Los Prisioneros
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Los Prisioneros

Los Prisioneros formed in San Miguel, Santiago in the early 1980s with Jorge González on vocals and guitar, Claudio Narea on guitar, and Miguel Tapia on...

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Los Prisioneros, Chile's defiant voice of the '80s

A Chilean trio whose sharp lyrics about social frustration connected during the Pinochet years.

For their sound, try 'Sexo' or 'Somos Solo Ruido'. For their political edge, 'El Baile de Los Que Sobran' still hits hard.

Their debut album 'La Voz de los '80' gave voice to a generation's frustration under dictatorship. Songs like 'El Baile de Los Que Sobran' and 'Tren Al Sur' weren't just hits, they were anthems that got them in trouble with authorities. They kept writing about social issues on albums like 'Corazones', which included 'Estrechez de Corazón'.

They formed in San Miguel, Santiago in the early 1980s with Jorge González on vocals and guitar, Claudio Narea on guitar, and Miguel Tapia on drums. By the mid-1980s they were touring Latin America and Europe, but the group broke up in 1991.

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Los Prisioneros formed in San Miguel, Santiago in the early 1980s with Jorge González on vocals and guitar, Claudio Narea on guitar, and Miguel Tapia on drums. Their music came out of Chile during the Pinochet years, and their debut album 'La Voz de los '80' connected with young listeners who recognized the frustration in songs like 'El Baile de Los Que Sobran' and 'Tren Al Sur'.

Their lyrics often got them in trouble with authorities. They kept writing about social issues on albums like 'Corazones', which included 'Estrechez de Corazón'.

By the mid-1980s they were touring Latin America and Europe, but the group broke up in 1991.

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