Tristeza (Spanish and Portuguese for 'sadness') is a primarily instrumental band. The band is based in California, with most members currently living in Oakland. Although the group formed in San Diego during 1997, no current members reside there. The band has performed in 19 countries.
The original line up included Christopher Sprague, Luis Hermosillo, James LaValle, James Lehner, and Stephen Swesey. This line-up recorded all material that was released through 2003, including the albums "Spine and Sensory (1999)" and "Dream Signals in Full Circles (2000)"
In January 2003, Tristeza played its last concert with Jimmy Lavalle as a main member, although he has joined the band occasionally since then to fill in on guitar and additional keys.
During 2004, Tristeza enlisted guitarist Alison Ables and keyboardist Sean Ogilvie to begin writing songs for "A Colores (2005)". This line-up recorded all material that was released during 2005-2006.
At the start of 2007, the core of Tristeza (Sprague, Lehner, and Hermosillo) with the assistance of Ogilvie, began collaborating with various musicians around the Bay Area, including Camaron Stephens on guitar, and released the scarce/disjointed/lo-fi "Fate Unfolds (2009)" mini album.
Tristeza (meaning Sadness in Portuguese) is a neighbourhood in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It was created by Law 2022 from December 7, 1959.
The neighbourhood was named after José da Silva Guimarães's nickname, Tristeza, who was its first dweller.
Tristeza embraces people from upper middle class to upper class, mainly in the three long blocks near the Guaíba Lake and in the Sétimo Céu area, that, although it's officially part of Tristeza, it looks more like Vila Conceição, because both were founded as the same batch of houses, the Vila Conceição batch.
Also, there is located a private school for children, Escola Creare.
Coordinates: 30°07′S 51°15′W / 30.117°S 51.250°W / -30.117; -51.250
Tristeza
In this time remember me
I miss your hands on my skin
Don't you remember me?
Promises and lost dreams
Two spirits come to me
My death, I could see it
Don't control my Tristeza
Give me my life, again
This sorrow is infinite
I don't want this world
My life is illusion for me
This time brings me fear
I saw blood in the ground
These wounds don't die
Two spirits come to me
My life was dark
That night of winter
A new world was born
Don't control my Tristeza
Give me my life, again
This sorrow is infinite