Los Auténticos Decadentes
Encyclopedia
Los Auténticos Decadentes (Spanish
for "The Authentic Decadents") is an Argentine
band that mix ska
with Latin America
n rhythms. The band was formed around the year 1986 by Cucho and Nito, who invited Gastón to join them.
Their first hit was Veni Raquel, which set the tone for the irreverence and ironic humor of their later lyrics. Many of their songs are classic anthems of the Argentine nightlife, such as Corazón, Loco (Tu Forma de Ser), Entregá el Marrón, La Guitarra or El Murguero.
For some of their hit songs and videos, the Decandentes have engaged many Argentine icons such as former soccer referee Guillermo Nimo and the later candombe
singer Alberto Castillo. As they draw from traditions such as canzonetta
, murga
bands and cantina songs, they are popular with many generations.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "The Authentic Decadents") is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
band that mix ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
with Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n rhythms. The band was formed around the year 1986 by Cucho and Nito, who invited Gastón to join them.
Their first hit was Veni Raquel, which set the tone for the irreverence and ironic humor of their later lyrics. Many of their songs are classic anthems of the Argentine nightlife, such as Corazón, Loco (Tu Forma de Ser), Entregá el Marrón, La Guitarra or El Murguero.
For some of their hit songs and videos, the Decandentes have engaged many Argentine icons such as former soccer referee Guillermo Nimo and the later candombe
Candombe
Candombe is a musical genre that has its roots in the African Bantu, and is proper of Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil .Uruguayan Candombe is the most practiced and spread internationally and has been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity...
singer Alberto Castillo. As they draw from traditions such as canzonetta
Canzonetta
In music, a canzonetta was a popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560...
, murga
Murga
Murga is a form of popular musical theatre performed in Uruguay and in Argentina during the Carnival season. Murga groups operate in Montevideo and at the Buenos Aires Carnival, though to a lesser extent than in Montevideo; the Argentine murga is more centred on dancing and less on vocals than the...
bands and cantina songs, they are popular with many generations.
Members
- Gustavo "Cucho" Parisi - vocals
- Jorge Serrano - guitars, vocals, choirs and pincullo
- Diego Demarco - guitars, vocals, choirs
- Nito Montecchia- guitars, choirs
- Gastón "Francés" Bernardou - percussion, effects and synthesisers
- Martín "La Mosca" Lorenzo - percussion and choirs
- Daniel Zimbello - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Pablo Armesto - bass guitar and choirs
- Pablo Rodriguez - saxophone, flute and pincullo
- Eduardo Tripodi - percussion and choirs
- Mariano Franceschelli - drums, bass guitar, percussion and choirs
- Guillermo "Capanga" Eijo - trumpet and choirs
- Occasional guest: Claudio Carrozza - keyboards.
Discography
They have 10 albums:- Sónico (upers1991)ile:
- Fiesta monstruo (1993)
- Mi vida loca (1995)
- Cualquiera puede cantar (1997)
- Hoy trasnoche (2000)
- Los reyes de la canción (2001, greatest hits compilation)
- Sigue tu camino (2003)
- Los autenticos decadentes:Obras Cumbres (2006, greatest hits compilation)
- Club Atlético Decadente (2006)
- Somos (En Vivo) (2008)
- Lo mejor de lo peor (2009)
- Irrompibles (2010)
- Los Machos Single (2010)
- Distrito Federal Single (2010)
- Tribus Urbanas Single (2010)
Upcoming Concerts
- Thursday June 3, 2010 - Boston at Royale
- Friday June 11, 2010 - Los Angeles at Hollywood Park Casino
- Official concert site (Spanish)