Carlos 'Indio' Solari, a Legend of Argentina's Rock Scene, Dies at 77
His family said a public funeral will be held as tributes from politicians, artists and soccer stars spread across Argentina.
- Carlos 'Indio' Solari, one of Argentina's most influential rock musicians and longtime frontman of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, died Friday at age 77 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
- Solari rose to prominence as a countercultural icon during Argentina's 1980s transition from military dictatorship to democracy, with Los Redondos releasing 10 studio albums while deliberately avoiding major record labels to maintain artistic independence.
- At a massive 2016 concert, Solari announced his Parkinson's diagnosis, declaring "Mr. Parkinson is nipping at my heels" after struggling with the disease for at least a decade; he later retired from touring, survived by wife Virginia Mones Ruiz and 25-year-old son Bruno.
- The Argentine Soccer Association said Solari's voice "became a popular rallying cry" and "echoed in the stands," while The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo credited him with inspiring society to question and think critically.
- After Los Redondos disbanded in 2001, Solari released five solo albums drawing hundreds of thousands of fans to stadiums; former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner posted his lyric "Just living costs you your life" as fans gathered at his home with flowers and T-shirts.
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Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari, Legend of Argentina’s Rock Scene, Dies at 77
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Carlos Alberto Solari, the Argentine singer-songwriter known as “El Indio” who led Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota…
The death of Carlos Alberto “Indio” Solari, which occurred this Friday at the age of 77, puts an end to one of the most influential trajectories of Argentine music. Leader of Patricio Rey and his Redonditos de Ricota, referent of the counterculture and central figure of national rock, built a work that transcended generations and turned the genre into a phenomenon of mass reach.
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