No Te Va Gustar

No Te Va Gustar
No Te Va Gustar at Oberá, Argentina; from left to right: Martin Gil, Mauricio Ortiz, Denis Ramos and Emiliano Brancciari.
Background information
Also known as	NTVG
Origin	Montevideo, Uruguay
Genres	Rock, candombe
Years active	1994-present
Labels	Sony Music
Associated acts	La Vela Puerca, Bersuit Vergarabat, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Fernando Ruiz Díaz
Website	www.notevagustar.com
Past members	Marcel Curuchet† Pamela Retamoza Pablo "Chamaco" Abdala Mateo Moreno

No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG (English: You Won't Like It), are a rock band from Uruguay. The members are: Emiliano Brancciari (vocals and guitar), Guzmán Silveira (bass and backup vocals), Diego Bartaburu (drums), Gonzalo Castex (percussion), Martín Gil (trumpet and backup vocals), Denis Ramos (trombone), Mauricio Ortiz (tenor saxophone), Marcel Curuchet (keyboards) and Pablo Coniberti (guitar).

No Te Va Gustar were formed in 1994, when most of their members were around the age of 16. The band was originally a trio made up of Emiliano Brancciari (guitar), Mateo Moreno (bass) and Pablo Abdala (drums). In 1997 the band expanded and added new styles of music to its repertoire such as reggae, candombe, salsa, ska and murga.

The band started to gain recognition in 1998 when they won the "Third Song Festival of Montevideo" and another competition organized by the Montevideo City Council Youth Commission. In 1999 the band toured various venues in Montevideo.

In July 1999, No Te Va Gustar began recording their first album entitled "Sólo de noche", which they finished editing (independently) in December. During the summer of 2000 the band toured the east coast of Uruguay, playing in Punta del Diablo, Valizas, Cabo Polonio, La Pedrera, La Paloma, Atlántida, El Pinar, and Solymar. In April 2000 "Sólo de noche" was officially released.

During 2002, the band recorded its second album titled "Éste fuerte viento que sopla" (This strong wind that blows) in Santiago, Chile. From that moment on No Te Va Gustar began solidifying their position as one of the defining groups of Uruguayan rock. Their second album went gold just six months after its release and they soon had a fully booked schedule.