Black Pumas is made up of Adrian Quesada and Eric Burton. Their paths merged in 2018, and they have been performing as Black Pumas ever since – and the reference to the name of the organization that fought for the rights of the black minority in the US in the 1960s and 1970s is no coincidence. With their sound, the Texas-based Black Panthers hark back to this period, rooting themselves firmly in soul and R&B, mixing it with a touch of psychedelia and rock. Their debut album saw the light of day in 2019 and received a Grammy Awards nomination for Best New Artist later that year. This one was followed by others, with seven in total, including this year’s Best Rock Performance. To their credit, the band has two studio albums – the debut above ‘Black Pumas’ and ‘Chronicles of a Diamond’, released in October 2023.
