Los Beat 4

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Los Beat 4 is a Chilean rock band from that enjoyed early success in the 1960s and early 1970s, influenced by the wave of Beatlemania. [1] Among their contributions to Chilean music is recording one of the first Chilean rock albums recorded in Spanish, Boots A Go-Go. [2] [3]

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History

Los Beat 4 was formed in 1966 in San Miguel, Chile. They formed part of the Chilean new wave movement, along others such as Pato Renan, Cecilia and others. They had many hits, including "Dame un Bananino", a jingle for a Nestle ice cream product. [4] [5]

Band members

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References

  1. Ponce, David (October 4, 2008). "Históricos rockeros chilenos Beat 4 vuelven a tocar" [Historic Chilean rockers Beat 4 play again]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. Albornoz Cuevas, César (July 30, 2021). "Rock En Chile En Tiempos De Revolución, 1967, 1973" [Rock In Chile In Times Of Revolution, 1967, 1973]. Kamchatka (in Spanish). Universitat de València (17): 190. doi: 10.7203/KAM.17.18297 . S2CID   238805192.
  3. Barr-Melej, Patrick (2017). Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 100–103. ISBN   978-1-4696-3258-2. OCLC   980304440.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. Morales, Oscar (October 19, 2010). "El Helado de los Beat 4" [Beat 4 Ice Cream]. +ROCK (in Spanish). Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. Hurtado, Ana Maria (n.d.). "Beat 4". MusicaPopular.cl. El segundo éxito de la banda vino con el jingle "Dame un Bananino", compuesto para promocionar un helado con sabor a plátano. [The band's second success came with the jingle "Dame un Bananino", composed to promote a banana-flavored ice cream.]