Los Bukis: Мексикалық групера тобының тарихы

Mexican grupera band

Los Bukis (English: the Bukis; buki meaning "kid" in the Yaqui language) are a Mexican grupero band. Formed in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán in 1973, the band's current lineup consists of singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, Joel Solís (guitars), José Javier Solís (congas/percussion), Pedro Sánchez (drums), Roberto Guadarrama (trumpet), José "Pepe" Guadarrama (saxophone and keyboards) and Eusebio "El Chivo" Cortéz (bass).

Before forming Los Bukis, musician Marco Antonio Solís was part of a duo along with his cousin Joel Solís, titled Los Hermanitos Solís (the Solís Brothers). In 1973, the two formed Los Bukis as a four member band along with drummer Jorge Dávila and bassist Carlos Enrique "Kike" González. Two years later, the band released their debut studio album, Falso Amor (1975), originally titled Casas de Cartón. The band released their second studio album, Te Tuve y Te Perdi, in 1977. In 1978, González was replaced by Eusebio "El Chivo" Córtez as the band's new bassist. Their third studio album, Me Siento Solo, was released in 1978, followed by Los Triunfadores in 1979.

In 1980, Los Bukis relocated to the United States, where they added band members Roberto Guadarrama and José Javier Solís. In 1982, the band released their seventh studio album, Yo Te Necesito. The album was nominated for Best Mexican American Performance at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards. In the same year, Jorge Dávila was replaced by Pedro Sanchez as the band's new drummer for 14 years. Mi Fantasia became the band's first entry on the Regional Mexican Albums chart in the United States, peaked at number 9. Their ninth studio album, A Donde Vas (1985), topped the Regional Mexican Albums chart for twenty weeks. The album became their first top ten entry on the Latin Pop Albums record chart, peaking at number 6. The album spawned the hit single "Tu Cárcel", which peaked at number 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and at number 2 on Radio Mil's Notitas Musicales chart in Mexico. The singles "Este Adiós" and the title track "Me Volví a Acordar de Ti" peaked at number 9 and 26 on the Hot Latin Songs respectively. The album spawned the singles "Tus Mentiras" and "Y Ahora Te Vas", the latter of which became the band's first number one entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

In 1991, the band released their thirteenth studio album, A Través de Tus Ojos. The album peaked at number 4 on the Latin Pop Albums chart and was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards. The single "Chiquilla Bonita" reached number 15 on the US Latin charts. The single "Mi Mayor Necesidad" became their third song to top the US Latin charts, while the title track "Quiéreme" peaked at number 11. The singles "Acepto Mi Derrota", and "Tu Ingratitúd" peaked at number 6 and 9 on the Hot Latin Songs respectively. In 1996, lead singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís was informed by his band members their wish to disband Los Bukis due to conflict on decision making. The remaining band members formed a new band, called Los Mismos. The band later announced a concert tour, titled Una Historia Cantada, which would span several large stadiums in the United States. The tour began at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where the band became the first Latin artist to sell out the stadium, with about 70,000 audience members attending the concert. They later performed a sold out concert at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, before ending their 2021 tour in Oakland, California. The tour grossed about $49.6 million USD, according to Billboard Boxscore. On June 14, 2022, the band announced a second round of their Una Historia Cantada tour, which began in August 18 in Los Angeles, California. In November 2022, the band headlined the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards alongside Rosalía and Carlos Vives. In August 2023, the band performed at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as part of the Summerfest music festival.