Argentine Rock

For nearly half a century Argentine rock has been a major popular genre. This evolution began in the middle of the 60's when musicians began composing songs and lyrics that related to musical themes. Argentine rock today is considered the most prolific and successful form of Rock en Español and one of the most important non-English language forms of rock music in the world.

One of their distinct trait is their uncompromising stance to sing rock only in Spanish. As we all know rock music is made in many languages around the world and in many cases it shares the lyrics with English, but not the Argentine rock. Argentine Rock was one of the first non-English forms of rock that becomes successful outside its own nation. Even up to today, it is very rare for an Argentine rock band to sing in a language other than Spanish as it happens in many other nations and languages.wiki

By 1965 rock music was widely developing in Argentina. One specific band that would have a breakthrough of original material in Spanish-language rock would be a band called "Los Gatos." the band released a single in 1967 called "La Balsa" video which was considered a vaguely reminiscent of "The Doors" and sold 200,000 copies. During this breakthrough an explosion of bands emerged including Luis Alberto Spinetta's Almendra who where the most influential band in the late 60's and Manal, the first successful blues-oriented group in Spanish. wiki

The success of Argentine Rock would laid the groundwork for Mexican Rock in Spanish to expand overseas. In Peru, the Argentine invasion was a catalyst that brought the country's own movement more to mainstream. In Chile, there weren't a lot of bands that existed, the flood of rock that would start coming from the eastern part would inspire the local scene. Argentine rock continues to influence all across Latin America to this day. From Colombia to Uruguay the effects of Argentine Rock where very profound. wiki