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FronterizosLos Fronterizos An argentine musical band of 4 men. Established in 1953 in the northern province of Salta -- bordering on Bolivia -- from which "Los Fronterizos" (in english: "men of the frontier") comes. Los Fronterizos are perhaps the most popular argentine musical band of all times. They have recorded over 30 records throughout the ~50 years in which they were active. Their genre is "Folklore Argentino" (in english: "Argentine Folk") which blends powerful, vibrant beat from the Spanish Flamenco with south-american native indian elements like the Andean flute (Quena). The latter is a hallmark of the Musica Andina genre which became well known in the U.S with Simon & Garfunkel's english version of El Condor Pasa). Some of the Fronterizos most famous records are Personalidad en Folklore circa 1962, Color en Folklore, and Misa Criolla 1964 and 1977. In most songs, the band instruments are acoustic guitars, and bombo (a big native indian drum), and occassionally, charango (native indian, banjo like instrument) and Andean flute (Quena). Los Fronterizos success can be attributed to their touching melodies written by some of Argentina's best song writers and to their remarkable harmony and rare combination of voices (one alt, two tenors, and one bass). The very powerful lead voice (one of the two tenors) belongs to Gerardo Lopez who passed away in 2004 but his music and amazing voice will stay with us forever. The original four members of the band were: Gerardo Ramon Lopez, Carlos Barbaran, who was replaced in 1956 by Julio Cesar Isella), Juan Carlos Moreno & Eduardo Madeo. In 1964, Isella was replaced by Yayo Quesada. The group formally disbanded in 1977 but continued to reunite and perform in tours with great success for many years thereafter. Sample music, full discography, biographies, latest news, and much more can be found in www.losfronterizos.com
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