Óscar Moro (January 24, 1948 – July 11, 2006) was an

Argentine rock Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish. Argentine rock began by recycling hits of Engl ...

drummer. Óscar Moro was born and raised in Rosario. Moro joined a childhood friend,

Litto Nebbia Félix Francisco "Litto" Nebbia Corbacho (born 21 July 1948) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and producer prominent in the development of Argentine rock. Life and work Félix Francisco Nebbia Corbacho was born in Rosario, Santa Fe t ...

, and three others in forming the pioneer Argentine

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band

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, in 1966. The group became known for their all-night performances, and composed most of their own songs, many in the well-known neighborhood café, "La Perla del Once" (facing

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). One such composition, " La balsa" (''The Raft''), was written at that location by Nebbia and the ill-fated songwriter

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on May 2, 1967, and following its release on the RCA Victor label on July 3, sold over 250,000 copies. They were the first Argentine rock group to achieve renown outside their country, and their first albums became known as the birth of Argentine rock.Biografías de Grupos de Latinoamérica Parte 3: Los Gatos
/ref> Los Gatos split in 1970, however. Moro then joined ex- Almendra guitarist Edelmiro Molinari in Color Humano, and in 1976, joined Charly García (keyboard and vocals) in two bands: La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros, and, starting in 1978,

Serú Girán Serú Girán was an Argentine rock supergroup. Formed in 1978, the group consisted of Charly García ( keyboards, synthesizers and vocals), David Lebón (guitars and vocals), Oscar Moro (drums and percussion) and Pedro Aznar (electric and fret ...

, the most popular

band of their era. Following Serú Girán dissolution in 1982, he played professionally with

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and others, exploring

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with bassist 'Beto' Satragni in a 1982 crossover album. Moro joined Alejandro Lerner in 1984 and Pappo's

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band,

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, in 1985. His last band was called Revólver; Moro was already in bad health due to an

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aggravated by

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. The noted drummer died in his Palermo neighborhood home in 2006 at age 58.

References

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