Tótem
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Tótem was an Uruguay
an Rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
(drums1972
1973
A-side - Dedos
B-side - Biafra
A-side - Mi Pueblo
B-side - Negro
A-side
B-side
A-side
B-side
1973 - Corrupción
A-side
B-side
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Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an Rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members
1971- Ruben RadaRubén RadaRubén Rada is an Afro-Uruguayan percussionist, composer and singer. He is closely associated with Candombe, an Afro–Uruguayan rhythmic style music, which is based on the sound of three types of drums: ´chico´, ‘repique’ and ‘piano’...
(lead voice and percussion) - Eduardo Useta (guitar)
- Enrique Rey (†1995)(guitar)
- Mario “Chichito” Cabral (percussion)
- Daniel “Lobito” Lagarde (bass)
- Roberto Galletti († 2009) (drums)
(drums1972
- Santiago Ameijenda replace Galletti in drums.
1973
- Eduardo Useta (guitar and voice)
- Enrique Rey (guitar and voice)
- Mario “Chichito” Cabral (percussion)
- Roberto Giordano (bas)
- Santiago Ameijenda (drums)
- Tomás “Chocho” Paolini (saxophone)
Simples
- 1971
A-side - Dedos
B-side - Biafra
- 1972
A-side - Mi Pueblo
B-side - Negro
Long Plays
- 1971 - Totem
A-side
- - Dedos
- - Chévere
- - De Este Cielo Santo
- - Días De Esos
- - Todos
B-side
- - Biafra
- - El Tábano
- - Mañana
- - No Me Molestes
- - La Lluvia Cae Para Todos Igual
- 1972 - Descarga
A-side
- - Heloísa
- - Orejas
- - Manos
- - Pacífico
- - Todo Mal
B-side
- - Negro
- - Mi Alcoba
- - Un Sueño Para Gonzalo (instrumental)
- - Descarga
1973 - Corrupción
A-side
- - Nena
- - Toda América
- - A Victoria y Federico
- - Hola Hermano
- - Congueiro
B-side
- - Corrupción
- - El Hombre Feliz
- - Cáspita
See also
- Ruben RadaRubén RadaRubén Rada is an Afro-Uruguayan percussionist, composer and singer. He is closely associated with Candombe, an Afro–Uruguayan rhythmic style music, which is based on the sound of three types of drums: ´chico´, ‘repique’ and ‘piano’...
- Uruguayan rockUruguayan rockUruguayan rock first emerged in Uruguay in the 1950s. The real breakthrough for rock in Uruguay, however, as in much of the world, was the arrival of The Beatles in the early 1960s.- History :...
- CandombeCandombeCandombe 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...