Desorden Público is a Grammy nominated

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band founded in 1985 in

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. The band's music mixes ska,

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and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and

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's politics and society. Influenced by the English

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movement, Desorden Público's embraces different languages and promotes racial and social tolerance. The band has a dozen or so releases to their name and have had platinum sales, No. 1 and top 10 hits. They have tours that have taken them all over Latin America,

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and

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. Desorden Público was named Ska Artist of the Year at the

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in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017.

Discography

* ''Desorden Público'' (

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, 1988). LP, reedited in CD in 1993 * ''En Descomposición'' (CBS, 1990) * ''Canto Popular de la vida y muerte'' (1994) * ''Plomo Revienta'' (1997) * ''¿Donde está el Futuro?'' (1998) compilation * ''Diablo'' (2000) * ''Todos sus éxitos'' (

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, 2001), compilation * ''The Ska Album'' (Megalith, 2004) compilation for the

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* ''DP18 En Concierto'' (2004) * '' Estrellas del Caos'' (2006) * ''Sex'' (2006) * ''Los Contrarios'' (2011) * ''En Vivo - Teatro Teresa Carreño'' (2013) * ''Orgánico - Rarezas Acústicas Vol.1'' (2014) * ''Guarachando en Navidad'' (2014) * ''Bailando sobre las ruinas'' (2017) * ''Pa' Fuera'' (2017)

References

Third-wave ska groups Venezuelan musical groups Venezuelan rock music groups Musical groups established in 1985 1985 establishments in Venezuela {{rock-band-stub