Icpna Articles: Was PUNK born in Perú?

Maybe, the most common question for many of us, peruvian musicians.

Well, the answer is YES. :D But, wait, if Punk is peruvian, what happend with Ramones or Sex Pistols, the fathers of punk? Well, they follow one band... To be more specfic, one peruvian band. Which band? Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present you to... LOS SAICOS.

It was mids of 1964 and in the Peruvian district of Lince starts to hear the first riff of what would be the beginning of a whole new generation...

Erwin Flores, lead vocals and rythm guitar. Rolando Carpio, lead guitar. Cesar "Papi" Castrillón, vocals and bass guitar. And Pancho Guevara, drumms and vocals. All of them with, aprox, 17-year-old started a new genaration, a new music genre, they started PUNK.

Many years, people consider that Punk born in the US with Ramones and in the UK with Sex Pistols. But, a few years ago, and spanish music magazine reveled that punk born here, in Perú, with lince band. And now, Los Saicos, are considered the creators of punk. Obviously, including Perú.

But, punkers wear dirty clothes, broken jeans and dirty long hair. Well, not at all... What was the diference with Los Saicos? Well, the play like the Beatles. Like The Beatles? Yes, like them. They wear coats, pants, shirts, ties and shoes. Oh, they also had short hair.

So, in conclussion, punk is peruvian. HELL YEAH!

And, as Saicos used to sing... Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ya ya ya ya yaaaa...