Desorden Público
| Desorden Público | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela |
| Genres | Ska, Rock en español, Reggae |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Sony, Guerra |
| Website | http://www.desordenpublico.net/ |
| Members |
Horacio Blanco José Luis "Caplís" Chacín Danel Sarmiento Oscarelo Magu Hernan |
Desorden Público is a ska/rock band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela.
The band's music mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and Latin America's politics and society. Influenced by the English 2 Tone movement, Desorden Público's embraces different languages and promotes racial and social tolerance. The band has a dozen or so releases to their name and have had platinum sales, No. 1 and top 10 hits. They have tours that have taken them all over Latin America, North America and Europe.
Discography
- Desorden Público (CBS, 1988). LP, reedited in CD in 1993
- En Descomposición (CBS, 1990)
- Canto Popular de la vida y muerte (1994)
- Plomo Revienta (1997)
- ¿Donde está el Futuro? (1998) compilation
- Diablo (2000)
- Todos sus éxitos (Sony Music, 2001), compilation
- The Ska Album (Megalith, 2004) compilation for the United States
- DP18 (2004)
- The Ska Album (Leech Redda/Ebersee, 2004) European edition of The Ska Album USA
- Estrellas del Caos (2006)
- Los Contrarios (2011)
See also
- Venezuela
- Venezuelan music