Big Mountain

Big Mountain frontman Joaquin “Quino” McWhinney was introduced to Latin music by his maternal grandfather and uncles, who played conjunto, corrido, and mariachi gigs in Southern California.

∙ Quino fell in love with reggae in his early teens after seeing a profile of Bob Marley on 60 Minutes.

∙ Originally called Shiloh, the band renamed themselves after playing a benefit show in Arizona for local indigenous tribes whose sacred Big Mountain site was under threat by strip-mining interests.