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Burbles
Burbles was a Cuban rock band in the early 1990s. The band, formed mainly by Carlos Cobas and Raul Barroso, had a significant success among the rock bands in Cuba. ''"Canción por los Perros"'' ''(Song for Dogs),'' ''"Soy como no quiero" (I don't like myself)'', ''“La alegría del mundo" (The joy of the world),'' ''"Gaviotas en el mar" (Gulls on the sea),'' among others, were some of its most popular songs. The band was formed originally in 1982 at the University of Havana, with Raul Barroso (vocals, bass), Carlos Cobas (vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), Miguel Angel Mendez (lead guitar) and Alejandro Lopez (drums), although at that time also had other members, such as Julio Rojas (guitar) and drummers Rodolfo Cala, Erick Pi and Leopoldo Alvarez. In January 1985 lead guitarist Méndez goes to “Eclipse” and a long period of silence follows, although the binomial Cobas/Barroso is still active. Burbles returned in early 1994 with Abraham Alcover (guitar, ex-Cuatro Gatos) and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban Rock
Rock and roll music was introduced in Cuba in the late 1950s, with many Cuban artists of the time covering American songs translated into Spanish, as was occurring in Mexico at the same time. "The Batista police never looked kindly on Rock and Roll, and much less after the screening of films like ''Rebel Without a Cause'' and ''The Bad Seed (1956 film), The Bad Seed'', among others. After 1959, Rock and Roll followed the same path, although artists like Argentinean Luis Aguile emerged." When Cuba and the United States broke relations, some people considered rock "the music of the enemy, the language of the enemy". Then, there was the time of the Cold War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the War against the Bandits, uprising of armed bands throughout the country. Nevertheless, rock continued to be played. And though it didn't have a good reputation, it was tolerated. And though somehow its performers were considered to have a deviant ideology, many groups continued pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
