- Ripe Banana Skins
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ripe Banana Skins
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Origin =Asunción
Genre =Ska punk Punk rock Hardcore punk
Years_active = 2001 - present
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URL = [http://www.ripebananaskins.com.py/ www.ripebananaskins.com.py]
Current_members = Andrés Selich Rodrigo Cristaldo Pablo García Blaya Fernando Uriarte Víctor Montanaro Mario Llanes Federico Velazquez Elvio Guainer
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Notable_instruments =Ripe Banana Skins (also known as RBS) is a Ska punk band from
Asunción ,Paraguay . The band was formed in 2001 and are one of the most popular punk bands in Paraguay.Fact|date=February 2007History
The band was the result of the merge of two other bands: "Toilet Flush" and "Fugu". The band's first name was "Blackfly In Your Soup" but once they established their sound they changed the name to Ripe Banana Skins. The band recorded a few demos and quickly gained fans as a result of touring and being the opening act of the very popular Paraguayan rock band
Flou . This allowed the band to tour extensively through Paraguay and also in Brazil and Argentina.In November 2003 the band began recording their first self-titled album which quickly rose up the charts when released in 2005. RBS also participated in the popular Paraguayan rock festival "
Quilmes Rock ", playing in front of more than 40,000 people.The band is currently working on their second album and the release of a live performance DVD.
Discography
Ripe Banana Skins (2005)
# Culo de Mono
# RBS
# Estar vivo
# I wanna be the one
# Papelitos
# Poison in your brain
# Solo quiero continuar
# Tonight
# Mentalmente deshinibido
# Sabes luego vos
# Ganja men
# Torero
# My girlOther works
The band has also contributed some songs in other albums such as "Pasalo y Que No Vuelva", a compilation of songs by South American Ska punk bands and "El Nuevo Vuelo del Rock", a compilation of Paraguayan rock bands.
Members
* Andrés Selich - (vocals)
* Rodrigo Cristaldo - (vocals)
* Pablo García Blaya - (guitar )
* Platt - (drums)
* Víctor Montanaro - (guitar )
* Mario Llanes - (keyboards)
* Federico Velazquez - (trombone )
* Elvio Guainer - (trumpet )External links
* [http://www.ripebananaskins.com.py/ Official Website]
* [http://www.atconcert.net/index.php?t=entrevista-a-ripe-banana-skins&a=entrevistas&id=32 Interview in Atconcert.net]
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