Peruvian rock
Encyclopedia
Rock entered the Peruvian scene in the late-1950s, through listening to performers like Elvis Presley
, Buddy Holly
and Bill Haley
, who popularized rockabilly
in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared during this time. They included Los Millonarios del Jazz, Los Stars, Conjunto Astoria, Los Incas Modernos, and Los Zodiacs
.
became popular. A number of Peruvian bands built a loyal audience. Among them, Los Saicos
who fusioned psychedelic rock
, garage rock
and surf, Los York's
, Los Jaguars, Los Silvertons, Los Belkings, Los Doltons and Los Shains who featured rock guitar hero Pico Ego-Aguirre (later at Pax
), as well as Traffic Sound
, the first Peruvian supergroup
, merging core players from Los Hang Ten's
with other important musicians.
in various ways: banning concerts in key venues and even banning a highly anticipated Carlos Santana
concert in 1971. However, some AM radio stations continued to play rock music (such as Radio Miraflores, Radio 1160, and Radio Atalaya). Also, record companies continued to release LPs of rock bands (such as Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix) in Peru. The movie Woodstock was shown in Lima every two or three years. Moreover, some bands left their mark, such as El Polen, Traffic Sound
, Pax, We All Together
, Telegraph Avenue, Black Sugar, Crossroads, Tripping Foxters, Red Amber, and in the late 1970s Fragil
.
Other than the above, Peruvian rock descended into its most obscure era during the mid '70s, losing the momentum it had laboriously gained. Only one exception appeared in the late 1970s, the band Breeze
with Roxana Valdiviezo. They released one self-titled album and all of its songs were in English. Disco music and Salsa
dominated the airwaves for the remainder of the decade. Some rock musicians became jazz musicians, such as guitarist Richie Zellon.
released its first LP in 1981. Nevertheless, because of the deep crisis that the country was suffering, Peruvian rockers looked for a way to channel their frustrations. In this environment, it is no surprise that British Punk rock
became a major influence to a few young Peruvians rockers of this era, and quickly a small "underground" scene started brewing parallel to the free-again 'mainstream' scene. Bands like Leusemia
, Narcosis
, Zcuela Crrada formed part of the first wave. The members of these bands were mostly from poor neighborhoods, but a few came from upper class neighborhoods and had learned English in their schools.
Bands like Fragil
, Rio, Miki Gonzales, Pax, Jas, Imagenes
, Trama
, Danai y Pateandolatas came from upper and middle-class backgrounds, uncovering the social division in Peruvian society. According to some scholars (mainly left wing thinkers), the 'underground' scene was by far richer in creativity, though lacking technical skills, some others think the "commercial" scene was more worthwhile, since the underground scene hardly reached more than a few hundred supporters per concert and mainly in the capital city of Lima, being virtually unknown for the rest of the country.
Quickly several bands started appearing and creating subgenres within the umbrella 'underground' scene. Radio or TV support was nonexistent for them (the mainstream bands did have some), poverty and lack of technology prevented most bands from recording any moderate-quality material. Despite all this, the present and future looked much brighter than in the '70s, since these bands, especially the mainstream ones, were pioneers in the rock scene after the '75–'85 downturn.
At the same time, a more underground scene of Death metal
and Black metal
developed in Lima. These bands had been influenced by European bands. Local bands such as Mortem
and Kranium among others were formed in the '80s.
allowed different rock musicians to split and create sub-circuits, and rock became very diversified and varied. Some of the best (but not necessarily best known) rock bands from Peru came out during this decade. Leusemia
became the leaders of not only the 'underground' faction, but of all Peruvian rock, undergoing a change from very basic rock band to a prolific and influential group that included rock anthems, ballads and symphonic, almost progressive rock
. For those who liked the 80s post-punk
, Dolores Delirio
, Voz Propia and Cardenales were among the best at the 'goth
' sound.
Huelga De Hambre
was one of Peru's grunge
-influenced group. El Aire, G3, Radio Criminal, Los Mojarras
, Mar De Copas
, La Liga del Sueño
and Rafo Raez where very solid bands of diverse genres that soon were followed in the late '90s by other great bands like La Sarita
, Ni Voz Ni Voto, Cementerio Club
, D'Mente Comun and Líbido that expanded Peru's rock universe.
Due to financial difficulties and lack of support from promoters most bands from different backgrounds had to end up playing the same few venues, which allowed the forming of a solid, knowledgeable and loyal fanbase. Although the concerts were very small at the beginning (50 people, average), as the decade progressed, more young people started to notice these bands and fill bigger venues with 500, 1000, or 2000 people. Towards the end of the decade megaconcerts like "Agustirock", "El Niño Malo", "Antimiseria" and "Inrockuptibles" brought in at least 10,000 fans each.
Peruvian media continued to largely ignore these bands, but started to slowly open up in the late '90s. The few Peruvian acts that got exposure where of a decidedly more upper-class and 'safer' sounding rock. The best bands of "mainstream '90s" rock were Nosequien y Los Nosecuantos, Miki Gonzales and Arena Hash
, whose member Pedro Suarez Vertiz
became the most commercially successful Peruvian rocker of the decade as he went on a solo career.
The Black/Death Metal scene still remained as an underground act. The old bands, through a lot of effort, released fine self-produced stuff. Many Black Metal and Death Metal bands were formed such as black metallers Illapa, Belzec, Nahual and Death-Thrash Metal acts like Dark Silence, Ensalve and Hadez. Many conflicts between bands (which include thrash talking and rival feelings) and critical political-economics issues were the cause of many disbanded metal groups.
A report on Peruvian rock included in the July 1999 issue of Maximum RocknRoll
mentions the following bands: Aeropajitas, Manganzoides, 60's garage punk/garage revival, Asmereir, a blend of punk/ska/reggae/hardcore/thrash, Leusemia
, that put out a double CD through Coyote Records and it's titled Moxon
, Histeria Kolectiva reminiscing of Leusemia
, dios hastío euro-crustcore intense and desperate, Ataque Frontal classic I-spit-on-your-face band, one of the shapers of the scene, Psicosis ska/punk orchestra, 3 Al Hilo, punk rock & roll, Metadona female fronted pop-punk, Magras punk/hardcore and reggae, P. T. K. this means Pateando Tu Kara, anarcho-punk, Los Rezios, Autonomia, Migraña, Irreverentes, Hazloquechuchapunkron, Perú No Existe, Generacion Perdida as well as fanzines: Caleta, Sub
, Cuero Negro and Crash Boom Zap.
was quicker to notice and bring in Peruvian bands in their shows than the own Peruvian mainstream radio. Suddenly, Peruvian band videos were in normal rotation alongside regionally known acts like Soda Stereo
, Shakira
and Jaguares
.
Peru's most successful band ever became Líbido, selling hundreds of thousands of discs worldwide and receiving Grammy nominations and several Latin MTV awards. Soon other bands like Amen, Zen
and TK
encountered similar success. Aliados and Inyectores, both made up of ex-G3 members, Los Fuckin Sombreros, Campo De Almas and Pelo Madueño, drummer of the '80s Peruvian rock band [Narcosis] and leader, vocalist and guitarist of the 90s Peruvian rock band La Liga Del Sueño
, 6 Voltios
, Space bee
, Zaraúz, Brinvonda, Turbopotamos
, Vaselina, Leusemia
, Pancho Pepe Jazz Band, Los Claxon, DaleVuelta, Tráfico and Uchpa
which is a rock & blues band in Quechua
and Jose Arbulú, who is also the vocalist and lead guitar of Cementerio Club, were acts that developed at the local level.
Dozens of new bands keep coming out and most of the '90s bands are still playing and have greatly improved the quality of their offerings. The albums of the early rock banks, including Los Saicos
, Traffic Sound
, and We All Together
have been released on CDs. Radio stations are currently much more receptive of mainstream Peruvian Rock, given its recent relative commercial success although most of Peruvian media does not promote popular underground acts such as punk and reggae.
- http://www.fragilperu.com
Amen - http://www.amen.pe
6 Voltios
- http://www.6voltios.com
Mar de Copas
- http://www.mardecopas.com
Crimson Death
- http://www.crimsondeath.org
Dale Vuelta - http://www.dalevuelta.com
Los Dickens- http://www.losdickens.com
Los Belkings - http://www.belkings.com
Los Fuckin Sombreros - http://www.losfuckinsombreros.com.pe
Charlie Parra del Riego
- http://www.charlieparradelriego.com
(1957) Los Millonarios del Jazz
(1958) Eulogio Molina y sus Rockanrollers
(1959) Jorge Botteri
(1962) Los Kreps
(1962) Los Incas Modernos
(1963) Los Sunset
(1963) Los Golden Boys
(1964) Los Zodiacs
(1964) Los Saicos
(1964) Los Shains
(1965) Los Termits
(1965) Los Doltons
(1965) Los Drags
(1965) Los Steivos
(1965) Los Fannings
(1965) Los Teddys
(1965) Los VIPs
(1965) Los Belkings
(1966) Los Spectros
(1966) Los Golden Stars
(1966) Los York's
(1966) Los Silverstons
(1967) Los Holys
(1967) Los Zanys
(1967) Traffic Sounds
(1968) Los Mads
(1968) Los Comandos
(1969) El Opio
(1969) Los Far Fen
(1969) The (St Thomas) Pepper Smelter
(1969) Telegraph Avenue
(1969) PAX
(1970) Black Sugar
(1970) Grupo Amigos
(1971) El Alamo
(1971) Smog
(1971) Cacique
(1971) We All Together
(1972) El Ayllu
(1972) El Polen
(1972) Tarkus
(1976) Frágil
(1982) Autocontrol
(1983) Rio
(1983) Leuzemia
(1984) Narcosis
(1985) M.A.S.A.C.R.E.
(1986) Arena Hash
(1986) Miki Gonzales
(1986) G-3
(1987) Trama
(1987) Orgus
(1988) No se quién y no se cuántos
(1991) UCHPA
(1991) La Liga del Sueño
(1992) Mar de Copas
(1993) Los Zopilotes
(1993) Pedro Suarez Vertiz
(1994) Campo de Almas
(1994) Dolores Delirio
(1994) Ni Voz ni Voto
(1994) Huelga de Hambre
(1995) Amen
(1996) Madre Matilda
(1995) Tremolo
(1996) El Aire
(1996) Libido
(1996) Cementerio Club
(1998) Semillas
(2000) Chaska
(2000) Inyectores
(2001) TK
(2001) Los Chabelos
(2001) Gaia
(2002) La Negra
(2002) Fuera del Resto
(2002) Zen
(2003) Wayo
(2005) YAWARHIEM
(2005) Dos Vírgenes
(2005) Emergency Blanket
(2007) Alerta Rocket
(2007) Diego Dibós
(2008) Pelo Madueño
(2009) Jhovan
(2010) Zhoria
(2010) Difonia
(2010) Kanaku y el Tigre - http://rockdelperu.es.tl/List-of-Bands.htm
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
and Bill Haley
Bill Haley
Bill Haley was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock".-Early life and career:...
, who popularized rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared during this time. They included Los Millonarios del Jazz, Los Stars, Conjunto Astoria, Los Incas Modernos, and Los Zodiacs
Los Zodiacs
Los Zodiacs were a Peruvian rock music band of the beginnings 1960s. They toured internationally with successful 45s such as Discos El Virrey, "Berta Lu", "Balada de la trompeta", "Bésame mucho", "Amor misterioso", "100 toneladas", and "What I Said"....
.
1960s
New trends like British merseybeat and American surfSurf music
Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Orange County and other areas of Southern California. It was particularly popular between 1961 and 1965, has subsequently been revived and was highly influential on subsequent rock music...
became popular. A number of Peruvian bands built a loyal audience. Among them, Los Saicos
Los Saicos
Los Saicos were a Peruvian garage rock band that has come to be considered one of the most original and influential Latin American bands of the 1960s...
who fusioned psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and surf, Los York's
Los york's
Los Yorks was a band of Garage, Psychedelic and Peruvian Beat formed in 1964 in the district of Rimac in Lima Peru. Despite its relatively short existence, was one of the most successful groups of their época...
, Los Jaguars, Los Silvertons, Los Belkings, Los Doltons and Los Shains who featured rock guitar hero Pico Ego-Aguirre (later at Pax
Pax
Pax may refer to:* Pax , the Roman goddess of peace- Organizations :* PAX Association in Poland* Pax Forlag, a Norwegian publishing house* PAX Network, a U.S. television network now known as ION Television...
), as well as Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound was a Peruvian rock band founded in 1967 by Manuel Sanguinetti , Freddy Rizo-Patrón , Jean Pierre Magnet , Willy "Wilito" Barclay , Willy Thorne and Luis "Lucho" Nevares . Freddy and Manuel had met in school and played in Los Hang Ten's...
, the first Peruvian supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
, merging core players from Los Hang Ten's
Los Hang Ten's
"Los Hang Ten's" was a Peruvian rock group formed in 1964, originally from the San Isidro District in the country's capital Lima, from which the band Traffic Sound, the first so-called rock "supergroup" in that country's music history, drew two of its original members and, through them,...
with other important musicians.
1970s
After the military took over the government in October 1968, rock was outcast as an alienating phenomenon by the government of General Juan Velasco AlvaradoJuan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
in various ways: banning concerts in key venues and even banning a highly anticipated Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
concert in 1971. However, some AM radio stations continued to play rock music (such as Radio Miraflores, Radio 1160, and Radio Atalaya). Also, record companies continued to release LPs of rock bands (such as Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix) in Peru. The movie Woodstock was shown in Lima every two or three years. Moreover, some bands left their mark, such as El Polen, Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound was a Peruvian rock band founded in 1967 by Manuel Sanguinetti , Freddy Rizo-Patrón , Jean Pierre Magnet , Willy "Wilito" Barclay , Willy Thorne and Luis "Lucho" Nevares . Freddy and Manuel had met in school and played in Los Hang Ten's...
, Pax, We All Together
We All Together
We All Together is a Peruvian rock and roll band formed in 1970. They composed songs both in English and Spanish during their career. Their most known songs are the cover "Carry on till tomorrow" , "Hey Revolution" and "It's a sin to go away", which appeared on Nuggets II.The first line-up was...
, Telegraph Avenue, Black Sugar, Crossroads, Tripping Foxters, Red Amber, and in the late 1970s Fragil
Frágil
Frágil is a Peruvian progressive/symphonic hard rock band. Named after an eponymous Yes album , Frágil is one of the most respected rock bands in Perú. Fragil started as a symphonic progressive/hard rock band influenced by the likes of Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Rainbow . They...
.
Other than the above, Peruvian rock descended into its most obscure era during the mid '70s, losing the momentum it had laboriously gained. Only one exception appeared in the late 1970s, the band Breeze
Breeze
Breeze or The Breeze can refer to:* Sea breeze, an onshore afternoon wind, caused by warm air rising over the land in sunny weather-Media:* The Breeze , a group of radio stations in New Zealand....
with Roxana Valdiviezo. They released one self-titled album and all of its songs were in English. Disco music and Salsa
Salsa music
Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music...
dominated the airwaves for the remainder of the decade. Some rock musicians became jazz musicians, such as guitarist Richie Zellon.
1980s
During the late '70s and early '80s, Peruvian rock bands (such as Vértigo, Acido and Up Lapsus) were confined to the underground scene; with no radio or TV support. The half-hour TV show Disco Club led by singer-songwriter Gerardo Manuel (Rojas) was an occasional exception. FragilFrágil
Frágil is a Peruvian progressive/symphonic hard rock band. Named after an eponymous Yes album , Frágil is one of the most respected rock bands in Perú. Fragil started as a symphonic progressive/hard rock band influenced by the likes of Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Rainbow . They...
released its first LP in 1981. Nevertheless, because of the deep crisis that the country was suffering, Peruvian rockers looked for a way to channel their frustrations. In this environment, it is no surprise that British Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
became a major influence to a few young Peruvians rockers of this era, and quickly a small "underground" scene started brewing parallel to the free-again 'mainstream' scene. Bands like Leusemia
Leusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
, Narcosis
Narcosis (band)
Narcosis was a grindcore band from Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the north of England, founded in 1995 and split in October 2007.-Final:* Jamie - vocals * Brod - drums...
, Zcuela Crrada formed part of the first wave. The members of these bands were mostly from poor neighborhoods, but a few came from upper class neighborhoods and had learned English in their schools.
Bands like Fragil
Frágil
Frágil is a Peruvian progressive/symphonic hard rock band. Named after an eponymous Yes album , Frágil is one of the most respected rock bands in Perú. Fragil started as a symphonic progressive/hard rock band influenced by the likes of Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Rainbow . They...
, Rio, Miki Gonzales, Pax, Jas, Imagenes
Imagenes
Imágenes was a Peruvian rock/pop band conformed by the now actor Diego Bertie , Aurelio "Chifa" García Miró, Dante Albertini and Hernán Campos....
, Trama
Trama
Trama may refer to:* Trama , a genus of aphid* Trama , a mushroom's "flesh"* Trama , a Peruvian band* Spanish and Portuguese for plot* a medium access control protocol for sensor networks ....
, Danai y Pateandolatas came from upper and middle-class backgrounds, uncovering the social division in Peruvian society. According to some scholars (mainly left wing thinkers), the 'underground' scene was by far richer in creativity, though lacking technical skills, some others think the "commercial" scene was more worthwhile, since the underground scene hardly reached more than a few hundred supporters per concert and mainly in the capital city of Lima, being virtually unknown for the rest of the country.
Quickly several bands started appearing and creating subgenres within the umbrella 'underground' scene. Radio or TV support was nonexistent for them (the mainstream bands did have some), poverty and lack of technology prevented most bands from recording any moderate-quality material. Despite all this, the present and future looked much brighter than in the '70s, since these bands, especially the mainstream ones, were pioneers in the rock scene after the '75–'85 downturn.
At the same time, a more underground scene of Death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
and Black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
developed in Lima. These bands had been influenced by European bands. Local bands such as Mortem
Mortem (band)
Mortem is a Death Metal band formed in 1986 in Lima, Peru. They are the first Peruvian metal band to have toured Europe and the United States. Mortem’s musical style is firmly rooted in the death metal, black metal and thrash metal of the nineteen-eighties. Mortem's characteristic heavy sound is...
and Kranium among others were formed in the '80s.
1990s
The further growth of the underground scene and the liberalization of Peruvian society and economyallowed different rock musicians to split and create sub-circuits, and rock became very diversified and varied. Some of the best (but not necessarily best known) rock bands from Peru came out during this decade. Leusemia
Leusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
became the leaders of not only the 'underground' faction, but of all Peruvian rock, undergoing a change from very basic rock band to a prolific and influential group that included rock anthems, ballads and symphonic, almost 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...
. For those who liked the 80s post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
, Dolores Delirio
Dolores Delirio
Dolores Delirio is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist Jeffrey Parra, drummer/lyricist Josué Vásquez, bassist/keyboardist Jose Inoñan, and vocalist Ricardo Brenneisen...
, Voz Propia and Cardenales were among the best at the 'goth
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
' sound.
Huelga De Hambre
Huelga De Hambre
Huelga de Hambre is a Peruvian band, formed in Lima, Peru, around November 1994. They started to play covers from Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Black Crowes and Soul Asylum. And released their only album, M4QUINA Y ESPIR1TU , in 1998.Huelga de Hambre quickly developed a distinctive...
was one of Peru's grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
-influenced group. El Aire, G3, Radio Criminal, Los Mojarras
Los mojarras
Los Mojarras are a band from the province of El Agustino Lima Peru that formed in 1992. They released their first album in 1994, titled Sarita Colonia, and are still currently producing music and performing. They have been politically active through their music, voicing political realities and...
, Mar De Copas
Mar de Copas
Mar de Copas is a Peruvian rock band from Lima. They emerged from the South American independent music scene of the 1990s.Mar de Copas sold over 50,000 copies of their first five albums in Peru, where an album with 5,000 copies sold is considered a "Disco de Oro" . No other Peruvian band has done...
, La Liga del Sueño
La Liga del Sueño
La Liga Del Sueño is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1991 which had two minor hits "La Peor de las Guerras" and "Mala Sangre".The band was formed in Lima by several members of the very well known clown troupé called "Pataclaun" including Jorge "Pelo Madueño" , Gonzalo Torres and Johanna San...
and Rafo Raez where very solid bands of diverse genres that soon were followed in the late '90s by other great bands like La Sarita
La Sarita
La Sarita is a Peruvian rock group was formed in Lima, circa 1998, by Julio Perez and Martin Choy. La Sarita's name comes from the blessed "Sarita Colonia" a symbol of popular faith. La Sarita has three independent albums Mas Poder released in 1999, Danza la Raza in 2003 and Mamacha Simona in 2009...
, Ni Voz Ni Voto, Cementerio Club
Cementerio Club
Cementerio Club is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1996. In 1999 MTV began to play their videoclip of the song "Barco Viejo" and in 2001 MTV played another video of them called "Sometimes Bonita". In 2004, Cementerio Club was nominated to "Best New Central Artist" category at the MTV Video Music...
, D'Mente Comun and Líbido that expanded Peru's rock universe.
Due to financial difficulties and lack of support from promoters most bands from different backgrounds had to end up playing the same few venues, which allowed the forming of a solid, knowledgeable and loyal fanbase. Although the concerts were very small at the beginning (50 people, average), as the decade progressed, more young people started to notice these bands and fill bigger venues with 500, 1000, or 2000 people. Towards the end of the decade megaconcerts like "Agustirock", "El Niño Malo", "Antimiseria" and "Inrockuptibles" brought in at least 10,000 fans each.
Peruvian media continued to largely ignore these bands, but started to slowly open up in the late '90s. The few Peruvian acts that got exposure where of a decidedly more upper-class and 'safer' sounding rock. The best bands of "mainstream '90s" rock were Nosequien y Los Nosecuantos, Miki Gonzales and Arena Hash
Arena Hash
Arena Hash was a Peruvian rock/pop band.This band originated from the early "Paranoia", a band formed at Maria Reina School, a Peruvian school in 1984. Arena Hash became famous in 1988 with their local hit "Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas". Arena Hash became very popular in Peruvian radio...
, whose member Pedro Suarez Vertiz
Pedro Suarez Vertiz
Pedro Martín José María Suárez-Vértiz Alva is a Peruvian singer-songwriter-guitarist.He learned to play the piano and the guitar before he began school. At the age of 18, he attended the University of Lima, graduating with a degree in communications...
became the most commercially successful Peruvian rocker of the decade as he went on a solo career.
The Black/Death Metal scene still remained as an underground act. The old bands, through a lot of effort, released fine self-produced stuff. Many Black Metal and Death Metal bands were formed such as black metallers Illapa, Belzec, Nahual and Death-Thrash Metal acts like Dark Silence, Ensalve and Hadez. Many conflicts between bands (which include thrash talking and rival feelings) and critical political-economics issues were the cause of many disbanded metal groups.
A report on Peruvian rock included in the July 1999 issue of Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum RocknRoll
Maximum rocknroll is a widely distributed, monthly not-for-profit fanzine based in San Francisco, USA. It features interviews, columns, and reviews from international contributors...
mentions the following bands: Aeropajitas, Manganzoides, 60's garage punk/garage revival, Asmereir, a blend of punk/ska/reggae/hardcore/thrash, Leusemia
Leusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
, that put out a double CD through Coyote Records and it's titled Moxon
Moxon
Moxon may refer to:* Moxon Huddersfield, a British textile manufacturer of luxury worsted and woollen cloth* Moxon & Kobrin, a law firm located in Los Angeles, California, USA...
, Histeria Kolectiva reminiscing of Leusemia
Leusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
, dios hastío euro-crustcore intense and desperate, Ataque Frontal classic I-spit-on-your-face band, one of the shapers of the scene, Psicosis ska/punk orchestra, 3 Al Hilo, punk rock & roll, Metadona female fronted pop-punk, Magras punk/hardcore and reggae, P. T. K. this means Pateando Tu Kara, anarcho-punk, Los Rezios, Autonomia, Migraña, Irreverentes, Hazloquechuchapunkron, Perú No Existe, Generacion Perdida as well as fanzines: Caleta, Sub
Sub
Sub may refer to:* Submarine* Submarine sandwich* Subscription* Substitute * Substitute teacher* Subtitle * Bottom , also called "sub" * Subwoofer loudspeaker* Sub...
, Cuero Negro and Crash Boom Zap.
2000s
A mature and prolific rock scene needed exposure in the whole country and Latin America. Due in thanks to the improved economic presence of the country as a whole in the region, this came soon. Peruvian TV and the Latin American division of MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
was quicker to notice and bring in Peruvian bands in their shows than the own Peruvian mainstream radio. Suddenly, Peruvian band videos were in normal rotation alongside regionally known acts like Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo were an Argentine rock band who are recognized as one of the most influential and important Latin American and Ibero-American bands of all time...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
and Jaguares
Jaguares (rock band)
Jaguares is a Mexican alternative rock band formed by former Caifanes lead singer Saúl Hernández, ex-Caifan Alfonso André , and two long-time friends Federico Fong and José Manuel Aguilera .-History:...
.
Peru's most successful band ever became Líbido, selling hundreds of thousands of discs worldwide and receiving Grammy nominations and several Latin MTV awards. Soon other bands like Amen, Zen
Zen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
and TK
TK
TK, Tk or tk may refer to:In music:* TK * TK Records, a record label started by Henry StoneIn television:* Takeru "T.K." Takaishi, a character from Digimon anime* TK, a character in Angel Beats!...
encountered similar success. Aliados and Inyectores, both made up of ex-G3 members, Los Fuckin Sombreros, Campo De Almas and Pelo Madueño, drummer of the '80s Peruvian rock band [Narcosis] and leader, vocalist and guitarist of the 90s Peruvian rock band La Liga Del Sueño
La Liga del Sueño
La Liga Del Sueño is a Peruvian rock band formed in 1991 which had two minor hits "La Peor de las Guerras" and "Mala Sangre".The band was formed in Lima by several members of the very well known clown troupé called "Pataclaun" including Jorge "Pelo Madueño" , Gonzalo Torres and Johanna San...
, 6 Voltios
6 Voltios
6 Voltios is a Peruvian punk rock band formed in 1998 that currently consists of Alexis Korfiatis, Marcel Caillaux and Mauritius Llona. The band won popularity since 1999, when they released their debut-album Desde el sótano...
, Space bee
Space Bee
Space Bee is a Peruvian rock band formed in 2002, known for its Arabic melodies and the use of violins. The band's members are Aldo Rodriguez , Gonzalo Garcia-Sayan , "Bongo", Percy Omar , Eduardo Untiveros , Andrés Bretel .Space Bee's first LP, "Live in Space!", was recorded through a seminary...
, Zaraúz, Brinvonda, Turbopotamos
Turbopotamos
Turbopotamos is a peruvian skabilly band formed in Lima, in the year 2000.- Members :* Humberto Campodónico: Vocals and Guitar* Julio Pérez Luna: Bass* Sergio Bringas: Drums* Bruno Sánchez: Guitar- Discography :*Turbopótamos Ep...
, Vaselina, Leusemia
Leusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
, Pancho Pepe Jazz Band, Los Claxon, DaleVuelta, Tráfico and Uchpa
Uchpa
Uchpa is a Quechua-singing Peruvian rock & blues band. Freddy Ortiz formed the band in 1994.-Members:*Freddy Ortiz *Marcos Maizel *Julio Valladares *Miguel Ángel Cruz *Ivo Flores...
which is a rock & blues band in Quechua
Quechua (brand)
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and Jose Arbulú, who is also the vocalist and lead guitar of Cementerio Club, were acts that developed at the local level.
Dozens of new bands keep coming out and most of the '90s bands are still playing and have greatly improved the quality of their offerings. The albums of the early rock banks, including Los Saicos
Los Saicos
Los Saicos were a Peruvian garage rock band that has come to be considered one of the most original and influential Latin American bands of the 1960s...
, Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound
Traffic Sound was a Peruvian rock band founded in 1967 by Manuel Sanguinetti , Freddy Rizo-Patrón , Jean Pierre Magnet , Willy "Wilito" Barclay , Willy Thorne and Luis "Lucho" Nevares . Freddy and Manuel had met in school and played in Los Hang Ten's...
, and We All Together
We All Together
We All Together is a Peruvian rock and roll band formed in 1970. They composed songs both in English and Spanish during their career. Their most known songs are the cover "Carry on till tomorrow" , "Hey Revolution" and "It's a sin to go away", which appeared on Nuggets II.The first line-up was...
have been released on CDs. Radio stations are currently much more receptive of mainstream Peruvian Rock, given its recent relative commercial success although most of Peruvian media does not promote popular underground acts such as punk and reggae.
List of bands and solo performers
FRAGILFrágil
Frágil is a Peruvian progressive/symphonic hard rock band. Named after an eponymous Yes album , Frágil is one of the most respected rock bands in Perú. Fragil started as a symphonic progressive/hard rock band influenced by the likes of Yes, Genesis, ELP, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Rainbow . They...
- http://www.fragilperu.com
Amen - http://www.amen.pe
6 Voltios
6 Voltios
6 Voltios is a Peruvian punk rock band formed in 1998 that currently consists of Alexis Korfiatis, Marcel Caillaux and Mauritius Llona. The band won popularity since 1999, when they released their debut-album Desde el sótano...
- http://www.6voltios.com
Mar de Copas
Mar de Copas
Mar de Copas is a Peruvian rock band from Lima. They emerged from the South American independent music scene of the 1990s.Mar de Copas sold over 50,000 copies of their first five albums in Peru, where an album with 5,000 copies sold is considered a "Disco de Oro" . No other Peruvian band has done...
- http://www.mardecopas.com
Crimson Death
Crimson Death (band)
Crimson Death is a melodic death metal band founded in 1994 by Geyner Valencia and Edgar Rodríguez, in Arequipa, Peru, playing metal in the vein of the Gothenburg Sound.-Discography:-Current members:*Geyner Valencia - guitar, vocals...
- http://www.crimsondeath.org
Dale Vuelta - http://www.dalevuelta.com
Los Dickens- http://www.losdickens.com
Los Belkings - http://www.belkings.com
Los Fuckin Sombreros - http://www.losfuckinsombreros.com.pe
Charlie Parra del Riego
Charlie Parra del Riego
Charlie Parra del Riego is a Peruvian composer born March 5, 1985. He is also known as Charlie Parra del Riego or Charlie Parra.-Difonía:With this band he composed and recorded the guitars of their 3 albums: “Camino Difícil” , “Tarde o Temprano” and “Génesis”...
- http://www.charlieparradelriego.com
(1957) Los Millonarios del Jazz
(1958) Eulogio Molina y sus Rockanrollers
(1959) Jorge Botteri
(1962) Los Kreps
(1962) Los Incas Modernos
(1963) Los Sunset
(1963) Los Golden Boys
(1964) Los Zodiacs
(1964) Los Saicos
(1964) Los Shains
(1965) Los Termits
(1965) Los Doltons
(1965) Los Drags
(1965) Los Steivos
(1965) Los Fannings
(1965) Los Teddys
(1965) Los VIPs
(1965) Los Belkings
(1966) Los Spectros
(1966) Los Golden Stars
(1966) Los York's
(1966) Los Silverstons
(1967) Los Holys
(1967) Los Zanys
(1967) Traffic Sounds
(1968) Los Mads
(1968) Los Comandos
(1969) El Opio
(1969) Los Far Fen
(1969) The (St Thomas) Pepper Smelter
(1969) Telegraph Avenue
(1969) PAX
(1970) Black Sugar
(1970) Grupo Amigos
(1971) El Alamo
(1971) Smog
(1971) Cacique
(1971) We All Together
(1972) El Ayllu
(1972) El Polen
(1972) Tarkus
(1976) Frágil
(1982) Autocontrol
(1983) Rio
(1983) Leuzemia
(1984) Narcosis
(1985) M.A.S.A.C.R.E.
(1986) Arena Hash
(1986) Miki Gonzales
(1986) G-3
(1987) Trama
(1987) Orgus
(1988) No se quién y no se cuántos
(1991) UCHPA
(1991) La Liga del Sueño
(1992) Mar de Copas
(1993) Los Zopilotes
(1993) Pedro Suarez Vertiz
(1994) Campo de Almas
(1994) Dolores Delirio
(1994) Ni Voz ni Voto
(1994) Huelga de Hambre
(1995) Amen
(1996) Madre Matilda
(1995) Tremolo
(1996) El Aire
(1996) Libido
(1996) Cementerio Club
(1998) Semillas
(2000) Chaska
(2000) Inyectores
(2001) TK
(2001) Los Chabelos
(2001) Gaia
(2002) La Negra
(2002) Fuera del Resto
(2002) Zen
(2003) Wayo
(2005) YAWARHIEM
(2005) Dos Vírgenes
(2005) Emergency Blanket
(2007) Alerta Rocket
(2007) Diego Dibós
(2008) Pelo Madueño
(2009) Jhovan
(2010) Zhoria
(2010) Difonia
(2010) Kanaku y el Tigre - http://rockdelperu.es.tl/List-of-Bands.htm