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Almendra is a rock group from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed around 1967. They are considered to be one of the first Argentinean rock groups along with Los Gatos and Manal.
They reached stardom in 1969 after various shows including Mar del Plata, Festival de la cancion in Peru, and Festival Pinap. This is also the year their most influential LP came out, titled 'Almendra', with songs that would stay forever in the history of Argentinean rock, including 'Muchacha (Ojos de Papel)' Read more on Last.fm
The first masterpiece of the argentinian rock. Influenced by british rock, jazz, blues, folk rock and argentinian folkore. With the beauty, the drama and poetic of tango.Presenting an unique guitar style and voice, that has influenced the nexts generations of argentinian pop, the frontman Luis Alberto “El Flaco” Spinetta is a true hero of the rock. With only 19 years old, his debut showed a mayor gifted talent and he wrotes there the future of rock sang in spanish. Listen to the classic ballad “Muchacha (Ojos de papel)”, wrote to his actual girlfriend and you could confirm that. “Que el viento borró tus manos”, “Fermín”, “A estos hombres tristes”, “Plegaria para un niño durmido”, the surreal lyrics of “Figuracíon” and “Fermín” and the rock “Ana no duerme” proves that the argentinian rock is singular and incredibling creative in many ways. Worth listen.