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El Toco
El Toco came up in Buenos Aires in the late 1980s, playing in underground clubs when their rougher sound didn't fit the prevailing trends. Their debut album...
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A Cura
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Esses meninos
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Fogo Na Mão
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Mais de Mim
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Ostentation
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Pão de Queijo
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A Cura
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Esses meninos
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Fogo Na Mão
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Mais de Mim
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Ostentation
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Pão de Queijo
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Que Deus É Esse
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Referências
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Sentimistos
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Sincretizando
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Sou Livre
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Ter Pra Ser
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El Toco came up in Buenos Aires in the late 1980s, playing in underground clubs when their rougher sound didn't fit the prevailing trends. Their debut album 'Sombras Bajo Tierra' arrived in 1991, and by 1993 they'd put out a sophomore record called 'El Toco y Sus Amigos' that included a collaboration with Pappo.
Songs like 'A Cura' and 'Fogo Na Mão' became touchstones for their listeners. Their concerts were known for intense energy, and their lyrics often carried a weight of social commentary or personal reflection that resonated with a particular segment of Argentine youth.
They kept recording through the 1990s and into the 2000s, with albums like 'Eclipse' in 1995, 'Cruz de Hierro' in 1997, and 'Guerreros de Luz' in 2003. The music held onto that raw, direct quality that first defined them.
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