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Lbido Libido (band) Lbido is a Peruvian rock band featuring Salim Vara on vocals and guitars, Antonio Jauregui on bass, and Manolo Hidalgo on lead guitar. They released their self-titled album Lbido in 1998. They enjoyed success with the singles "Como un perro" and "Sed" and began touring within Peru. In 2000 the band took a break from touring to record their second album titled Hembra. The album, which attracted a lot of attention from the South American press, quickly became number 1 in Peru and the single 'En esta habitacin' was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In December 2002, the band released their third album pop*porn which repeated the success of Hembra. Their single "Frgil" was number one for three weeks on MTV and was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award. In December 2004, Libido released their first acoustic album titled Lbido Acstica. History Members: - Jeffry Fischman - drums
- Manolo Hidalgo - guitar
- Antonio Jaregui - bass
- Salim Vera - vocals/guitar
Lbido was formed at the end of the 1990s. After working for a year on their own body of original work, they entered the studio and, in 1998, independently released their first self-titled album, Lbido. Four singles from this album met with great success: 'Como un perro' ('Like a dog'), 'Sed' ('Thirst'), 'La casa de los gritos' ('The house of shouting'), and 'Ojos de ngel' ('Angel eyes'); each had a video. With this album, the group began to capture the attention of the media and the general public. As a result of the success of its first album, the group began to play at Peru's premier venues; meanwhile, their music began to be noticed by diverse North American radio stations with Spanish rock programming, in specialized magazines, and on diverse music web sites. The band continued touring in Peru until taking a break in February 2000. In July of 2000 'Hembra' was released. It was produced by Tweety Gonzlez and mixed by Doug Trantow, and was recorded in Buenos Aires and Los Angeles. This album marked the beginning of Lbido's working relationship with Sony Music, which helped reinforce its presence in the Peruvian market; the market had already been struck by a high level of piracy. With this album they achieved two #1 hits in the rankings of local radio stations with the singles 'Tres' ('Three') and 'En esta habitacin' ('In this room'). Both singles were named "Song of the year" in Per's three principal rock/pop radio stations. The music videos for the singles were directed by Juan Pablo Olivares y Picky Talarico, respectively. After this, they began crossing borders, taking their music to places such as Buenos Aires, Argentina (Buenos Aires Hot Festival in January 2001); the United States (the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, in March 2001; the ASCAP AMPT Music Series Miami in October 2000, and headlining the Show to benefit IRC Miami Chapter in December 2001); Caracas, Venezuela (Festival Nuevas Bandas 2001); and Santiago, Chile (July 2001). During this period they received on behalf of their recording house gold and platinum albums which certified the high sales of 'Hembra' in Peru: its sales in that country were about the same as its sales throughout all the rest of the American continent. During 2001 they continued headlining the foremost festivals in Peru: the Festival de la Cerveza in Cuzco (June 2000) and Arequipa (August 2001 and 2002); the Feria del Hogar (Lima, August 2001); and the Lima Music Fest (November 2001); all of which were well attended. Throughout this time, they continued holding numerous concerts throughout the country. September 2002 was a high point in the life of the group. They received a nomination in the first MTV Latin American Video Music Awards and terminated their contract with Sony Music. September was also the start of the recording of their third disc in Estudios Panda (Argentina), under the production of the Canadian Duane Baron and mixing engineer Thom Russo. In October of 2002, Lbido won the Best South-West Artist honor at the MTV Latin American VMAs. This was a great moment for Peruvian rock music in general, since it marked the first international recognition received by any Peruvian rock band. It was the culmination of all the work done in those first six years of existence. In the middle of December 2002, they released 'pop*porn', which was certified double platinum for its high sales volume in only three days on the market. Currently (the end of 2004) it has reached nearly quintuple platinum status. In March of 2003, Lbido again took part in the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. This was a preamble to their first U.S. tour, which included that coast of the U.S. The music video for 'Frgil' ('Fragile') had a strong presence on MTV Central, and had the top spot in the Top 20 for three consecutive weeks. In June, the band participated again in the Festival de la Cerveza Cuzquea. At the start of July 2003, pop*porn was released in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ecuador, and Colombia. In October of 2003, Libido again triumphed at the second Latin American MTV Video Music Awards (VMALAs), when they won the "Best Central Artist" category for the second consecutive year. This also involved their participation in a live Pre-Show for the VMALAs, which was the first performance by a Peruvian rock band to be broadcast live to all of North America. In the second half of 2003, the group continued traversing South America with appearances in the Festival de la Cerveza Pacea in La Paz (Bolivia) and the Cabildo Rock & Pop Festival in Montevideo (Uruguay). Meanwhile, in December 2003, 'pop*porn' was published in Argentina by Alerta! Discos (owned by Zeta Bosio), and Chile. In 2004, Lbido recommenced its activities with the filming of their new video for 'No ser lo mismo sin ti' ('It won't be the same without you'), which is currently in heavy rotation at Per's principal radio stations. Discography: - Libido (LBD - 1998)
- Hembra (Sony Music - 2000)
- pop*porn (LBD - 2002)
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