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Luis Alberto Spinetta
12+ albums
Rock Argentinorockargentinasinger-songwriterSpinetta
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Luis Alberto Spinetta, also known as El Flaco Spinetta (January 23, 1950 - February 8, 2012), was an Argentine musician. He was one of the most influential rock musicians of Latin America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentinean rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano. Since he was a kid he listened to all kinds of music: folklore and tango, and a little bit later, rock. As with almost every other rocker of his generation, The Beatles would change his life. In 1967, in the midst of a repressive political climate, he formed a band called Almendra with school mates. Contrasting with the backwards and authoritarian government of General Juan Carlos Onganía, Argentina and specially Buenos Aires were undergoing a cultural blossoming, based on new art expressions; the new generation, the sons of the middle class, was immersed in an effervescence that would not reappear in Argentina until 1983. Spinetta was part and later an exponent of that blossoming and rebellious youth that would express itself both through the arms and the arts. Spinetta devoted fully to the latter path, although he briefly became involved with left-wing political movements. It was 1969 and his band, Almendra, recorded their first album. The band started recording and playing intensely and it became successful almost overnight. Almendra composed its own songs and the lyrics were in Spanish (something radically new). The subtle
top songs
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Seguir Viviendo Sin Tu Amor
111,5892Barro tal vez
47,5173Cancion para los días de la vida
31,1204Bajan (En Vivo Estadio Vélez Sarsfield) (feat. Gustavo Cerati)
27,9065Ya No Mires Atrás
27,5356Rezo Por Vos
26,9407No Te Alejes Tanto De Mí
26,8688Té para Tres (En Vivo Estadio Vélez Sarsfield) (feat. Gustavo Cerati)
25,2969Quedándote O Yéndote
24,42810Ganges
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