King Changó

King Changó
Origin	Venezuela
Genres	Latin, ska
Years active	1996–2003
Labels	Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.
Members	José Andrés Blanco Luis Eduardo Blanco Luis Jesús Ruiz Miguel Oldenburg Fernando Vélez Martin Adrian Cunningham Mike Wagner Andy Shaw Glenda Lee Jason Anderson Vincent Veloso Ramón Nova Ray Lugo
Website	www.kingchango.com

King Changó was a Latin ska band from New York City, New York with roots in Venezuela. Its name comes from Changó, the Afro-Cuban god of war.

José Andrés Blanco, "Blanquito Man", died on November 16, 2017 due to complications from colon cancer.

Members

• José Andrés Blanco, Blanquito Man - vocals and percussion
• Ruben Verde - guitars
• Luis Eduardo Blanco, Negrito Man - keyboard, cuatro and percussion
• Luis Jesús Ruiz, El Pulpo - drums and percussion
• Miguel Oldenburg - guitar
• Fernando Vélez - percussion
• Martin Adrian Cunningham, Martín Perna - tenor saxophone
• Mike Wagner - trombone and guitar
• Andy Shaw - bass
• Glenda Lee - bass
• Jason Anderson, Willie Dinamita
• Vincent Veloso saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flute
• Ramón Nova
• Rodney Shelby Siau - trumpet
• Efrain Jurado Olivares, Cachorro - keyboard
• Jason Seymour - trombone
• Candice Cannabis Blonde Phantom - vocals
• Ray Lugo - vocals

Discography

Albums

• King Changó (1996)
• The Return of El Santo (2000)

Compilations

• Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin - Track 10, "Quien Quiera Que Seas" (English: "Whoever You Are") with Geggy Tah (1997)
• "Outlandos D'Americas: A Rock En Espanol Tribute To The Police" - Track 13, "Venezuelan in New York" a cover from Englishman in New York by Sting (2000)
• Mo Vida Putamaya Presents Various Artists Track 6, "Melting Pot" (2000)

External links

• King Changó at AllMusic
• King Changó at Gale Group