- Los Shakers
Los Shakers were a popular rock band in 1960s and was a part of the
Uruguayan Invasion inLatin America . The band was formed in 1963 inMontevideo, Uruguay . They were modeled afterThe Beatles and even adopted similar haircuts and clothing. The band sang many songs in English, despite their location, and gained their greatest popularity inArgentina . They issued their first single, "Break It All," in 1965.Their music went in a new direction on their last studio album with the original line up, "La Conferencia Secreta del Toto's Bar". On this album, their sound was that of
psychedelic music mixed withcandombe and some tango sounds. However, their recording label (EMI ) did not approve of this new sound, and left them without any promotion or support; it lead to the band split up. In 2005, the original lineup re-united, and recorded a CD "Bonus Tracks" and played inArgentina andUruguay .Members
*Hugo Fattoruso (guitar/piano/harmonica/vocals)
*Osvaldo Fattoruso (guitar/vocals)
*Roberto "Pelín" Capobianco (bass/bandoneon /backing vocals)
*Carlos "Caio" Vila (drums/backing vocals)Discography
*1965 Break It All (single)
*1965 Los Shakers
*1966 Shakers For You
*1968 La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto's Bar
*1971 En el estudio otra vez (not the complete line up)
*2005 Bonus Tracksee also
Los Mockers External links
* [http://www.losshakers.com Official Site]
* [http://orbita.starmedia.com/~revolutionfanzine/English/records01.htm Review of La Conferencia Secreta Del Toto's Bar] en icon
* [http://imagenes.org/QTs/break_it_all.htm Video of Los Shakers "Break it All"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=luganeto Miscellaneous color/B&W Videos of Los Shakers at Youtube]
* [http://www.los60.es/shakers.html Los Shakers] sp icon
* [http://60spunk.m78.com/shakers.htm Info on Los Shakers] en icon
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