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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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ponce |first=David |date=2008-10-04 |title=Históricos rockeros chilenos Beat 4 vuelven a tocar |trans-title=Historic Chilean rockers Beat 4 play again |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2008/12/04/333799/historicos-rockeros-chilenos-beat-4-vuelven-a-tocar.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=[[El Mercurio]] |language=es}}</ref> Among their contributions to [[Music of Chile|Chilean music]] is recording one of the first Chilean rock albums recorded in Spanish, ''Boots A Go-Go.''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Albornoz Cuevas |first=César |date=2021-07-30 |title=Rock En Chile En Tiempos De Revolución, 1967, 1973 |trans-title=Rock In Chile In Times Of Revolution, 1967, 1973 |url=https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/kamchatka/article/view/18297 |journal=Kamchatka |language=es |publisher=[[Universitat de València]] |issue=17 |pages=190 |doi=10.7203/KAM.17.18297 |s2cid=238805192|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Barr-Melej |first=Patrick |url= |title=Psychedelic Chile: Youth, Counterculture, and Politics on the Road to Socialism and Dictatorship |date=2017 |publisher=[[University of North Carolina Press]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4696-3258-2 |pages=100–103 |oclc=980304440}}</ref>
'''Los Beat 4''' are a Chilean music group from the 60's and 70s. The band, which consists of four members and is one of a number of notable Latin bands of the era which used a variation of the British group [[The Beatles]]' name, enjoyed some success in [[Chile]] and in [[Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-19 |title=El Helado de los Beat 4 • +ROCK |url=https://www.masrock.cl/el-helado-de-los-beat-4_19/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=+ROCK |language=es}}</ref> The band still performs live occasionally.


==History==
==History==
Los Beat 4 was formed in 1966 at San Miguel, and they formed part of the Chilean new wave movement, along others such as [[Pato Renan]], [[Cecilia Pantoja|Cecilia]] and others. They had many hits, such as "Dame un Bananino" (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dame_un_Bananino) -which was a song aimed to promote a [[Nestle]] Chilean market product named "Bananino"-and "Baila Conmigo" ("Dance with Me").<ref>{{Cite web |last=S.A.P |first=El Mercurio |date=2009-10-28 |title=Rock chileno de leyenda: vuelven a tocar los Beat 4 {{!}} Emol.com |url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2009/10/28/382156/rock-chileno-de-leyenda-vuelven-a-tocar-los-beat-4.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=Emol |language=Spanish}}</ref>
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 Pantoja|Cecilia]] and others. They had many hits, including "Dame un Bananino", a jingle for a [[Nestle]] ice cream product, and "Llora conmigo", a Spanish-language version of "[[Let's Live for Today (song)|Let's Live for Today]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Oscar |date=2010-10-19 |title=El Helado de los Beat 4 |trans-title=Beat 4 Ice Cream |url=https://www.masrock.cl/el-helado-de-los-beat-4_19/ |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=+ROCK |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hurtado |first=Ana Maria |date=n.d. |title=Beat 4 |url=https://www.musicapopular.cl/grupo/beat-4/ |website=MusicaPopular.cl |quote=En 1967, avalados por la amplia difusión radial que obtuvo su disco sencillo "Llora conmigo" (versión en castellano de una canción pop italiana), realizaron una gira a lo largo del país. [...] 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.]}}</ref>


==Members==
==Band members==
*Reinaldo Gonzalez
*Johnny Paniagua (guitarist)
*[[Willy Benitez]] (bassist, Benitez later became a famous actor and comedian as well)
*Mario Benitez (Willy's brother, drummer)


* Reinaldo "Rhino" González – voice <small>(1966–1971)</small>
==External links==
* Johnny Paniagua – guitar <small>(1966–1971)</small>
* Willy Benítez – bass <small>(1966–1971)</small>
* Mario Benítez – drums <small>(1966–1971)</small>
* Linden Mandiola – bass <small>(1971)</small>

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Latest revision as of 05:26, 4 January 2024

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]

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, and "Llora conmigo", a Spanish-language version of "Let's Live for Today".[4][5]

Band members

  • Reinaldo "Rhino" González – voice (1966–1971)
  • Johnny Paniagua – guitar (1966–1971)
  • Willy Benítez – bass (1966–1971)
  • Mario Benítez – drums (1966–1971)
  • Linden Mandiola – bass (1971)

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) (17). Universitat de València: 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. En 1967, avalados por la amplia difusión radial que obtuvo su disco sencillo "Llora conmigo" (versión en castellano de una canción pop italiana), realizaron una gira a lo largo del país. [...] 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.]