Moris (singer)

Moris Birabent
Moris Birabent
	Moris in 1970.
Background information
Birth name	Mauricio Birabent
Born	19 November 1942 (age 81); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Rock and roll, Folk rock, Tango, Rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica
Years active	1960–Present

Mauricio "Moris" Birabent (born 19 November 1942) is an

Spanish-language rock

Biography

Mauricio Birabent was born in Buenos Aires in 1942. He took guitar lessons at age 12 and, in subsequent years, began frequenting local piano bars and jazz clubs. The son of an engineer, he enrolled at the Otto Krause Technical School. He maintained his musical interests, however, and, in 1965, began performing at La Cueva, a Balvanera-neighborhood disco. Birabent relocated to seaside Villa Gesell in early 1966 and opened the Juan Sebastián Bar, where he formed Los Beatniks.^[1]

Los Beatniks obtained a

Arturo Illia and his replacement with the repressive General Juan Carlos Onganía, who, upon learning that the album's insert contained shirtless photos of the band, had the release immediately banned, and the group soon disbanded.^[1]

He continued composing and performing, and though he struggled, his single, Ayer nomás (Only Yesterday) was made into a local hit by Los Gatos. With his wife, Inés, and two children to look after, however, Birabent signed on as a soloist with Mandioca Records in 1969, and the following year, released 30 minutos de vida (30 Minutes in the Life). His second album, Ciudad de guitarras callejeras (City of Street Guitars, 1973) was a departure from his earlier, folk rock style, and drew more from the Argentine tango.^[1]

The worsening political and economic climate in Argentina led Birabent to leave for

Obras Stadium.^[2]

Birabent returned to Argentina for debut concerts for each of his subsequent albums, though his popularity gradually declined. He was joined in the band by his son,

Cervantes Theatre with the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra.^[2]