El Guincho

El Guincho
El Guincho
	El Guincho in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Pablo Díaz-Reixa
Born	November 17, 1983 (age 40); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Genres	Latin pop; avant-garde; Latin trap; psychedelic pop; tropicalia;
Occupations	Musician; singer; record producer;
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Young Turks; XL;

Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983), professionally known as el Guincho, is a Spanish musician, singer, and record producer.^[1]

Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, Alegranza.^[2] His musical style relies heavily on the use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, tropicália and rock and roll. Díaz-Reixa has described his style of production as "space-age exotica".^[3] He primarily produces music with a Roland SP-404.

^ Canter, Danny. "El Guincho". Loud & Quiet. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^ Hughes, Josiah (November 2008). ""El Guincho's Tropical Sampling"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ Kharas, Kev (26 February 2008). "DiScover: el Guincho / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016.