| Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota | |
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Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota in 1978. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Post-punk (early), Rock, Hard rock, Blues rock, Alternative rock, Experimental rock (later) |
| Years active | 1976 — 2001 |
| Labels | Wormo Del Cielito Records Patricio Rey Discos |
| Past members | |
| Carlos "Indio" Solari Eduardo "Skay" Beilinson Daniel "Semilla" Bucciarelli Walter Sidotti Sergio Dawi Willy Crook Tito "Fargo" D´Aviero Daniel "Piojo" Ávalos "Conejo" Jolivet Roddy Castro César Barboza "El pipa" |
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Patricio Rey y Sus Redonditos de Ricota were an independent rock band originally from La Plata, Argentina whose tours in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s drew a cult-like following.
Patricio Rey is a fictional character or group consciousness, and not a real person or member of the group. "El Indio" Solari, lead singer, embodies the one-man-show mystique followed by his powerful guitar player Skay Beilinson. Other members of the group have left the band and have been replaced (drums: "Piojo" Abalos; saxophone: "Willy" Crook; guitar: "Tito" Fargo D'Aviero). The members of the group were reluctant to do any interviews during their career.
The band's strength lies in the semantic power of its lyrics, which discuss different topics such as politics, drugs and women, but always from a philosophical and existential point of view.
The band broke up after the release of Momo Sampler, but several former members are still active and pursuing solo careers.
In 2005, the band received the Konex Award as best Rock Group of the 1995-2005 decade, distinction shared with Divididos.
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