Ripe Banana Skins
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Ripe Banana Skins is a Ska punk band from Asunción
, Paraguay
. The band was formed in 2001 and are one of the most popular punk bands in Paraguay.
. This allowed the band to tour extensively through Paraguay and also in Brazil and Argentina.
In November 2003 the band began recording their first self-titled album which quickly rose up the charts when released in 2005. RBS also participated in the popular Paraguayan rock festival "Quilmes Rock
", playing in front of more than 40,000 people.
The band is currently working on their second album and the release of a live performance DVD.
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. The band was formed in 2001 and are one of the most popular punk bands in Paraguay.
History
The band was the result of the merge of two other bands: "Toilet Flush" and "Fugu". The band's first name was "Blackfly In Your Soup" but once they established their sound they changed the name to Ripe Banana Skins. The band recorded a few demos and quickly gained fans as a result of touring and being the opening act of the very popular Paraguayan rock band FlouFlou
Flou is an Alternative rock/Nu Metal band from Asunción, Paraguay, created in 1997. They are one of the most popular and successful rock bands from Paraguay.-History:...
. This allowed the band to tour extensively through Paraguay and also in Brazil and Argentina.
In November 2003 the band began recording their first self-titled album which quickly rose up the charts when released in 2005. RBS also participated in the popular Paraguayan rock festival "Quilmes Rock
Quilmes Rock
Quilmes Rock is a major Argentine music festival, held annually from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 on. It is named after its main sponsor, Cerveza Quilmes brewery...
", playing in front of more than 40,000 people.
The band is currently working on their second album and the release of a live performance DVD.
Ripe Banana Skins (2005)
- Culo de Mono
- RBS
- Estar vivo
- I wanna be the one
- Papelitos
- Poison in your brain
- Solo quiero continuar
- Tonight
- Mentalmente deshinibido
- Sabes luego vos
- Ganja men
- Torero
- My girl
Other works
The band has also contributed some songs in other albums such as "Pasalo y Que No Vuelva", a compilation of songs by South American Ska punk bands and "El Nuevo Vuelo del Rock", a compilation of Paraguayan rock bands.Members
- Andrés Selich - (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Rodrigo Cristaldo - (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Pablo García Blaya - (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Platt - (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Víctor Montanaro - (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Mario Llanes - (keyboardsMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
) - Federico Velazquez - (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...
) - Elvio Guainer - (trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
)