La Portuaria is an
Argentine rock
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band formed at the beginning of the 1990s. The band developed a fusion sound, constructing Latin rhythms upon a base strongly influenced by
jazz
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and
rhythm 'n' blues. The line-up included
Christian Basso
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on
bass and
Sebastián Schachtel
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on
keyboards, with
Diego Frenkel
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providing
guitar
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and
vocals
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. They have released seven discs, making them an important presence in the Argentine music scene of the 1990s.
They were active and popular between 1989-1996 and 2000-2010. They reunited in 2018.
Discography
1989 ''Rosas rojas''
ed Rosesbr />
1989 Palabras de amor
ords of LoveEP
1991 El bar de la calle Rodney
odney Street's BarSP
1991 Los mejores amigos
he Best FriendsSP
1991 Escenas de la vida amorosa
cenes of a Love Lifebr />
1993 Devorador de corazones
eart Eaterbr />
1995 Huija
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1996 La Portuaria en Vivo [Live Album]
2001 Me mata la vida [Life Kills Me]
2002 Hasta despertar [Until We Wake Up] EP
2003 10.000 km
2005 Río [River]
2008 La vaca atada [Tied Cow]
Argentine rock music groups
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