Pedro Caparros López
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Pedro Caparros López is a Catalan
electrical
and Flamenco
guitarist
from Barcelona
. He is the one of two guitarists in the Gibraltarian
Flamenco Metal band, Breed 77
. Caparros joined the band in 2002, between the releases of their self titled
and Cultura
albums, further influencing the bounds sound with flamenco. He plays a mixture of flamenco guitar
and electric guitar
creating a unique sound for the band. Although not naturally bilingual
as are his Gibraltarian band members, Caparros is able to speak fluent English
as well as his native Spanish
. He uses both these languages when singing as backing vocals in some songs.
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
electrical
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and Flamenco
Flamenco guitar
A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar. Flamenco guitar also refers to toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of Flamenco.-Brief history:...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
from Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. He is the one of two guitarists in the Gibraltarian
Gibraltarian people
The Gibraltarians are a cultural group native to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance to the Mediterranean sea.- Origins :...
Flamenco Metal band, Breed 77
Breed 77
Breed 77 is a British band from the overseas territory of Gibraltar whose music is a fusion of alternative metal and flamenco.-Origin:Breed 77 comes from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Old Gibraltarian school friends, Paul Isola, Danny Felice, and Stuart Cavilla met up in London and...
. Caparros joined the band in 2002, between the releases of their self titled
Breed 77 (album)
Breed 77 is the debut studio album by Gibraltarian flamenco metal band Breed 77. It was originally released in 2000 and re-released in 2005 due to popular demand. The album was also released as a limited edition in a crucifix-style fold-out digipak...
and Cultura
Cultura
Cultura is the second studio album by Gibraltarian Flamenco Metal quintet Breed 77. It was released through J. Albert Productions on 3 May 2004. Three singles were released from this album, which were "La Última Hora", "The River" and "World's on Fire". The album features 10 original songs and...
albums, further influencing the bounds sound with flamenco. He plays a mixture of flamenco guitar
Flamenco guitar
A flamenco guitar is a guitar similar to a classical guitar. Flamenco guitar also refers to toque, the guitar-playing part of the art of Flamenco.-Brief history:...
and electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
creating a unique sound for the band. Although not naturally bilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
as are his Gibraltarian band members, Caparros is able to speak fluent English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
as well as his native Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. He uses both these languages when singing as backing vocals in some songs.