Los Ronisch are a

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cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

band. They originate from

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and are one of the most popular cumbia bands in South America. The press have called this band "the box-office record breakers" due to its vast popularity among people in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and other countries.

History

The band is composed of six brothers: *First voice: Walter Rodriguez *Keyboards: Renán Rodriguez *First Guitar: Remberto Rodriguez *Bass: Héctor Rodriguez (Director) *Drums: Norberto Rodriguez *Sampler and Rhythms: Fernando Rodriguez The live concerts include an animator, German Zambrana being one of them during the late 90s. Los Ronisch, named after the family's old German Rönisch piano, started playing in the late 80's, focusing more in a type of Rock that is similar to new wave, with influences from

disco Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the 1970s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Its sound is typified by four-on-the-floor beats, syncopated basslines, string sections, brass and horns, electric pia ...

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

, and pop. One of their first hits, Isabel, remains a classic of pop music in Bolivia. This type of music regarded as "Disco" in Bolivia was also practiced by another popular Bolivian band called Maroyu. Towards the end of the 90's the band remained highly popular; however, it shifted the focus of its music towards

Cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include: ...

(Los Ronisch played Cumbia and

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regularly since their start in the late 80's). This shift to a more electronic sound, relying more heavily on the keyboards and the sampler as a backbone, made some people in Peru relate the band's style to Tecnocumbia. This shift can be heard in the "Regresa" album of 1999. The popularity of the band exponentially increased with the release of "Regresa" and the singles "Amigos Traigan Cerveza" and "Prefiero Estar Lejos", making the band play numerous cities throughout South America, USA and Europe (Spain).

Discography (incomplete)

*Los Ronisch - Isabel - soledad -Un Sueño Hecho Realidad - 1989 (vol1) *Los Ronisch - Princesa - 1990 (vol2) *Los Ronisch - Digas lo que digas - 1991 (vol 3) *Los Ronisch - La plaza - 1992 *Los Ronisch - dime dime *Los Ronisch - te quiero (vol 6) *Los Ronisch - promesas cuando ya no me quieras *Los Ronisch - traicionera *Los Ronisch - quisiera yo decirte *Los Ronisch - Época de oro - 1998 *Los Ronisch - Regresa - 1999 *Los Ronisch - Destrozas Mi Corazón - 2001 *Los Ronisch - Siempre Imitados, Nunca Igualados - 2004 *Los Ronisch - Corazones Rotos - 2008 *Los Ronisch - Nunca te olvidaré - 2017

Musical style

Technocumbia Tecnocumbia is a style of Cumbia where there is a fusion between electronic sounds generated by electronic musical instruments through electronic drums, the electric guitar, synthesisers, and samplers. "Tecnocumbia" was a word developed in Mexico ...

Tecnocumbia Tecnocumbia is a style of Cumbia where there is a fusion between electronic sounds generated by electronic musical instruments through electronic drums, the electric guitar, synthesisers, and samplers. "Tecnocumbia" was a word developed in Mexi ...

Chicha ''Chicha'' is a fermented (alcoholic) or non-fermented beverage of Latin America, emerging from the Andes and Amazonia regions. In both the pre- and post-Spanish conquest periods, corn beer (''chicha de jora'') made from a variety of maize land ...

Rock Rock most often refers to: * 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 ...

& Pop, Disco.

References

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External links

Video de Los Ronisch En Vivo
Bolivian musical groups