No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG (English: You Won't Like It), are a rock band from Uruguay. The members are: Emiliano Brancciari (
vocals
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and
guitar
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bass
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and
backup vocals
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drums
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trumpet
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and backup vocals),
Denis Ramos
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(
trombone
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),
Mauricio Ortiz
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tenor saxophone
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), Marcel Curuchet (keyboards) and
Pablo Coniberti
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(guitar).
History
No Te Va Gustar were formed in 1994, when most of their members were around the age of 16. The band was originally a trio made up of Emiliano Brancciari (guitar), Mateo Moreno (bass) and Pablo Abdala (drums). In 1997 the band expanded and added new styles of music to its repertoire such as
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, candombe,
salsa
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, ska and murga.
The band started to gain recognition in 1998 when they won the "Third Song Festival of
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...
" and another competition organized by the Montevideo City Council Youth Commission. In 1999 the band toured various venues in Montevideo.
In July 1999, No Te Va Gustar began recording their first album entitled "Sólo de noche", which they finished editing (independently) in December. During the summer of 2000 the band toured the east coast of Uruguay, playing in
Punta del Diablo
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, Valizas, Cabo Polonio, La Pedrera, La Paloma, Atlántida, El Pinar, and Solymar. In April 2000 "Sólo de noche" was officially released.
During 2002, the band recorded its second album titled "Éste fuerte viento que sopla" (This strong wind that blows) in Santiago, Chile. From that moment on No Te Va Gustar began solidifying their position as one of the defining groups of
Uruguayan rock
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. Their second album went gold just six months after its release and they soon had a fully booked schedule.
In 2004 the band toured the Atlantic coast, sharing the stage with other groups such as La Zurda and
Bersuit Vergarabat
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History
The previous name of the band (from 1987 to May 1989) was ''Henry y la Palangana''. By the end of 1989, the band had changed name several times, adopting nonse ...
, one of the most popular bands at that time. The band played more and more gigs in Argentina, attracting a bigger audience with every show in cities such as
La Plata
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Ramos Mejía
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, and
Lomas de Zamora
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.
No Te Va Gustar's third album titled "Aunque cueste ver el sol" (Even if it's hard to see the sun) was released in 2005. The record release concert attracted an audience of 10,000 people, and the show was recorded for release on DVD later that year. In 2005 the band also did a European tour, playing dates in more than 40 cities including
Munich
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,
Hamburg
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Bremen
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Berlin
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Vienna
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Bern
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Madrid
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The band recorded its fourth album "Todo es tan inflamable" (Everything is so flammable) in 2006, then promoted the album in various concerts in Uruguay and Argentina. Also in 2006, group members Mateo (bass) and Pablo (drums) left the group citing personal reasons.
On July 12, 2012, Marcel Curuchet was admitted to the
Jersey City Medical Center
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after a motorcycle accident on the
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