Quique Escamilla

Quique Escamilla
Background information
Born (1980-12-18) December 18, 1980
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
GenresFolk, Rock, World
Occupation(s)Musician
singer-songwriter
producer
Instrument(s)Electric guitar, voice, drums, bass
Years active1994–present
Websitequiqueescamilla.com

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.