pikadientes' brand of party music.

Are you at home in Caborca?

Right now we are in Hermosillo. We are currently promoting our new album before we head to Mexico City to start promoting it big time.

How did you get into music?

Well, my father was a musician. I come from a background where all of my family on my father's side are musicians. That is where my love of music started. I am now 25 years old and I started playing when I was 15.

Did you see music as a hobby when you first started out?

No, we were always serious about music as a profession and because of my Dad's work I always saw it as a real job, not as a hobby. I had regular studies, but I was studying music at the same time.

How did you meet the rest of the band?

We met in Caborca while we were playing in a Sinaloense-style band. One of the guys was in a Norteno band and the other was in a Sierreno band. We got together one day, jammed and even though we were coming from different types of music, we clicked musically.

What is Caborca like?

It's a small city with a lot of pretty women. I guess Caborca is like any small town but it has a good vibe, especially at night. On the weekends, we go to an area called Pueblo Viejo. Next to the church in Pueblo Viejo there is a river, but it looks more like a pond that's almost dried out. There's live music, a couple of clubs, bars and not much else to do but drink with friends. Most families go to Pueblo Viejo to eat carnitas and enjoy the rides, while the heavy drinkers prefer to go to the river.

Is there any advantage to living in a place where the temperature reaches the upper 100's?

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