Black Pumas, an American psychedelic soul band based in Austin, Texas, is led by singer/songwriter Eric Burton and guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada. In 2020, the ensemble won their first Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist.
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On June 21, 2019, the duo released their debut album, Black Pumas. They performed at South by Southwest in 2019 and received the Best New Band award at the 2019 Austin Music Awards.
The 20th Annual Americana Honors & Awards presented Black Pumas with the Duo/Group of the Year honor in September 2021. On November 23, 2021, Black Pumas were nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Why are they called the Black Pumas?
“That same summer when I first started working with Eric, it was in Mexico City that I got inspired by the whole jungle-cats motif—which is how we came up with the name Black Pumas.”
First introduced by a mutual friend back in 2017, after Quesada began seeking a potential collaborator who “liked Neil Young as much as Sam Cooke,” the two musicians quickly felt a near-telepathic musical connection.
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