Rolinga
The Rolingas (also known as "stones") are an Argentine urban tribe comprising fans of the Rolling Stones and Argentine bands influenced by the aforementioned group. The musical genre associated with such bands is known as "rock rolinga" and also "Rock Chabón" (which is roughly translatable as "dude rock").[1]
Origins
Ratones Paranoicos, with a style similar to that of the Rolling Stones, was the band that started the rock rolinga genre and rolinga urban tribe during the 1980s. The Rolling Stones had not influenced many Argentine rock bands before that point, and during the period, there was a boom of pop music and glam rock. Their style soon became a success.[1]
The rolinga urban tribe flourished starting in the 1990s, after the Rolling Stones first played in Argentina, in 1995, during the Voodoo Lounge Tour.[1] A number of rolinga bands emerged at this time, including Los Piojos, Viejas Locas, La 25, Los Gardelitos, Jóvenes Pordioseros, Los Guasones, and Callejeros. Their lyrics slowly departed from the classic topics of rock and roll music and focused instead on localism and the customs of poor people[1]—but not to the point of talking about idealistic struggles or purported revolutions.[2]
Decline
During the early- to mid-2000s, the rolinga urban tribe started to lose popularity with the advent of the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ser rolinga hoy: historia de una pasión" [Being rolinga today: history of a passion]. Rolling Stone (in Spanish). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ Hernández, p. 278
- ^ Mario Yannoulas (21 August 2008). "Like a rolinga stone" (in Spanish). Página 12. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
Bibliography
- Hernandez, Deborah Pacini (2004). Rockin' Las Américas. United States: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-4226-7. Retrieved 9 August 2013.