La Renga

Argentinean rock band from Mataderos formed in 1988. They are pillars of the so called movement "Rock Barrial", which mix traditional "leftist" ideology, demagogics, 70s hard rock and mentions to football and the hoods. Originated in Mataderos, a humble quartier of Buenos Aires, they started playing small gigs in the neighbourhood but popularity brought by hits such as: "La Balada del Diablo y la Muerte", "La Razón que te Demora", "El Revelde" and put them in the headlines which ended up by playing in stadiums such as River Plate's - sanctuary for big foreign bands such as The Rolling Stones, U2, Phil Collins and Paul McCartney. The band flows by the rithm of it's drummer Tanque, it's crazy basist Tete and the lyric Chizzo on the lead vocals and guitar. Album "A Donde me Lleva la Vida" marked a big breakthrough in the band. Discography: Esquivando charcos, 1991 A dónde me lleva la vida, 1994 Bailando en una pata, 1995 Despedazado por mil partes, 1996 La Renga, 1998 La esquina del infinito, 1999 Insoportablemente vivo, 2001 Documento único, 2002 Detonador de sueños, 2003 Trueno Tierra, 2006 DVDs Insoportablemente vivo, 2001 En el Ojo del Huracán, 2006 1988 Gustavo "Chizzo" Nápoli - Lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar Gabriel "Tete" Iglesias - Bass guitar Jorge "Tanque" Iglesias - drums, percussion Manuel "Manu" Varela - Saxophone, harmonica, rhythm guitar, backing vocals Raúl "Locura" Dilelio - Lead guitar Gabriel "Chiflo" Sanchez - Saxophone, trumpet http://www.larenga.com/