Ripe Banana Skins (also known as RBS) is a Ska punk band from

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. The band was formed in 1999 and are one of the most popular punk bands in Paraguay.

History

The band was the result of the merge of two other bands: "Toilet Flush" and "Fugu". The band's first name was "Blackfly In Your Soup" but once they established their sound they changed the name to Ripe Banana Skins. The band recorded a few demos and quickly gained fans as a result of touring and being the opening act of the very popular Paraguayan rock band

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. This allowed the band to tour extensively through Paraguay and also in Brazil and Argentina. In November 2003 the band began recording their first self-titled album which quickly rose up the charts when released in 2005. RBS also participated in the popular Paraguayan rock festival "

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", playing in front of more than 40,000 people. The band is currently working on their third album.

Discography

Ripe Banana Skins (2005)

# Culo de Mono # RBS # Estar vivo # I wanna be the one # Papelitos # Poison in your brain # Solo quiero continuar # Tonight # Mentalmente deshinibido # Sabes luego vos # Ganja men # Torero # My girl

Oido Antena (2012)

# Onda Disco # Chismes # Dulsong # Oido Antena # Surfer Clash # Alta Gracia (Valijas Llenas) # Aburrido de Amarte # Payaso # Mambo # Que te pise un tranvía # Palpitaciones # Poco Más # Revoluciones de Colores

Other works

The band has also contributed some songs in other albums such as "Pasalo y Que No Vuelva", a compilation of songs by South American Ska punk bands and "El Nuevo Vuelo del Rock", a compilation of Paraguayan rock bands.

Members

* Andrés Selich - (

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) * Rodrigo Cristaldo - (

) * Pablo G. Blaya - (

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) * Marcelo Soler - (

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) * Victor "Pepu" Montanaro - (

) * Ricardo Velazquez - (

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External links

Official WebsiteInterview in Atconcert.net
{{Authority control Paraguayan musical groups Third-wave ska groups