Navegante

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"Navegante is the artist that will carry the torch into the future"
-Carlos Santana

NAVEGANTE delivers a fresh urban blend of Electro Latin Funk with deep synth-bass lines and hard hitting beats layered with the melodic tapestry of the the Puerto Rican Cuatro. Some describe this band as the "Latin Gnarls Barkley”.

NAVEGANTE is fronted by Puerto Rican/Peruvian vocalist/composer/guitarist/cuatrista; Jean Shepherd, who's song "La Raíz" is covered by Carlos Santana as "El Fuego" on the 2nd track of his platinum album "All That I Am." This is Jean’s first band following five years of leading the groundbreaking group Radio Mundial- including 8 widely successful tours throughout Europe, two in Asia, and three in the United States. Wash Duke, one of New York’s premier drummers, adds his expertise of fusing funk, afrobeat, and latin rhythms with gritty-dubbed out electronic beats. Guillo Colon of the group Yerbabuena was the final addition to the group holding down the bass and synthesizers.

NAVEGANTE has been playing its electro Latin funk on stages in and around New York, quickly building a loyal following of devoted fans. With its genre bending sound, NAVEGANTE has blurred the lines between latin, funk, house, rock and hip hop music. Creating a new, dance floor-bangin', body rocking sound that is catching on like a wild fire. NAVEGANTE melds the rhythm of the Latin world with the streets and beats of Brooklyn, producing a new harmony that's universal in spirit and sound, yet uniquely original in style and substance.