Los Saicos
| Los Saicos | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock , Punk , Beat (in the early stages) |
| founding | 1964 |
| Website | www.lossaicos.com |
| Founding members | |
| Erwin Flores | |
| César Castrillón | |
| Rolando Carpio († 2005) | |
| Pancho Guevara († 2015) | |
Los Saicos was a Peruvian garage rock band , founded in Lima in 1964 by four young amateur musicians: Erwin Flores (guitar and vocals), Rolando "El Chino" Carpio (solo guitar), César "Papi" Castrillón (bass) and Pancho Guevara (drums). They were an influential Latin American rock band in the 1960s. In 1965 and 1966 six singles were released. All titles were original compositions by Erwin Flores and Rolando Carpio. Except for one they released all singles on the small label "Dis Perú".
Your hymn "Demolición" was one of the greatest radio hits in Peru at the time. In 1965 Los Saicos had their own television show. At the end of 1965 the group decided to stop making music.
Rolando Carpio died in spring 2005, two “Saicos” emigrated to the USA, and drummer Pancho Guevara stayed in Lima until his death in December 2015.
Discography
Singles
- Come On / Ana (1965) - Dis Perú
- Demolición / Lonely Star (1965) - Dis Perú
- Camisa de fuerza / Cementerio (1965) - Dis Perú
- Te Amo / Fugitivo de Alcatraz (1965) - Dis Perú
- Salvaje / El Entierro de Los Gatos (1965) - Dis Perú
- Besando a Otra / Intensamente (1966) - El Virrey
- El Mercenario / Un poquito de pena (1969) - Dinsa
Albums
- Wild Teen Punk from Perú 1965 (1999) - Unofficial edition of Electro Harmonix
- Saicos (2006) - Official album edited by Repsychled Records
- ¡Demolición! - The Complete Recordings (2010) - Singles compilation [Box Set] by Munster Records.
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- ↑ En España dicen que el punk nació en el Perú y los precursores füron Los Saicos. El Comercio (Peru) , October 18, 2010, accessed July 22, 2016 (Spanish).
- ↑ Banda peruana dos anos 60 volta à ativa como 'precursora do punk El Mundo (Brazil) , 19th agosto 2016, accessed on 22nd July 2016 (porstugés).