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Argentina
Just to contribute my cents, here is the music of my country, which is in Latin America, and is made mostly in Spanish, and some English:
(I put the genre, band/artist, and song title Rock Redonditos de Ricota Esa estrella era mi lujo Reggae Sumo No tan distintos Metal Skiltron Skiltron Tango Gardel Por una cabeza |
Los Natas!
Excellent stoner rock band from Argentina... |
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This is not stoner, but Stone Rock: Ratones Paranoicos (& Mick Taylor) Isabel Ratones Paranoicos Carolina Ratones Paranoicos Vicio Ratones Paranoicos Rock del gato |
Some extra Redonditos:
Rock yugular Vencedores vencidos Luzbelito Etiqueta negra |
I know both Ratones Paranoicos and Soda Stereo :wave:
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Cuándo podrás amar Será Como se curan las heridas |
Pues no conozco la banda las pelotas que has puesto arriba, pero las canciones de las pelotas estan suaves y agradables para escuchar. ¿Dime hay bandas de metal en argentina? Porque soy un gran aficionado de este genero y me gusta mucho escuchar a metal de otros paises en vez del tipico metal de gran bretaña y estados unidos.
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And I'm surprised Los Fabulosos Cadillacs haven't mentioned in this thread yet. I love those guys. |
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Well, there are thousands of Argentine metal bands, but they are mostly generic. There is little to rescue. Hard rock are less numerous, but have better quality. On metal, I already made mention of Skiltron, which does Celtic metal. Skiltron By sword and shield A similar band is Triddana The most known band is probably Rata Blanca: La leyenda del hada y el mago El reino olvidado Mujer amante |
Those are midway between metal and hard rock:
D-Mente & León Gieco Pensar en nada La Naranja Corazón agotado Bizarre metal Asspera El hijo de cuca |
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Soda Stereo: Corazón delator La ciudad de la furia Lo que sangra Nada personal |
The Fabulosos Cadillacs made a fusion of many Latin genres with ska. They are one of the scarce Argentine bands known outside of Argentina.
Demasiada presión Carnaval toda la vida Yo no me sentaría en tu mesa El satánico doctor Cadillac |
This is one of the most popular songs from Redonditos de Ricota. I would not put it between the 20 best, but is one of the most liked, and covered.
Here are some covers: An harmonic cover by who knows who is: An instrumental cover by Sweet Little Band. It intends to be "for babies": A ska attempt by Los Calzones Rotos: A capella by Arbol: And the original by Redonditos: |
Another contributor, thanks God! Welcome, Argento. I wanted to show a lot of Argentine bands and singer-songwriters, but the lack of time is keeping me from posting at the Spanish-language music thread lately. I mentioned some big names, though. I especially like that great rock music from the 70's:
Pop and rock bands in general. Just two examples. Soda Stereo: Persiana americana ("Persian Blinds"). Babasónicos: Risa ("Laughter"). |
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In 2009 he released his album "Un mañana". I didn't, liked it. Too generic: Quote:
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Babasónicos is doing a cover of "Ella vendrá" (from Don Cornelio y La Zona), but I don't like it. I prefer this independent cover: |
This is some Argentine music on foreign movies:
Gustavo Santaolalla Wings (from the movie Brokeback Mountain) (it starts at 1:50) This song was composed by Gato Barbieri for "Last tango in Paris" Here is interpreted by Michael Paulo: Lalo Schifrin Mission impossible This song from Angel Villoldo is on many movies, including the "Adams family", and "Shall we Dance". Here is interpreted by Katica Illenyi. El choclo |
This is the closest thing to rap/hip hop I can stand. But I'm really not onto rap.
Auténticos decadentes Tribus urbanas Mancha de Rolando Cabrón Charly García Rap de las hormigas The government tried to censor this song. It called the president by his name, and accused him of being a drug trafficker. The band -Manos de Filippi- was sued by the president. He could be successful, but this other band, Bersuit Vergarabat took the song, and made it famous. This band was too important and popular to be pursued. Bersuit Vergarabat Sr. Cobranza (Manos de Filippi) |
Let's go back to reggae:
Suéter El anda diciendo Los Pericos El ritual de la banana Man Ray En el caribe sur La Zimbabwe Loco de atar |
Skay Beilinson was guitarrist of Redonditos de Ricota.
Oda a la sin nombre Lluvia sobre Bagdad Entre el cielo y la tierra Con los ojos cerrados |
Los Piojos
Verano del 92 El farolito Tan sólo Como Alí |
Mancha de Rolando
Santa María Mancha de Rolando Arde la ciudad Caballeros de la quema Avanti morocha Oxidado |
She's weird. I don't think is safe to be around.
Juana Molina Un día you can see how she does it here (^sorry, I can't link to YouTube without the video automatically inserted. I tried to make it just a link) I know when to stop, so let's switch to something not looking weird: Hilda Lisarazu Sola en los bares Todo cambia Olvidate de mí |
Poncho
Please me Maxi Trusso & Mercurio No Matter Bittrox Made of gold Well, it can be debated if Kevin Johansen belongs to Argentine music, since he's born in Alaska, where he lived until 12 years old. Kevin Johansen Down with my baby |
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Music Banter - Announcements in Forum : Country, Folk & World Music So, I would cut this to one post a day. Mama Perfecta Liberate y bailá Los Pericos Waiting for your love Reggae Rockers Tell Me Sumo Reggae de paz y amor |
Redonditos de Ricota
Vamos las bandas Un poco de amor francés Mi perro dinamita Mariposa pontiac |
Charly García
Fanky Rezo por vos Buscando un símbolo de paz No voy en tren |
I like the Por una cabeza from the beginning though I never heared about it before.
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The genre is tango. Maybe the best composer was Piazzolla. Piazzolla's Adios Nonino -Goodbye grandpa- is a song made after his grandparent death. It tries to convey the mix of feelings caused by loss. Sometimes is chaotic, sometimes is nostalgic and bittersweet. This another has a style shared with Mission Impossible theme: Fuga y misterio The next ones are more mundane (and modern): Bajofondo Pa' bailar Bersuit Vergarabat Perro amor explota |
Maybe you can help me with the name of a band, Argento :-
They have a girl singer and some unusual songs.Their name is something like "Architeritops" , but I can`t spell it well enough to find them on Google or anywhere. I figure if anyone knows them you should : if they`re not actually Argentinian, I`m pretty sure they`re from South America. |
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I know no band with that name. |
Thanks, Argento ! I saw them on tv here in Mexico, so I thought they`d be well known. Their name looked more like an invented dinosaur than a real Spanish word, which is why I can`t find it again ! Anyway, I`ll let you know if I track them down them.
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You should not expect Mexico and Argentina hearing the same music, or even having the same tastes. The distance between Mexico and Argentina is the same as Germany to China, or Italy to South Africa. Most Mexicans never hear more than one or two Argentine bands on his life, and Argentines also live on his own, parallel musical world. 99% of the music on this thread never was aired on Mexican radio or TV. For example, the most prestigious band in Argentina is Redonditos de Ricota. Is impossible to start speaking about Argentine rock without this band. You can bet, 99,999999% of Mexicans never heard a word about it: Todo un palo Nadie es perfecto Un rock para el negro Atila Un ángel para tu soledad |
^ Yes, I knew Mexico and Argentina were pretty far apart, but didn`t quite realize just how far !
Originally from London, I`ve spent the last 20 years in Mexico, but that doesn`t mean that I know much about modern Latin American bands. Of all the guys you`ve posted on this thread, about six have turned up in the Mexican media, especially Astor Piazzolla, Soda Stereo and Charly García. I haven`t listened to all your posts yet, but I though this woman was fabulous, and both clips are interesting to watch. Thanks for posting them :- Quote:
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Signed bands are deeply looked down on Argentina. Even despised. So bands tend to avoid contracts with big labels. As a result, this thread is mostly made of self produced bands. That's good, because they are free to do whatever they want. It also means that bands don't cross borders, don't do international tours, and stay outside from MTV and Grammy awards. It's bad for their pockets. They have a hard life. But invariably, if they sign a contract, they end ruined in oblivion. Companies think that they "know" what consumers want. But it seems like they never worry about what consumers really want. They pretend to decide what we "should" want, and we don't want that. Your post made me connect dots this way. La Portuaria (no more an independent band), was on his beginnings, a band influenced by Juana Molina. Although it may not be obvious, on this song she left his footprints: Selva Nada es igual Ruta The dots connect with Mexico because this band signed a contract with big label, those that impose what bands should do, so they recorded this song with David Byrne (from Talking Heads). It speaks about Mexicans crossing the border to United States: Hoy no le temo a la muerte Not bad song, but, just a ripoff from an older one named " Llévame a lo hondo". That's the kind of stuff that make us hate big labels. |
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I hope to come back to this thread later to check out your latest posts. Any more Juana Molina ? |
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I think there is also a kind of "musical connection" between Argentina and Spain. In fact, to many critics, the 80's Spanish-language pop and rock boom and its internationalization (let's say "at a Pan-Hispanic level") began (and then continued) with a fusion of some Argentine and Spanish talents. They say there are two Argentine-Spanish bands essential for the Spanish-language rock of all time: Tequila and Los Rodríguez (and I agree!). Yes, I know: I should have translated more of their songs here at Music Banter, but... you know.... lack of time.... :( Imagine for a moment: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly were born in Buenos Aires and Madrid and they play together. In other words, ladies and gentlemen, Tequila is your top-notch rock n' roll en español: Matrícula de Honor ("An A Grade", 1979) ♫ "9:00 de la mañana, ................................ 9:00 in the morning, ya suena la campana, ................................ the bell rings, a clase tenemos que entrar. ................................ we gotta enter the classroom. No importa si nos gusta ................................ No matter if we like it o acaso nos disgusta, ................................ or if we dislike it, nadie te lo va a preguntar. ................................ nobody is gonna ask you about it. Marchando para adentro, ................................ Going in, no puedo soportar ................................ I can't stand pensar que un día entero ................................ thinking that I have to sit me tengo que tragar. ................................ through the whole day. Los profes van pidiendo ................................ Teachers demand un buen comportamiento ................................ a good behaviour hablando y hablando sin parar. ................................ while talking and talking all the time. ♫ Son viejos y aburridos, ................................ They're old and boring, ¡qué cruz que tengo que aguantar! ................................ what a cross to bear! ¡Bah! ................................ Boo! Me entra por una oreja, ................................ It goes in one ear, por la otra se me va. ................................ and right out the other. Un día en el colegio... ................................ A day at the school... ...¡es un muermo total! ................................ ...is a crashing bore! ♫ ♫ Y yo no sé por qué. ................................ And I don't know why. Yo no sé por qué. ................................ I don't know why. Yo no sé por qué. ................................ I don't know why. Historia, Geografía, Latín y Biología, ................................ History, Geography, Latin and Biology, ¿a quién le pueden interesar? ................................ who would be interested in that? Los nombres se me olvidan, ................................ I forget names, los números me lían, ................................ numbers confuse me, a mí esto no me va. ................................ this doesn't work for me. No consigo entender ................................ I can't work out si esto es un deber, ................................ if this is a duty, si vengo al colegio más, ................................ if the more I go to school, más, más voy a saber. ................................ the more I will know. Las horas no terminan, ................................ Hours are endless, me aburro cantidad, ................................ I'm bored stiff, si hubiera alguna forma ................................ if only I could de poderme largar... ................................ leave somehow...; salir de aquí, ................................ to get out of here, no volver más. ................................ to not come back again. Matrícula de Honor nunca voy a sacar. ................................ I will never get an 'A' grade. Un día en el colegio... ................................ A day at the school... ...¡es un muermo total! ................................ ...is a crashing bore! Y yo no sé por qué. ................................ And I don't know why. ♫ Yo no sé por qué. ................................ I don't know why. Si tú sabes por qué, ................................ If you know why, ♫ ¡ay, dímelo, dímelo! ................................ oh, tell me, tell me! Yo salgo del colegio, ................................ I'm gonna get out of the school, ya no aguanto más. ................................ I can't take it no longer. Me voy por el pasillo ................................ I go out by the corridor y por la puerta de atrás; ................................ and the back door; pasa un profesor, ................................ I bump into a teacher, me pregunta '¿dónde vas?', ................................ he asks me 'where do you go?', le digo '¡vete de mi vista!', ................................ I say to him 'get out of my sight!', '¡vete de acá!'. ................................ 'get out of here!'". ♫ |
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She's a comedian. The kind of people that puts light over the little things that we all know, but we never are conscious of knowing until she points at it. The problem is that that kind of stuff cannot be appreciated on different languages, and since this is an English forum, is not courteous to make posts that non spanish speakers cannot understand. I try to post songs which -I hope- can be enjoyed beyond the language. So going deeper on Juana Molina is an idea that I don't like too much. She likes to tell you the things you don't want to hear, and breaking the rules. She likes to disappoint; is for people who likes to be disappointed. She's a weirdo: Los hongos de Marosa Vive sólo |
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On Los Rodriguez, yes. Los Rodriguez' leader was Andrés Calamaro. He's a big name in Argentina. Calamaro integrated numerous rock bands, although maybe Los Rodriguez was not "rock": Sin documentos Milonga del marinero y el capitán Para no olvidar Hace calor Calamaro is a big name in Argentina. He made dozens of successful bands, although I hated one of his latest works, the album "On the rocks". |
Other works by Calamaro:
Flaca This song possibly is know in Mexico as a cover by Los Rodriguez, but it was originally composed for Fabiana Cantilo: Dulce condena Other songs composed -by Calamaro- for Fabiana Cantilo are those: Mary Poppins y el deshollinador Mi enfermedad |
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