the Rooster" quotes the last sentence from the suicide note of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana: "It's better to burn out than to fade away". As for the album I Ka Kené, they were influenced by African artists like Boubacar Traore, Korchach, Coumba Sidibe, John Chivadura, Nahawa Dumbia, Oliver Mtukudzi, Habib Koite, Sekouba Traore, Bembeya Jazz Orchestra, Sekouba Bambino, etc. In addition to the incorporation of lyrics in Bambara, a national language of Mali, the album features lyrics in French, which is widely spoken in Africa. As for the album Complications, Cristina commented that the biggest influence for the album was The Cars and Joan Jett. Band members Members at the time of breakup Cristina Llanos – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1992–2016) Amparo Llanos – lead guitar, backing vocals (1992–2016) Jesús Antúnez – drums, percussion (1992–2016) Samuel Titos – bass (2005–2016) Former members Álvaro Díez – bass (1992–1995, 1997–2005) Álvaro Gómez – bass (1995–1997) Timeline Discography Studio albums Sister (1995) Devil Came to Me (1997) Late at Night (1999) I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (2001) The Flame (2003) Follow the City Lights (2006) I Ka Kené (2010) Complications (2015) EPs It's Good to Be Me! (2002) Compilation albums Oh! Mother Russia (2005) 2 (2007) Remixes albums I Ka Kené: The Remixes (2011) Awards and nominations References External links Official website (in Spanish) (archived) Haus of Dover Dover on Twitter Dover on Facebook Dover on Myspace Spanish rock music groups Musical groups from Madrid Musical groups established in the 1990s English-language singers from Spain Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 2016 Chrysalis Records artists MTV Europe Music Award winners