Amarok (Spanish band)
Encyclopedia
Amarok, named after the Eskimo
word for 'wolf', are a Spanish
progressive rock
band, with mediterranean and Middle Ages
musical influences. The group was founded in 1990 by Robert Santamaría and Lídia Cerón.
The band address environmental
issues, and much of their material is recorded using solar power
ed equipment.
Eskimo
Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia , across Alaska , Canada, and Greenland....
word for 'wolf', are a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band, with mediterranean and Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
musical influences. The group was founded in 1990 by Robert Santamaría and Lídia Cerón.
The band address environmental
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
issues, and much of their material is recorded using solar power
Solar power
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
ed equipment.
Discography
- Els nostres petits amics (recorded in a home studio using solar powerSolar powerSolar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
ed equipment) - Canciones de los mundos perdidos (1995, Lyricon)
- Gibra'ara (1998, Beringia)
- Tierra de especias (2000, recorded using only solar energy)
- Mujer Luna (2002)
- Quentadharkën (2004, Tecnosaga)