Carlos Damián Rodríguez (born 13 January 1972) is an Argentine musician, artist and songwriter, famous as part of the

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band Fun People and who is currently in the band Boom Boom Kid. Also known by various aliases as: Nekro, Boom Boom Kid, and Il Carlo. He has released several CDs, DVDs, records and books.

Biography

Born in Campana, Argentina, he has been a vegetarian since the age 17. His first concert was on 26 July 1989. In 1995, he released the record ''Anestesia'' and went on tour with the band Fun People, made up by Carlos Rodríguez (vocals), Lucas Elizald Sequeira (guitar), Dario López (bass), Marcelo Vidal (drums). His works are translated into Spanish and English, and in many cases both interchangeably. He also performs acoustic solo shows playing the guitar. Highlights of his covers of other artists are: " Stay Free" from

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and the song "Principe Azul" (Blue Prince) from

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Eduardo Mateo. On his arm he has a tattoo of the Saint Exupery character

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. He has released his records in Latin América, Europe, Japan and USA, among others. In his shows, tours, and liner notes to these records, he conducts himself with a

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ideology. He appears in many of his videos. In the song "Brick by Brick" holding a sign with the legend: "''Fuck art! let's rock''", or singing in "I do" which was retransmitted by the

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and the song "I don't mind" transmitted by

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Discography

* 1995, Fun People,

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* 1996, Fun People, Kum Kum * 1997, Fun People, Todo niño sensible sabrá de qué estamos hablando * 1998, Fun People, The Fun People Experience * 1999, Fun People, The Art(e) of Romance. * 1999, Fun People, Gori & Nekro – Golden hits * 2000, Fun People, Angustia no, no * 2001, Boom Boom Kid, Okey Dokey * 2004, Boom Boom Kid, Smiles from Chapanoland * 2006, Boom Boom Kid, The many many moods of Boom Boom Kid. * 2007, Boom Boom Kid, Wasabi * 2007, Boom Boom Kid, Espontáneos Momentos De 2x2 Es 16 Odas Al Dada Tunes * 2009, Boom Boom Kid, Frisbee * 2010, Boom Boom Kid, Colección verano 2010 * 2011, Boom Boom Kid, Muy Frisbee * 2012, Boom Boom Kid, Libro absurdo On 8 October 2011, he was invited to play with the band

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Collaborations

In 2020 collaborated as a vocalist in the song "I'm Nothing" by Argentine/Australian musician Damián Gaume together with bassist

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. In 2014 was featured as a vocalist in the song "Si, es verdad" by Poncho. In 2020 he sang a cover of SNFU's "The Gravedigger" as th
LoveSong of the Month
series.

References

External links

Carlos Rodríguez – boom boom kid Myspace, official.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Carlos 1972 births Living people Argentine male singer-songwriters Argentine singer-songwriters Spanish male writers 21st-century Argentine male singers