Uruguayan rock first emerged in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
in the 1950s. The real breakthrough for rock in Uruguay, however, as in much of the world, came with the arrival of
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
in the early 1960s. Although the country has a small population and is far-removed from the world's cultural centres, rock music from these land, which has always taken on an identity forged from a mix of different cultures (especially, Argentina's and Brazil's, due to proximity) and local peculiarities, crossing different genres and styles, has largely been a well-kept secret outside the region. Thanks to the Internet and easy access to music libraries through streaming services such as
Spotify
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, this is now changing.
1960s: The Beatles and the Uruguayan Invasion
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
were wildly popular across the world, and many Uruguayan youths began to form their own rock bands. In the mid-1960s, as the
British Invasion
The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States and significant to the rising "counterculture" on b ...
was peaking in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, a group of Uruguayan bands broke into the mainstream in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. This cultural phenomenon was called the
Uruguayan Invasion The Uruguayan Invasion was a musical phenomenon of the 1960s similar to the British Invasion, with rock bands from Uruguay gaining popularity in Argentina.
History
Inspired by British bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, many young musici ...
, and it continued for several years, as
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
s began signing Uruguayan bands to promote them in Argentina.
Los Shakers
Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical directi ...
were a group formed in the mid-1960s, as a response to
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
, after a group of youngsters had seen
A Hard Day's Night. Although in essence they started as a carbon copy of the Fab Four,
Los Shakers
Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical directi ...
became very popular across
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
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and were a big influence on many musicians that followed them. Their second album, Shakers for You (1966) followed the same trend as the
Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
, moving towards psychedelia, but also with original touches, including nods to
Bossa Nova
Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...
, especially with the song
Never, Never, a big hit in Brazil, and "probably an inspiration for the
Tropicalia movement that arose in Brazilian music at the time.".
File: Los Shakers - Rompan todo (1965).jpg, Los Shakers
Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical directi ...
(Break it All)1965.
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File: LosIracundos.jpg, Los Iracundos Los Iracundos are a popular Uruguayan band from the city of Paysandú, active since the 1960s. Their music can be classified as rock and roll, including many ballads.
History
The Group was formed in 1958 in Paysandú
Paysandú () is the capita ...
1965
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Like
Los Shakers
Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical directi ...
, the other bands that emerged in Uruguay at this time, did not want to just sound like their British counterparts, but to create a more original sound. Examples include
Los Iracundos Los Iracundos are a popular Uruguayan band from the city of Paysandú, active since the 1960s. Their music can be classified as rock and roll, including many ballads.
History
The Group was formed in 1958 in Paysandú
Paysandú () is the capita ...
,
Kano y Los Bulldogs
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Places
*Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria
* Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State
**Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries
**Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...
, and
Los Malditos
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Science and technology
* Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation
* Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers
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.
Los Mockers are not an example of this, however. Deeply influenced by
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
, there "was no trace of any local or regional personality" in their work, although its members where considered talented performers and arrangers.
1970-1973 Uruguayan Rock Boom
With the Uruguayan Invasion of Argentina dying down, a new wave of rock musicians arose, including members of
El Kinto
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
,
Tótem
Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members
1971
*Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion)
*Eduardo Uset ...
,
Psiglo,
Génesis,
Opus Alfa,
Eduardo Mateo, Jesus Figueroa and
Días de Blues, promoted by radio and television shows like ''
Constelacion'' and ''
Discodromo Show''.
Gastón Ciarlo (aka Dino) was a rock music pioneer in Uruguay, playing
electric blues
Electric blues refers to any type of blues music distinguished by the use of electric amplifier, amplification for musical instruments. The guitar was the first instrument to be popularly amplified and used by early pioneers T-Bone Walker in the ...
before the Beatles revolution, and blending pop music and local rhythms and themes. He dabbled in
candombe
''Candombe'' is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. In 2009, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed ''candombe'' in its Repre ...
like
Eduardo Mateo and
El Kinto
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Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
, adopting a rock attitude on the 1970 release
Underground
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* Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth
Underground may also refer to:
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* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
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and mixing styles such as
milonga. The songs are introduced by enigmatic words and the sound of casual conversation can be heard in the background. 1970 also saw
Eduardo Mateo dissolve
El Kinto
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
and two of its members, guitarist Walter Cambón and drummer Luis Sosa, formed , a short-lived project that was rediscovered in the 1990s thanks to its extremely unconventional sound, boasting songs "clustered by strange voices, incidental music noises and effects that sometimes unite the songs and other times cut the tunes in half".
The emerging Uruguayan rock scene showed musicians searching for a new Latin American cultural identity at the beginning of the 1970s.
Tótem
Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members
1971
*Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion)
*Eduardo Uset ...
, founded by
Ruben Rada
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Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese ...
and
Eduardo Useta was an attempt to establish this, and their 1971 self-titled debut showed songwriting talent and vocal virtuosity and helped make the band become one of the most successful Uruguayan bands, leaving an enormous legacy for the future of Uruguayan music.
File:Eduardo Mateo disco Mateo solo bien se Lame 1972 Argentina.jpg , Eduardo Mateo 1971
file:TotemPeloBarock.jpg, Tótem
Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members
1971
*Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion)
*Eduardo Uset ...
, 1971
file:Festival Sol1.jpg, Dias de Blues 1972
file: Opa.jpg , OPA Uruguayan Band in USA 1972
Apart from
Tótem
Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members
1971
*Ruben Rada (lead voice and percussion)
*Eduardo Uset ...
, the Uruguayan hard rock band
Psiglo was able to cross over from the underground and reach a large audience. Inspired by
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
and
Uriah Heep,
Psiglo was formed in 1971 and reached their height with their debut album
Ideación, released in 1973. Their leftish politics and rebellious attitude meant it was impossible for them to continue after the 1973 military coup, and their second album did not see the light of day until 1981, because the military authorities threatened to close the record company down if it was released at the time.
1973-1979: Uruguayan Rock Bottom
In 1973 the military dictatorship came to rule Uruguay, and the rock boom ended. In 1975, popular music came to be dominated by
canto popular, a genre that was against and openly dismissed electric instrumentations and foreign rhythm and styles.
1980-1984: Breaking the status quo of the dictatorship
Jorge Galemire's first solo album (1981) Presentación, combining acoustic ballads with groovy candombe jazz arrangements along with new pop readings of the Uruguayan
murga
Murga is a form of popular musical theatre performed in Montevideo, Uruguay, Panama, Argentina and Badajoz, Spain during the Carnival season. Murga groups also operate in the Buenos Aires Carnival, though to a lesser extent than in Montevideo; ...
was a big influence on many artists, although it did not reach a wide public. Galemire emerged from the 1970s Uruguayan rock scene, previously playing with
El Syndikato,
Carlos Canzani,
Eduardo Darnauchans and Eduardo Rivera, playing an important role in breaking the cultural status quo imposed by the dictatorship.
Another influential album,
Aquello by
Jaime Roos
Jaime Roos (born November 12, 1953 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan singer, composer and record producer. In 2000, he won a Silver Condor Award for Best Score Musician in El Amateur. He has French blood from his father's side. His grandfather migr ...
was released in 1981. Moving away from his previous
Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...
influenced music, Aquello was recorded in France with a multinational group of musicians, from Uruguay, Argentina, France and the US, and with this recording, Roos began to "bear no resemblance to anybody else but himself" and with a pervading atmosphere of strangeness and diversity, along with "almost perfect songs with incredible melody lines". These followed traditional song formats, but with bolero and Latin American inspired arrangements and the start of Roos's definitive personality. A year later (1982), Roos followed with
Siempre son las cuatro, with a rougher and darker quality of tone .
1985-1989: The new Uruguayan rock
After 1985, with the restoration of democracy, after 12 years of dictatorship, Uruguayan rock was reborn. The new scene was perhaps best represented by
Los Estómagos, whose 1985 debut album, Tango que me hiciste mal (1985) "is considered the kick-off of the new Uruguayan rock". Although usually labelled a
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
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* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
band, the dark tone and minimalist music of Los Estómagos mean they are closer to new wave bands such as
Bauhaus
The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 200 ...
and
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.
Sumner and Hook formed the band after attend ...
, rather than
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for ...
. The album's particular sound was also due to the use of outdated and poorly equipped Uruguayan recording studios.
In 1985 also the Uruguayan Heavy Metal scene was born with bands like Acido and
Alvacast, being
Alvacast the first Heavy Metal band to get a record deal in Uruguay.
Alvacast recorded their first LP in 1987 called "Al Borde Del Abismo".
Other bands influenced by
punk rock and
new wave included
Traidores,
Neoh-23,
Zero
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Positional notation (or place-value notation, or positional numeral system) usually denotes the extension to any base of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system (or ...
, and
La Chancha Francisca. The scene was alive and well, with shows at underground venues or the series of big concerts known as
Montevideo Rock
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...
, (where participated the most popular Heavy Metal band called
Alvacast) that also included foreign bands. The gloomy sound of this era (post-punk guitars, grim lyrics) found little support in mainstream media. This eighties rock movement slowly weakened and practically vanished. It is generally considered that this period symbolically came to an end in 1989, with the split of
Los Estómagos.
Corrección: la banda que edito dentro de la categoría HEAVY METAL en Uruguay. Fué ACIDO. Fonográficamente ese es el 1er. registro.
1990s
The mid-nineties, with the popularization of compact discs, cable TV and the beginning of the internet saw another generation of Uruguayan bands coming to the surface.
El Cuarteto de Nos
El Cuarteto de Nos (stylized as Cuarteto de Nos) is an Uruguayan rock group formed in 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the years, due to its particular sound that mixes elements of hip hop, alternative rock, comedy rock and Latin music, the gro ...
broke records with their album Otra Navidad en las Trincheras, while
Buitres despues de la una (with former
Estomagos members) reached a creative peak with Maraviya. A compilation album called Perdidos, released in 2000, documented the whole 1990s underground scene, with songs by bands like
Loop Lascano,
Kato,
Camote
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,
Gnomos,
Samurai Porno,
Sordromo and
Elefante.
Trotsky Vengaran is a very well known band in the inner culture, with over 30 years of career and eleven studio albums they directly compete with
Buitres for the audience. Formed in 1991, they published their first album, "Salud, dinero y dinero" (Health, money and more money) in 1994, since then, they have published albums almost once every two years.
In 1995, a band called
El Peyote Asesino
El Peyote Asesino is an Uruguayan hip-hop and hard rock band that was active from 1994 to 1999. The band members included L. Mental (vocals), Daniel Benia (bass), Juan Campodónico (guitars), P.P. Canedo (drums), and Carlos Casacuberta. The group ...
revitalized the whole scene with their self-titled album and their powerful underground shows. Their music was a mix of hip-hop and hard rock, with influences from
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea (musician), Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante. Their music incorporates element ...
and
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys were an American rap rock group from New York City, formed in 1978. The group was composed of Mike D, Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam Yauch, Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass), and Ad-Rock, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (voca ...
. Bands like
Platano Macho,
La Teja Pride,
La Abuela Coca (a band inspired by
Manu Chao
Manu Chao (; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his mus ...
and
Mano Negra) and the then beginners
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
gave the scene a variety that was unheard of. Deals with big record labels also helped the bands get better sound in their albums, which was a long-time debt of the local scene. Meanwhile,
La Trampa
La Trampa was an Uruguayan rock band. It was conformed by Garo Arakelián (guitar), Alejandro Spuntone (vocals), Irvin Carballo (drums) and Carlos Ráfols (bass).
The early years
La Trampa appeared in scene in 1991 being conformed since wint ...
gained popularity as their blend of traditional Uruguayan folk and obscure post-punk rock reached airplay and edited well-sold albums like Caída libre.
2000s
![Emilianobrancciari](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Emilianobrancciari.jpg)
In 2001,
Buenos Muchachos, a band that started in the 90's in Montevideo's underground rock scene, alongside
Chicos Electricos,
La Hermana Menor and
The Supersonicos, reached maturity with their third album
Dendritas contra el bicho feo, with references to bands such as
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise w ...
and
The Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...
as well as borrowing accents from the milonga and tango.
El Peyote Asesino
El Peyote Asesino is an Uruguayan hip-hop and hard rock band that was active from 1994 to 1999. The band members included L. Mental (vocals), Daniel Benia (bass), Juan Campodónico (guitars), P.P. Canedo (drums), and Carlos Casacuberta. The group ...
split after their second album, Terraja, while
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
's popularity grew as they matured musically from a ska-punk sound to their own identity, blending local sounds as well. In 2003 a band named
Astroboy
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, inspired by
Oasis
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The location of oases has been of critical imp ...
, came out. From 2005,
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
and
No Te Va Gustar
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG (English: You Won't Like It), are a rock band from Uruguay. The members are: Emiliano Brancciari (vocals and guitar), Guzmán Silveira (bass and backup vocals), Diego Bartaburu (drums), Gonza ...
(NTVG) emerged as two of the most popular bands in Uruguay.
El Cuarteto de Nos
El Cuarteto de Nos (stylized as Cuarteto de Nos) is an Uruguayan rock group formed in 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the years, due to its particular sound that mixes elements of hip hop, alternative rock, comedy rock and Latin music, the gro ...
,
No Te Va Gustar
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG (English: You Won't Like It), are a rock band from Uruguay. The members are: Emiliano Brancciari (vocals and guitar), Guzmán Silveira (bass and backup vocals), Diego Bartaburu (drums), Gonza ...
and
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
were also very popular in Argentina, touring throughout the country and playing in local festivals, such as
Cosquín Rock
Cosquin Rock is an Argentine music festival, held annually since 2001. It is held at Cosquín, Córdoba. Important national rock singers and groups participate in the festival, along with some of the most important international rock bands, m ...
,
Pepsi Music, etc.
Contemporary
![Nicolas Molina por Kvkfotos](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Nicolas_Molina_por_Kvkfotos.jpg)
In general, the most popular bands from previous decades, such as
El Cuarteto de Nos
El Cuarteto de Nos (stylized as Cuarteto de Nos) is an Uruguayan rock group formed in 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Over the years, due to its particular sound that mixes elements of hip hop, alternative rock, comedy rock and Latin music, the gro ...
,
La Vela Puerca
La Vela Puerca is a Uruguayan rock band formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1995. Its founders and current members are Sebastián Teysera (lead vocals, frontman and main songwriter), Sebastián Cebreiro (vocals, songwriter), Nicolás Lieu ...
,
No Te Va Gustar
No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG (English: You Won't Like It), are a rock band from Uruguay. The members are: Emiliano Brancciari (vocals and guitar), Guzmán Silveira (bass and backup vocals), Diego Bartaburu (drums), Gonza ...
(NTVG),
Buenos Muchachos and
Buitres continue to be popular, releasing records and playing live regularly.
A number of new bands have started to attract critical attention including
ET y Los Problems and
Molina y los Cosmicos, whose independent folk rock with touches of "spaghetti western" and
Calexico
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influences have attracted attention outside the country, partly thanks to tours in Brasil and the USA. Other bands have started to come of age, such as
Boomerang
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, the band that started in 2000 as a Uruguayan
Oasis
In ecology, an oasis (; ) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment'ksar''with its surrounding feeding source, the palm grove, within a relational and circulatory nomadic system.”
The location of oases has been of critical imp ...
clone, but who have now discovered a mature sound with the release of
Engañamundos, recorded in the studio of Argentine band
Babasónicos
Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of ...
La Maduración de Boomerang, El País (Feb 25 2015)
(Spanish)
References
External links
The Uruguayan Invasion
111 Discos Uruguayos
{{Music in spanish
Rock music by country
Uruguayan music