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    Austin Power

    Dec 17, 2019 5 minutes
    BY JIM BEAUGEZ

    ADRIAN QUESADA WAS curious the first time Prince’s amplifier showed up onstage next to his rig at the Rio in Las Vegas. A few weeks later, when the Purple One came out to perform with Quesada’s band, Grupo Fantasma, it marked the beginning of a whirlwind that set them continent hopping with the late guitarist.

    Through Prince originally hired Grupo Fantasma to be the Thursday “Latin Night” talent during his 2007 residency at the Rio, he eventually brought them to gigs like his 21-night stint at London’s O2 Arena, where they performed as his opening act and after-party talent.

    “Me and [] Beto Martinez would do these three-guitar rhythm jams with Prince,” Quesada says. “On cue, he would stop the band, start playing something on rhythm and

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