Las Manos de Filippi | |
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 Las Manos de Filippi in live, 2007. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Punk, Cumbia, Hip hop, Alternative rock, Ska |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Members | Hernán de Vega (voice) German Anzoátegui (trumpet) Charles Bardon (saxophone) Gaspar Benegas (guitar) Pablo Marchetti (keyboards) Lucas Honigman (drums) Guido Durán (bass) |
Las Manos de Filippi (in English: The Hands of Filippi) and also LMF, is a group of Argentine rock fusion and alternative style, which blends Caribbean rhythms like cumbia, ska, hip hop, reggae and punk rock. [1] His songs contain messages against capitalism, the International Monetary Fund and the political power shift, as well as a critical look at society, using as a basis the complaint, irony and humor. [2] Its name comes sarcastically, by stealing the hands of Juan Domingo Perón and his fanaticism for the French band Mano Negra. [3]
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They are also known his membership with the Workers' Party and the defense to the working class. [4]
Some of their songs are most widespread: «Sr. Cobranza» (popularized by Bersuit Vergarabat), «Los métodos piqueteros», «El himno del Cucumelo», «La canaleta», «Organización» and «Mountain bike». [5]
