Exclusive
interview con Grupo Gabbel, Jose Lazo, 2013.
Cchwnn.
Las Milpas,
Texas. Hello I am Blanca Blanch Blanco con on the road again interview. This
week our creator takes us to Las Milpas, to meet Up con the member of el Grupo
Gabbel, Jose Lazo, and now for that interview.
Bbb: hello Mr. Lazo can you give me a hand
off this bicycle?
Jl; Sure!!! Blanca
BBB: Jose, a little bit about el Grupo
Gabbel ?
Jl: Grupo Gabbel started Oct. 2010 in Las
Milpas Tx and it started as a hobby with some friends thinking we will always
be ready for our own parties or even for our family parties. Play at local
clubs,quinceneras, weddings etc. But things change when we recorded a song call
"Dime Porque" which we made a video of the song thats when people
started telling us we had a good onda and we can do something different. We
send our song to a radio station in CC,Tx and it hit the #1 spot for 5 weeks in
a row, and then when we recorded our second song call "Eres"it hit
the #1 spot in less then 2 weeks also in CC,TX that's when it gave us hopes and
we no longer saw it as a hobby!!
BBB: Why the name Gabbel?
Jl: When we were looking for a name for the
band we notice that everyone name we came out with was taken so I put my
family's initials and came out with it So the name is my daughter Gisselle my
wife Blanca and our last name Lazo . So name is very special for me, Plus the
little hammer of the judge is called gavel so it has the final say so, so
Gabbel is here to give the final say so too..haha... and how i stated its my
family so Gabbel is Gratitud,Amor,Bondad,Belles,Esperanza,Lialtad
simplemente Gabbel!!!
BBB:Why pink shirts?
Jl: We started in Oct Brest Cancer
Awareness month so we do it as a tribute to those who've fought the battle
against cancer.So many of our shirts have pink and we even have three sets of
pink shirts!!!
BBB: we understand that you record for
RoRecords Reel Tracks, can you tell us about how did this come about?
Jl: Some times when u have a dream of
having a label for your band you start sending singles to lots of label but in
back of your mind you are saying "no one will look at our music" and
I was wrong because 3 days later for my 33rd birthday I got a call from
RoRecords offering us a great contract. And we are happy we took the contract
because we had been offer two prior contracts from other label and we were
waiting for the best one and we GOT IT!!!!
BBB: do you guys do lots of traveling?
Jl: Yes we do for now we have been
traveling around Texas like Dallas,Houston,CC,Pecos,San Antonio,Abiline,Sweetwaters,
Channelview,and many other cities here in
the state of Texas.
BBB: from all the past performances, is
there one that still stands out in your mind?
JL:Yes, we got invited to a Jamaica in CC
and we were the closing show we never thought we had that many followers in CC
and when we started with our two hit songs and having most of the crowd singing
our songs its just and experience that we will never forget!!!
BBB: someone described your sounds to
smooth Tejano and a bit de norterno, would you agree?
Jl:Yes , I love tejano and I grow up
listing to Tejano but when my band started Tejano was not that popular any more
well Here in Las Milpas so norteno was more of the music people wanted to
listen to so Alfonso (Lead singer) and I wanted to make something different and
something that we can hit both markets Norteno and Tejano at the same time and
I guess its working!!!
BBB: how difficult is it now a days to
decided which gig to play base on the economic, travel, lodging, and food,
ex….?
Jl:It is very very difficult because been a
new band and not been well known they don't want to pay much, they don't trust
us or they just don't want to pay, but we try our best to save as much money as
we can we can go to dollar menu burgers, all of us going on the same car to
save gas,sleeping one hotel room some on the bed and some on the floor, all we
want is perform and
take our music to all over the place and do
what we love to do MUSIC!!!
BBB: when you growing up did you ever think
que you would be where you are con la onda tejana?
Jl: NEVER!! I remember when I was smaller I
was in a church choir and I was one of the principle voices and I saw myself
giving a concert to God and all his follower, when my church took us to
Austin,El Campo,CC, and other cities to perform I saw myself doing it for many
years but here we are.
BBB: when you younger what type of music
did you listen to and who were your major influnces?
Jl:TEJANO and some little norteno but
mostly it was Tejano, and my favorite band was La Mafia when they came out with
that
song "Estas Tocando Fuego" and
"Nuestra Cancion" WOW!!! Jimmy Gonzalez which we had the honor of
sharing stage with him and Los Palominos which I will love to share stage with,
both La mafia and Palominos I still go to their concerts when I can!!
BBB: has there ever been a time that you
guys performed at a place and want to go back later?
Jl: Diamante Negro in Houston , we have
perform with Voz de Mando, Toppaz, and Ramon Ayala and we are going back soon
so we respect them for what they have been doing for us!!!
BBB:Where do you see Grupo Gabbel five
years from now?
Jl: I have a strong feeling that with our
record label (RoRecords) five years from know we will be in big tours and
sharing stage with big bands. And many albums with many hit songs
BBB: if you were asked to speak to a group
of young people what encouraging words would you tell them?
Jl: Never stop dreaming , follow your dreams
that Dreams come True." Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready
to pay the price to make them come
true" Leon J Suenes
BBB: and finally is there any thing you
would like to share with your fan base from around the world?
Jl:Well to look out for our music, Y que
nuestra musica llege hasta sus corazones!!!
BBB: well Jose thanks and now can you give
me a big Tejano hand back on this bicycle?
Jl; Sure and dont speed because cops are
around the corner!!
BBB: well there you have a young breed of tejanos.
Hey raza eat your heart out.
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