Los Saicos

Los Saicos, salidos del distrito de Lince en Lima, Perú, lanzaron 6 sencillos de 45 rpm entre 1965 y 1966, todos con composiciones propias, que hoy son prueba de que fueron la más grande banda de garage rock que jamás existió en América Latina



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Los Saicos were the greatest and most original Latin American garage rock band of the 1960s. They released six singles (and no LP) between 1965 and 1966, all songs being originals by Flores/Carpio. They were not aware of US garage rock or of the wilder British bands like the Downliners Sect; but, even though they listened mostly to the best-known British Invasion bands, they came up with a wild garage/surf sound that is unlike anything else recorded in Latin America at the time, and perhaps only paralleled by the Sonics in North America. They were also probably the only garage band anywhere to have been the most successful pop act in their country, as they were in 1965. Their anthem "Demolición" was one of the biggest radio hits of the year in Peru.



Los Saicos, who released all but one single through the small DisPerú label, unleashed "Saicomania" and led the way for dozens of bands throughout Peru. They have become legendary and many myths were created around their short existence and mysterious disappearance. Recently they revealed that they simply decided to stop playing and began to live "normal" lives, with two Saicos (lead singer Erwin Flores and bass player César "Papi" Castrillón) eventually moving to the US and still living there. Sadly, Rolando Carpio passed away in early 2005. Pancho Guevara still lives in Lima. In 2006, the surviving Saicos reunited in the Lince district of Lima for some commemorations but have not played together in public since 1966.