TK (Peruvian rock band)
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TK is a Peru
vian rock band formed in 2001 by Emilio Pérez de Armas and Edgar Guerra.
Pérez and Guerra met at university. During their free time they played guitar together, and they decided to form a rock band. Later Christopher Farfán, Diego Dibós and Carlos Lescano joined them to form TK. The name TK was taken from the first letters of Thalita Kumi, a phrase taken from the New Testament, which the band says means "Levántate y anda" (Spanish: "Arise and walk"). (In English translations of the New Testament, the phrase is usually rendered as Talitha cumi, Aramaic for "Maiden, arise.")
In 2002 they sent copies of their first album, Trece (Spanish: "Thirteen"), to stores. In that year Sony Music awarded TK with Gold
and Silver
discs for sales of their album in Perú
.
In 2003 TK and Zen, both Peruvian rock bands, were nominated by MTV
for the award of Best New Central American Artist. TK won.
In 2004, their most recent album, Tentando Imaginarios, was released, with the hit single "Buscama." This was the #1 most requested rock video among MTV
viewers. Other hit songs from the album are "Ilusión," "Alas Cortadas" and "Inminente Conjunción."
In 2005, TK made the soundtrack for the animated movie Piratas en el Callao. The song "La Juerga Pirata" was the main hit of the soundtrack.
In 2006, June, they announced their separation, but in November, guitarist, Emilio Pérez de Armas reformed the band with new members. He took the place of lead singer.
In 2007 they released their 3rd album, "Nucleo" with the lead single "Fragmentos".
From "Tentando Imaginarios":
From "Nucleo":
Other:
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian rock band formed in 2001 by Emilio Pérez de Armas and Edgar Guerra.
Pérez and Guerra met at university. During their free time they played guitar together, and they decided to form a rock band. Later Christopher Farfán, Diego Dibós and Carlos Lescano joined them to form TK. The name TK was taken from the first letters of Thalita Kumi, a phrase taken from the New Testament, which the band says means "Levántate y anda" (Spanish: "Arise and walk"). (In English translations of the New Testament, the phrase is usually rendered as Talitha cumi, Aramaic for "Maiden, arise.")
In 2002 they sent copies of their first album, Trece (Spanish: "Thirteen"), to stores. In that year Sony Music awarded TK with Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and Silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
discs for sales of their album in Perú
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
In 2003 TK and Zen, both Peruvian rock bands, were nominated by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
for the award of Best New Central American Artist. TK won.
In 2004, their most recent album, Tentando Imaginarios, was released, with the hit single "Buscama." This was the #1 most requested rock video among MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
viewers. Other hit songs from the album are "Ilusión," "Alas Cortadas" and "Inminente Conjunción."
In 2005, TK made the soundtrack for the animated movie Piratas en el Callao. The song "La Juerga Pirata" was the main hit of the soundtrack.
In 2006, June, they announced their separation, but in November, guitarist, Emilio Pérez de Armas reformed the band with new members. He took the place of lead singer.
In 2007 they released their 3rd album, "Nucleo" with the lead single "Fragmentos".
Members
- Emilio Pérez de Armas (Vocals, Guitars) 2001 - Present
- Juan Francisco Escobar (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) 2007 - Present - Miguel Ginocchio (keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
) 2007 - Present
Past members
- Diego Dibos (Vocals, Guitar) 2001 - 2006
- Carlos Lescano (Bass) 2001 - 2006
- Edgar Guerra (Guitar) 2001 - 2006
- Christopher Farfan (Drums) 2001 - 2006
Albums
- Trece (2002)
- Tentando Imaginarios (2004)
- Soundtrack: Piratas en el Callao (2005)
- Nucleo (2007)
Singles
From "Trece":- "Inminente conjunción" (2002)
- "Alas cortadas" (2002)
- "A Lina" (2002)
- "Aquellos que nunca quisieron" (2003)
- "Buscando la victoria" (2003)
From "Tentando Imaginarios":
- "Abril" (2004)
- "Ilusión" (2004)
- "Buscama" (2005)
From "Nucleo":
- "Fragmentos" (2007)
Other:
- "La Juerga Pirata" (from "Los Piratas del Callao" Soundtrack) (2005)