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Los Prisioneros ("the prisoners") were a Chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1983. They are considered one of themost
important Chilean bands, and arguably the strongest musical influences that Chile has made to Latin American music. In addition, theyare
considered by Latin American media and musicians pioneers of Rock en español (Rock in Spanish) and the band with strongest socio-political
impact in Chile. Their roots date back to March 1979, when their core members entered high school. From their beginnings in 1983 atthe
Festival de la Canción del Colegio ...read more
Los Prisioneros ("the prisoners") were a Chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1983. They are considered one of themost
important Chilean bands, and arguably the strongest musical influences that Chile has made to Latin American music. In addition, theyare
considered by Latin American media and musicians pioneers of Rock en español (Rock in Spanish) and the band with strongest socio-political
impact in Chile. Their roots date back to March 1979, when their core members entered high school. From their beginnings in 1983 atthe
Festival de la Canción del Colegio Miguel León Prado (Miguel Leon Prado High School Song festival) to their first limited releasealbum in
Chile under the record label Fusión Producciones, they struggled to make themselves known until they were able to sign with EMIRecords in
1985, re-releasing their first album on LP record and cassette. From that point on, they reached mainstream success in Chile,
theninternationally.
Los Prisioneros created a simple Punk sound with a mix of Nueva ola, Techno, Synthpop, and Reggae. Musically, Los Prisioneros marked
thebeginning of a new musical era in Chile, leaving behind the 1960s folk-inspired music of Víctor Jara and Violeta Parra, and starting the
newera of Nuevo Pop Chileno (New Chilean Pop). They made themselves known for having controversial songs that criticized socio-
economicstructures, education, economic policies, as well as societal attitudes of Chile and Latin America. Their songs were used by Chilean
youngpeople to protest the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Because of this, Chilean mainstream media banned the group's music
between1985 to 1990, but their music continued to spread in Chile, aided in part by word of mouth and by shared homemade cassette copies.
Many ofLos Prisoneros' compositions are among the most important and musically influential songs of Latin America, and Rock en
español,particularly the songs "We Are Sudamerican Rockers" and "Tren al Sur", and especially "El Baile De Los Que Sobran."
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