People would often point out Amanda’s resemblance to Selena. “My traditional roots are still there, with a little twist.” “Let me show you who Amanda is and do something different,” she says. It’s an exciting, bilingual mashup that moves forward genres that have desperately needed the push for a long time. They worked for several months to develop Solis’ own sound, dubbed "cumbia-Americano," a blend of Tejano and regional Mexican rhythms with contemporary flourishes. The end result, a six-song EP cleverly titled “Quinceañera Queen,” is due in 2020. “I think she has loads of talent and has been practicing for her shot all her life.” “They came to us to get our sound but definitely brought ideas on what they wanted,” Dusty says. Corpus Christi native Dusty is a pioneer of nu-cumbia and cumbia electronica, which filters the traditional sound through synths, electro and hip-hop. “Kiebra la Bota” was produced by El Dusty and Mariano Herrera for the Houston-based Street Science Entertainment label. I need to do a song like this from a woman’s perspective’.” But it also made me think, ‘There are only men singing these songs. “The dance floor would just fill up whenever the zapateado songs came on,” Amanda says. Zapateado is immensely popular at quinceañeras and weddings, a point that wasn’t lost on Solis as she performed at the events around the country. She’s inspired me and paved the way in many different ways.” “I’ve been paying tribute to Selena for so long. “I was just excited alone to be working on my music as Amanda,” she says. The lyrics namecheck Houston and Piedras Negras, Mexico, where Amanda’s parents were born. Her first original single, “Kiebra la Bota,” is a party anthem in the style of zapateado, a Mexican dance characterized by continuous foot stomping around a dance floor. Amanda was one of five finalists selected to attend the Madame Tussauds Selena wax figure launch party in Los Angeles and portrayed the singer in a documentary on the Reelz channel.īut Amanda is finally ready to put the bustier aside. It’s kept her booked and busy throughout Houston and around the country. She expertly recreates the late late singer's looks, moves and voice onstage. The Texas city native has spent the last few years paying tribute to Tejano icon Selena. She appeared on national TV in a highly rated docudrama.īut she’d finally and truly like to introduce herself. Visit megaphone.(Houston, TX) Amanda Solis has performed for 30,000 fans at White Sox Stadium in Chicago. Amanda circles back around to where her tour is taking her and how she is the most comfortable in her skin, coming into her own and pushing her songs into the world! Don’t miss out on Amanda more about your ad choices. Through her tears, this amazing women tells me things she hasn’t told anyone else before, and it’s an honor to have been able to share this true heartfelt moment. We get into Amanda’s real life, discussing her family tragedies and how she deals with the loss. Amanda even comments on when she met the Quintanilla family after she entered a Selena look alike contest. She dives deep into how she became a Selena tribute. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesĪmanda Solis answers all the deep questions in part 2 of the Talk yo iSHH podcast. Amanda Solis answers all the deep questions in part 2 of the Talk yo iSHH podcast.
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