Frágil is a Peruvian
rock
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* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band. Named after an eponymous Yes album ("Fragile"), Fragil started as a symphonic progressive/hard rock band influenced by
Yes
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* An affirmative particle in the English language; see yes and no
Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* YES (Your Extraordinary Saturday), a learning program from the Minnesota Institute for Talente ...
,
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
,
Emerson, Lake & Palmer,
Jethro Tull,
Black Sabbath
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, and
Rainbow. They earned local fame through their singl
"Av. Larco"Ave. Larco) in the early 1980s.
Band members
* César Bustamante: (Rickenbacker 4001S bass, 12-string guitar, Peruvian Percussion, Piano,
Synthesisers,
Korg MS-20
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, Organ,
Mellotron
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, ARP OMNI, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards and Backing Vocals)
* Octavio Castillo: Keyboards (
Korg MS-20
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, Ensoniq, Arp OMNI, Piano,
Hammond B3
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People
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* Hammond (surname)
* Justice Hammond (disambiguation)
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* Hammond Glacier, Antarctica
Australia
*Hammond, South Australia, a small settlement in South ...
), Flute, Bass,
Steel guitar
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,
Mandolin
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,
Quena
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,
Ocarina
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, Peruvian Percussion and Backing Vocals)
* Andrés Dulude: (Vocals, 12 and 6-string Guitars, Acoustic Guitar)
* Jorge Duránd: (Yamaha Drumset, Percussion, Peruvian Percussion and Backing Vocals)
* Luis Valderrama: (Gibson Les Paul Guitar,
Mandolin
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)
* Alex Rojas: lead and backing Vocals.
Former members and freelancers
* Jose Eduardo Coello (Drums, Percussion) (1970–1972)
* Arturo Creamer (Drums 1978-1983)- 1 album recorded
* Harry Antón (Drums 1972-1978 and 1984–1985)- 1 single recorded
* Armando Pattroni (Drums 1986, 2010, 2019)
* Luis Salazar (Guitars 1984-1985)
* Giuliana Villanueva (Lead Vocals 1985-1986)
* Franjo Antich (Vocals 1982)
* Piñín Folgado (Vocals 1984-1985)- 1 single recorded
*
Jorge Pardo Jorge Pardo may refer to:
*Jorge Pardo (artist)
*Jorge Pardo (musician) (born 1955), Spanish musician
*J. D. Pardo
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(Vocals 1994-1995)
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Santino de la Tore (Vocals 1996-1998)- 1 album recorded
Discography
* Av. Larco (Arturo Creamer / Drums and Percussion) (1980)
* La nave blanca / Alrededor - 45 RPM single - (Piñín Folgado, Vocals / Harry Antón, Drums)
* Serranio (1989)
* Frágil (Compilation) (1990) Remastered (2007)
* Cuento Real (1992) Remastered (2007)
* Alunado (Santino de la Torre / Vocals) (1995)
* Sorpresa del Tiempo (Live with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lima) (2003)
External links
www.fragilperu.comFans Web Site (defunct)
myspace.com/fragilband*
allmusic.com
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Rock en Español music groups
Peruvian rock music groups
Peruvian progressive rock groups
Musea artists