Gaviota band was formed in June of 1977 in San José,  Costa Rica.  Through its vast experience, Gaviota has acheived the highest  qualify of musical interpretation.

 The group has performed in Puerto Rico., Mexico, Panama, Colombia,  Peru,  Venezuela and Ecuador, as well as throughout all of Central America and multiple occasions in the United States, France, Germany  and other European countries.

The group is a favorite of hotel clients for weddings, parties and meetings due to their very extensive international dance repertoire.  Gaviota makes every occasion unforgettable with merengue, salsa, reggae, calypso, and all the tropical rhythms of Latin America, as well as romantic music, and pop, presented in their own spectacular style.

Gaviota has performed on television shows such as "Siempre en Domingo" in Mexico, "El Show de las 12" in Puerto Rico, Veronica Castro´s  "Y Vero América Va", the 1986 Miss Universe pageant, and many more.

The director of the group, Carlos Guzmán, has participated as composer, arranger and guest director in six international OTI Festivals (known as the iberoamerican version of the Eurovision Festival).

Carlos Guzmán has arranged and composed for international artists  such as María Conchita Alonso, Alvaro Torres and Armando Manzanero.  Guzmán has  joined Armando Manzanero on numerous international tours, including the  most recent tour in Japan.  From 1989 to 1995, Carlos Guzmán held the position of  President of the Association of Compositors and Authors of Costa Rica    (A.C.A.M).

Gaviota´s discography includes sixteen full length discs, four top hit selections, the most recent being "Nuestra Música" edited by  SONY MUSIC  available on cassette tape and C.D. They recently completed recording their record "Mil Besos" in Mexico, under producer Armando Manzanero.

 

Write to Gaviota:    infogaviota@grupogaviota.com