Quique Escamilla
Quique Escamilla | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 18, 1980 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico |
| Genres | Folk, Rock, World |
| Occupation(s) | Musician singer-songwriter producer |
| Instrument(s) | Electric guitar, voice, drums, bass |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | quiqueescamilla |
Quique Escamilla (born December 18, 1980) is a Mexican Mayan-Zapotec born and raised in Chiapas. He is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer-songwriter, producer, who won the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015 with his first full-length and self-produced album, 500 Years of Night.
Escamilla also won a Canadian Folk Music Award for World Music Solo Artist of the Year at the 10th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2014.