The Voice of the Desert
The Voice of the Desert is the rock music band from the Diocese of Alcala de Henares, Madrid Spain. Three of the members of this band are catholic priests. They are known as rocker priests and have published six albums with contemporary Christian music.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Worship music, contemporary Christian, Christian rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | www |
Biography
The musical group was born in 2004 in the diocesan seminary of Alcala de Henares, Spain, when some students of theology came together to sing and record some songs about of God.[1] Their live performances have given them a great credibility and have provided them with million followers in Spain, Portugal and the United States.
Over the years, they have released four albums: Hágase en mi tu voluntad (2005), Hacia una Luz (2007), La Llamada (2010) and Él me vuelve a levantar (2013).
In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI visited Madrid on the occasion of World Youth Day and The Voice of the Desert gave several concerts in the Spanish capital for young people from dozens of countries on the five continents. Since 2015 they cross the Atlantic Ocean to take their music to the United States of the hand of the Ministerio Mensaje Texas.[2]
In March 2016 they published Mi Fortaleza, a compilation CD with the 16 essential songs of La Voz del Desierto. The album was distributed by Universal Music. In March 2017, his sixth album was released, entitled Tu Rostro buscaré, produced by Santi Fernández, drummer of Los Secretos.
In August 2018 they toured various places in the United States of America such as California, Chicago, Kentucky, South Carolina and Texas. In the fall of the same year, they were selected by the organization of the World Youth Day of Panama to give several concerts in the Central American country.
In January 2019 they released the video clip of their song Magnificat[3] and in Panama City they gave eight concerts in just nine days.[4] In 2020, on the occasion of the coronavirus pandemic, they gave online concerts and celebrated the Eucharist, prayed the rosary and held the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament through social networks.
In April 2021, the band joined a project by Catholic singer Martín Valverde and Canadian producer Salt + Light Television. Together with more than 60 artists from 17 countries they recorded the catholic song Nadie te ama como Yo.
Members
- Daniel Gomez de la Vega (Dani): voice.
- Jesus Javier Mora (Curry): voice.
- Julio Alejandre: bass guitar.
- Jose Cortes: percussion.
- Alejandro de Dios (Alex): guitar.
- Alberto Raposo (Rapo): guitar.
- Pedro Martinez: piano.
- Ignacio Ortiz (Nacho): guitar.
Discography
- Thy Will Be Done On Me – 2005
- To A Light – 2007
- The Calling – 2010
- The Lord Gets Me Up Again – 2013
- My Strength – 2016
- I will seek Your face – 2017