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Black Pumas Is Led By The Creative Partnership Between Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist / Producer Adrian Quesada 1977 And Songwriter Eric Burton 1989 . Burton Is A Relative Newcomer Who Arrived In Austin In 2015 After Busking His Way Across The Country From Los Angeles While Quesada Has A Storied Reputation For Playing In Bands Like Grupo Fantasma And Brownout While Also Producing Acclaimed Projects Like 2018’s ‘Look At My Soul The Latin Shade Of Texas Soul.’ After The Two Connected Via Friends In The Austin Scene They Began To Collaborate On A New Sound That Transmutes Soul Into Something Idiosyncratically Modern. Reminiscent Of Ghostface Killah And Motown In Equal Measure This Original Sound Ensured That Black Pumas’ Weekly Residency At C-Boys Quickly Became “the Hottest Party In Town” Austin-American Statesman . In June Of 2019 Their Self-Titled Debut LP Arrived Which Helped To Earn The Duo A Grammy Nomination For Best New Artist. read less