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Uruguayan Rock
Uruguayan rock first emerged in Uruguay in the 1950s. The real breakthrough for rock in Uruguay, however, as in much of the world, came with the arrival of The Beatles in the early 1960s. Although the country has a small population and is far-removed from the world's cultural centres, rock music from these land, which has always taken on an identity forged from a mix of different cultures (especially, Argentina's and Brazil's, due to proximity) and local peculiarities, crossing different genres and styles, has largely been a well-kept secret outside the region. Thanks to the Internet and easy access to music libraries through streaming services such as Spotify, this is now changing. 1960s: The Beatles and the Uruguayan Invasion The Beatles were wildly popular across the world, and many Uruguayan youths began to form their own rock bands. In the mid-1960s, as the British Invasion was peaking in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, a group of Uruguayan bands broke int ...
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the African-American culture. The blues form is ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll, and is characterized by the call-and-response pattern (the blues scale and specific chord progressions) of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common. Blue notes (or "worried notes"), usually thirds, fifths or sevenths flattened in pitch, are also an essential part of the sound. Blues shuffles or walking bass reinforce the trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect known as the groove. Blues as a genre is also characterized by its lyrics, bass lines, and instrumentation. Early traditional blues verses consisted of a single line repeated four times. It was only in the first decades of the 20th century that the most common current str ...
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Los Mockers
Los Mockers were a popular 1960s rock band in Latin America that was part of the Uruguayan Invasion. They were heavily influenced by Rolling Stones and covered many of their songs (in English). The band was formed in 1963 on Montevideo, Uruguay but moved to Argentina in 1966 after winning a contract with EMI Argentina. The original lineup disbanded in 1967. They briefly re-united in 2006. History The band formed in 1963. They were originally called The Notorious before being renamed The Mockers. In 1966, they won a recording contract with EMI of Argentina, so they recorded their first single in April, and in September, recorded "I want to go" and "Baby Mine", which were not included in the LP that would be published later. A month later they released their next single, entitled "Empty Harem" / "Let me try again." Their third single, "Captain Grey" / "Confusion" was released in mid- 1967, to boost sales of the album. Although keyboardist Stephen Hirshfield, had already left t ...
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Gastón Ciarlo
Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422–1472) *Gaston I, Viscount of Béarn (died circa 980) *Gaston II, Viscount of Béarn (circa 951 – 1012) *Gaston III, Viscount of Béarn (died on or before 1045) *Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn (died 1131) *Gaston V, Viscount of Béarn (died 1170) *Gaston VI, Viscount of Béarn (1173–1214) *Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn (1225–1290) *Gaston of Foix, Prince of Viana (1444–1470) * Gaston, Count of Marsan (1721–1743) *Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608–1660), French nobleman *Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), French philosopher *Gaston Balande (1880–1971), French painter and illustrator *Gaston Browne (born 1967), Antiguan politician and Prime Minister *Gaston Caperton (born 1940), American politician *Gaston Chev ...
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Eduardo Mateo
Ángel Eduardo Mateo López (September 19→, 1940 – May 16, 1990) was a Uruguayan singer, songwriter, guitarist, and arranger. He played an important role in the development of modern Uruguayan music that combines beat, jazz, bossa nova and local rhythms like candombe in a way similar to Brazilian Tropicalismo. Academy Award-winner Jorge Drexler cited Mateo as a big influence. His songs have been performed by Pedro Aznar, Martin Buscaglia, Hugo Fattoruso, , Leon Gieco, Mio Matsuda, Sandra Mihanovich, Milton Nascimento, Jaime Roos, and Yahiro Tomohiro Yahiro is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yahiro can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *弥弘, "more and more, vast" *弥広, "more and more, wid .... Discography * ''Mateo solo bien se lame'' (De la planta Argentina, 1972) * ''Mateo solo bien se lame'' (De la planta, 1972) * ''Cuerpo y alma'' (Sondor, cassette and vinyl, 1984 ...
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Génesis (band)
Génesis was a Colombian folk-rock band, very popular during the 1970s. They are regarded as a significant part of the Colombian social progressive and hippy movements of the time. Génesis is considered a pioneer in fusing rock music with the native folk music of Colombia. Colombian icon Humberto Monroy of Los Speakers Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogotá, Colombia, were a beat and garage rock band active the 1960s. Their particular style was characterized by the influence of early Beatles and the Byrds, as well as other popular music of the era. Later, ... was a founding member and driving force behind the band.Guión 354-369 p62 1984 "... pero la agrupación inicial estaba compuesta por Rodrigo García, español, Humberto Monroy. actual director del Grupo Génesis, Oswaldo Hernández, Luis Dueñas, y Fernando Latorre." Discography * ''Gene-Sis A-Dios'', Átomo, 1972 * ''Génesis'', Codiscos, 1974 * ''Yakta Mama'', Codiscos, 1975 * ''Reuniom'', Orbe, 1978 * ''El ...
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Tótem
Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat. Band members 1971 *Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion) *Eduardo Useta (guitar) *Enrique Rey (†1995)(guitar) *Mario “Chichito” Cabral (percussion) *Daniel “Lobito” Lagarde (bass) *Roberto Galletti († 2009) (drums) (drums1972 *Santiago Ameijenda replace Galletti in drums. 1973 *Eduardo Useta (guitar and voice) *Enrique Rey (guitar and voice) *Mario “Chichito” Cabral (percussion) *Roberto Giordano (bas) *Santiago Ameijenda (drums) *Tomás “Chocho” Paolini (saxophone) Discography Simples *1971 ''A-side'' - Dedos ''B-side'' - Biafra *1972 ''A-side'' - Mi Pueblo ''B-side'' - Negro Long Plays *1971 - Totem ''A-side'' # - Dedos # - Chévere # - De Este Cielo Santo # - Días De Esos # - Todos ''B-side'' # - Biafra # - El Tábano # - Mañana # - No Me Molestes # - La Lluvia Cae Para Todo ...
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years, Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who had developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront ...
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