| Karamelo Santo | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mendoza, Argentina |
| Genres | Ska, Punk, Cumbia, Reggae and Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1995-Present |
| Labels | B.P.R |
| Associated acts | Perfectos Idiotas, Goy Ogalde |
| Website | Official Site,Karamelo santo's MySpace |
| Members | |
| Goy Ogalde, Gody, Pedro Rosafa, Lucas Villafañe, Diego Aput, Mariano Ponce de León, Pablo Clavijo, Alejandro Pozo, Juampi | |
| Past members | |
| Enema, Silvio Spilosin, Nacho Bulmer, | |
Karamelo Santo are a Latin-rock band from Mendoza, Argentina. Formed in 1995, they released their first album, La Kulebra (The snake) in 1995. Since then, they have released nine more albums. This artists are the first band in the world in introduce Cumbia like rock style. The band's song "Los Botones" was originally written for the first album in 1988. Together with Todos Tus Muertos, Kortatu, and Mano Negra, they are among the most influential bands of the Latin punk rock world.
Karamelo Santo was born in Mendoza / Argentina in 1993. In 2002, they toured in Europe with "Los Guachos." This milestone marked the beginning of the band's relationship with the “old continent”, that every year challenges the most established cultural barriers and has permitted them to become one of the best-known representatives of Latin American music in Europe.
The members play a mix of rock, ska, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, reggae, funk and cumbia. The lineup has changed throughout the years, but the main members have always been the co-founders: singer Guillermo Ogalde Gluzman (known as Goy) and Pedro Rosafa.
The band has collaborated with several famous musicians, such as Manu Chao, Fermin Muguruza, Sargent Garcia, Ska-p, and David Byrne.
The single "Nunca" is probably their best-known song. It made an appearance on the soundtrack for the movie Mariposas en la Oscuridad.
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In 1993 they recorded their first album called La Kulebra. In 1988, a self-named album was released in cd. After three years of recording, a second album was released called Perfectos Idiotas. After the second album Goy was invited to collaborate with Manu Chao. Along with Manu Chao and the rest of Radio Bemba, they went to Argentina .
In 2001, Karamelo Santo recorded Los Guachos which featured Manu Chao, Tonino Carotone of Los Guajolotes, and also band members of Resistencia Suburbana and Los Auténticos Decadentes. In this record there was a mixture Reggae, Hip Hop, Punk and other Latin rhythms. With this album they did an international tour which included Mexico, Europe, United States, Chile, Uruguay and Colombia.
In 1997, they founded El Cangrejo Records, an independent music label, which included band like Non Palidece, Resistencia Suburbana, Andando Descalzo, etc.
| year | Title | Label |
| 2010 | Cumbiapunkreggae Party | BPR |
| 2009 | El BAile Oficial...live! | BPR |
| 2007 | Antena Pachamama | BPR |
| 2006 | La Gente Arriba | BPR |
| 2005 | La Chamarrita | BPR |
| 2004 | Haciendo Bulla | BPR |
| 2003 | Live in Roskilde Fest | BPR |
| 2001 | Los Guachos | BPR |
| 1997 | Perfectos Idiotas | DBN |
| 1995 | La Kulebra | Bunker Records |