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Los Saicos
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Los Saicos were a Peruvian rock band (known as the first punk rock band ever) formed in Lince Ward, Lima in 1964 by four amateur musicians just out of high school. They have come to be considered the most original and influential Latin American garage rock band of the 1960s. They released six singles (and no LP) between 1965 and 1966, all songs being originals by Erwin Flores (guitar and vocals) and Rolando Carpio (lead guitar).
Los Saicos, who released all but one single through the small DisPeru label, unleashed "Saicomania" and led the way for dozens of bands throughout Peru. They have become legendary and many myths were created around their short existence and mysterious disappearance.
Recently they revealed that, once they perceived their fame to be waning in 1966, they simply decided to stop playing and began to live relatively "normal" lives, with two Saicos (singer Erwin Flores and singer/bass player Cesar "Papi" Castrillon) eventually moving to the US and still living there. Sadly, Rolando Carpio passed away in early 2005. Drummer Pancho Guevara still lives in Lima.
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