Colombian rock
Colombian Rock is
History
In the 1960s a boom in rock music happened in Colombia, as a result of
Some bands of the sixties: Los Speakers (1963 - 1968), Los Flippers (1965 - 1973), Los Yetis (1965 - 1969), Los Ampex (1965 - 1967), Los Young Beats (1966), Los Streaks (1967), Time Machine (1967), The Walflower Complextion (founded by North-Americans 1966 - 1967).
After founding
In the 1980s, Kraken became the first known heavy metal band in Colombia, as well as the oldest still active band of the country, becoming the progenitors of many rising bands until today. Those included Ekhymosis, from which Juanes split for a solo career.
Elsewhere
In the 1950s,
This musical movement was almost unrecognized in other parts of the country, due to the ongoing boom in literature which marked a "new age" in Colombian culture for the next half century.
Bands like
Metal Medallo and Ultra Metal
Along eighties it emerged one of the most representatives Colombian Underground metal scenes known as "Metal Medallo", this one arose in
Colombian Indie & Alternative Rock
Since 2005, Colombia has seen a growth of new
Zarco, Stayway, The Radio Flyer, the Ghetto Muppets, Proper Strangers (based in UK) are starting to become more popular.Internationally, artists such as The Monas and Locos por Juana (Based in Miami) recently nominated to a Grammy award, and Intrudia (based in Texas) have gained notoriety and represent the Colombian Rock in USA.
See also
External links
- Colombian Rock About Colombian Artists
- Fuente Rock Colombian Rock Source
- La Rebúlica De Rock
- Rock y Pop (Colombia.com)
References
- ^ Pérez, Umberto. "Una idea descabellada: instantáneas del rock en Bogotá (1957 - 1975)". bibliotecadigitaldebogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Identidad desde el caos, el caos de la identidad. Una historia del rock en Medellin Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine (In Spanish)
- ^ "Count Zero Records, Croatian Label".