Ritmo Peligroso is a Mexican

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that was created in 1978 and known until 1985 as Dangerous Rhythm. Under that name, they created the first Mexican punk rock band, with strong influences from international

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s. They sang most of their music in

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. They would evolve to different sounds over the years, finally reaching the one that would bring them such enormous success in the mid to late 1980s. In the new incarnation of the band in 1998, bassist Avi Michel Jr., drummer Jorge Gato Arce, and guitar players Moongus Ávila Costa and Mosy (the newest member of the band) that joined these band in 2012, share the stage with Mexican/Cuban singer Piro Pendas. His style has come to be considered punk rock and New Wave. The band released a compilation disk on the ''Comrock'' label, promoted in Mexico to make commercial

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more accessible there. It included two Ritmo Peligroso songs: ''Marielito'', about the arrival of a Cuban in the

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, and ''Modern Minds''. Later, known by then as ''Ritmo Peligroso'', the group changed its style to incorporate elements of Latin

and Latin rhythms, in a self-titled album which gave them their two big releases: ''Déjala Tranquila'' and ''Contaminado''. On December 15, 1989, Ritmo Peligroso participated in an environmental concert organized by WFM radio at the WTC arena in Mexico City with their signature song, ''Contaminado''. Their latest album, ''Matacandela'', was produced by

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and co-produced by Piro and Avi Michel J. The band is working on a live recording CD/DVD together with a documentary telling the history of the group.

Discography

As Dangerous Rhythm

* ''Electroshok'' (1980) * ''Homónimo'' (1981) * ''Marielito'' English version (1984)

As Ritmo Peligroso

* ''En La Mira'' (1985) * ''Ritmo Peligroso'' (1988) * ''Cortes Finos'' (1998) * ''Matacandela'' (2001) -Produced by

, Piro and Avi Michel J.- *”Pa‘lante Hasta Que Tú “Body” Aguante”. (2018) 40th Anniversary Limited Edition.

Compilations

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(1984) * ''Rock en tu Idioma Diez Años II'' (

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Ten Years II) (1997) * ''Rock en tu Idioma Diez Años III'' (Rock in your Language Ten Years III) (1999) * ''Encuentros Musicales 2000'' (Musical Encounters 2000)(2000) * ''Crónica del Rock en Español - Edición 1'' (Chronicle of Rock in Spanish- 1st Edition)(2001) * ''Lo Mejor del Rock Mexicano'' (Best Mexican Rock) (2006) * ''Lo Esencial de Rock en tu Idioma en Concierto'' (The Essentials of ''

'' in concert) (2010)

Members

Current Lineup

* Piro Pendas - Voice, percussion, flute and harmonica * Avi Michel - Bass, chorus * "Mongus" Ávila - Guitar, chorus * Mosy Bit - Guitar, chorus * Jorge "Gato" Arce - Drums * Jorge Bautista - Percussion * Manny Murillo - Percussion

Former members

* Pablo Novoa * Fernando Nava * Diego García * Pablo Rascón * Rafael Espinosa * Armando Espinosa "Pinaca" * Marcelo Aramburu * Johnny Danger/Cable (Paco Méndez) * Rip Sick * Cándido Neria * Carlos Warman * Jorge Davila * Fernando Davila * Manuel a

References

External links

Ritmo Peligroso on Facebook 2010
* http://www.ritmopeligroso.com Web page * http://www.reverbnation.com/ritmopeligroso
Last.FM
Ritmo Peligroso on Last.FM {{Authority control Mexican musical groups Musical groups from Mexico City Musical groups established in 1978 Musical groups established in the 1970s Mexican post-punk music groups Mexican rock music groups Mexico City