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Colombian Rock is
rock music Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdo ...
from
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. The most common styles of Colombian rock are based on
Rock en Español Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
,
indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
, as well as the traditional focus of
hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
Colombian bands.


History

In the 1960s a boom in rock music happened in Colombia, as a result of
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, the influence of the foreign music of that decade, and opposition to the
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. From that moment in time came the first rock bands in the country. The most famous band in those years where
Los Speakers Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogotá, Colombia, were a beat and garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United St ...
from Bogotá. Their last and most famous album was ''The Speakers en el maravilloso mundo de Ingeson'' edited in 1968. 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 New Movement (founded by Colombo- N.Americans 1966 - 1968), ''The Walflower Complextion (founded by North-Americans 1966 - 1967). After founding
Los Speakers Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogotá, Colombia, were a beat and garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United St ...
, Humberto Monroy also founded Siglo Cero (1969 - 1970) and the legendary band Géne-sis (1972 - 1992), that produced works through the 1970s and 1980s. 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 Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Rock music, rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album ''Fíjate B ...
split for a solo career.
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,
Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...
and
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were the cities where this movement started to grow, and they remain today as the main cradles for new groups and styles. Colombian rock is grouped with all ''
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'', a movement led by
Argentine rock Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentina, Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish. Argentine rock was the earliest inc ...
and Mexican rock.


Elsewhere

In the 1950s,
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, Antioquia, was a middle-sized city in a fast process of
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.
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and
Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...
were the first ambassadors of American rock music. The society of the
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, more familiar with one of the main folk musics of Colombia,
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, received it with mixed opinions until it became established as part of youth culture. 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
Aterciopelados Aterciopelados (), also known as Los Aterciopelados, is a rock band from Colombia, led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago. Their music fuses rock with a variety of Colombian and Latin American musical traditions. Aterciopelados have reco ...
, Superlitio, 1280 Almas, Agata, Apocalipsys, La Derecha, La Pestilencia, Ultrageno, La severa matacera, Los de Adentro, La Prole Rock, and Leon Bruno have some famous achievements in Latin-American music. The rock scene is beginning to grow as an important part of the Latin American and world music industry.


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 Medellin
Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
, creating a representative kind of local metal known as Ultra Metal (Extreme metal music). This musical scene was characterized by gathering several genres of metal music such as
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,
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,
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, and so on; the most representatives bands of this world-class scene were Parabellum, Masacre and Reencarnacion, among others. This metal scene was widely known in this decade in Europe, particularly in
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,
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and
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, even Parabellum and Reencarnacion influenced the
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, moreover was and is broadly known in Japan and North America. Nowadays, this Colombian scene is respected in several countries particularly in underground and old school scenes.


Colombian indie and alternative rock

Since 2005, Colombia has seen a growth of new
punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
,
pop punk Pop-punk (also punk-pop, alternatively spelled without the hyphen) is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop music, pop. It is defined by its fast-paced, energetic tempos, and emphasis on classic pop s ...
, and
alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
bands. Despite the problems of gaining radio play, bands like Blunt, Tres De Corazon, The Mills, The Hall Effect, Don Tetto, Area 12, Donna Joe Radio, Cygnus, 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

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Rock al Parque Rock al Parque is a free rock music festival which has taken place in Bogotá, Colombia, since 1995. It typically gathers more than 50 bands and as many as 400,000 spectators. It is considered the largest rock festival in Colombia and one of ...


External links


Colombian Rock
About Colombian Artists
Fuente Rock
Colombian Rock Source
La Rebúlica De RockRock y Pop (Colombia.com)


References


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