Los Rabanes is a Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 Grammy winner Rock band from Chitré

Chitré

Chitré is the capital of the Panamanian province Herrera. Chitré is located about 7 km inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula The name Chitre comes from the native tribe Chitra . In the city, there is a district, also called Chitré, which is subdivided into five corregimientos...

, Herrera, Republic of Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

. Originated in the year 1992 after the end of the bands "Rum & Coke" and "El Decimo Piso". They formed the band with the idea to play

Play (activity)

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 in small pubs and bars at weekends. Soon the group won international fame.

Style

The lyrical style of Los Rabanes is a mix between Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

 Spanish and English. Even if some chorus are fully or partly in English the main lyrics of the songs use to in Spanish use English only for expressing sarcasm, satire or parody, as United States had traditionally had strong influence over Panama with military interventions with the last United States invasion of Panama

United States invasion of Panama

The United States Invasion of Panama, code-named Operation Just Cause, was the invasion of Panama by the United States in December 1989. It occurred during the administration of U.S. President George H. W...

 occurring in 1989-1990.

History

At the beginning of the 1990s, Emilio Regueira, Christian Torres and Javier Saavedra began playing in small pubs and bars during the weekends in Chitre, Herrera.

In 1993, Alvaro Acevedo, former drummer and current manager of Los Rabanes joined the team. This brought a reorganization that included demos and presentations in Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

, which produced even a stronger impact than in the Central Provinces.

By the year 1994, with only one demo and one theme on the radio. Later that year, they joined the first ever made "Rock Nacional" tour, which included all the rock bands from Panama.

Los Rabanes have worked with Reggaeton

Reggaeton

Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...

 artists like Don Omar

Don Omar

Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey Don Omar, also known as El Rey (born William Omar Landrón Rivera; February 10, 1978, is a Puerto Rican Reggaetón singer and actor.-Early life:...

 and Ñejo Y Dalmata

Ñejo y Dalmata

Ñejo & Dálmata, also known as Ñejo y Dálmata, are a reggaeton duo from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ñejo was born June 20, 1975 & Dálmata was born February 29, 1980. They had worked together in collaborations with other reggaeton artists before they released their album Broke & Famous in 2007...

They also worked with Reggaeton

Reggaeton

Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...

 Producer El Chombo

El Chombo

El Chombo, real name Rodney 'Dirty Sanchez' Clark is an American-born Panamanian producer and artist, known for his song "Chacarron Macarron"...

in a song that was featured in the album Los Cuentos De La Cripta.

Their album Kamikaze won the Latin Grammy Award for rock album by a duo or group with vocal in 2007.

Members

• Emilio Regueira Pérez – Vocals, guitar
• Christian Torres – Vocals, bass guitar,
• Javier Saavedra – Percussion

Discography

• 1994: ¿Por Qué Te Fuiste Benito?
• 1997: Los Rabanes All Star – Volume 2
• 2000: Los Rabanes
• 2002: Money Pa' Qué?
• 2004: Ecolecuá
• 2007: Kamikaze