Bandalos Chinos

Bandalos Chinos is an Argentine indie pop band formed in 2009. The band consists of Gregorio Degano (vocals and synthesizers), Salvador Colombo (synthesizers), Tomás Verduga (guitar and backing vocals), Matías Verduga (drums), Iñaki Colombo (guitars and synthesizers) and Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo (bass). The band has released four studio albums and has received several awards and nominations including two Gardel Awards and a Latin Grammy Award nomination.

Bandalos Chinos
Background information
Origin	Béccar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Genres	Indie pop, synthpop
Years active	2009-present
Labels	Discos Crack Sony Music
Members	Gregorio "Goyo" Degano Salvador Colombo Tomás Verduga Matías Verduga Iñaki Colombo Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo

Career

Gregorio "Goyo" Degano and Iñaki Colombo met while attending the same school in San Fernando and started playing music together at 14. After finishing high school in 2009, they formed the band in Béccar, a town in the northern part of the greater Buenos Aires area in Argentina.^[1] The name of the band comes from a performance in 2009 where a soundman introduced them as "los chicos" ("the boys" in Spanish) but it was misunderstood as "los chinos", the name would turn into "Banda Los Chinos", later transforming into "Bandalos Chinos".^[2] Their debut album Bandalos Chinos, was released in 2012 and was premiered at the Auditorium San Isidro.^[3]

Following the release of their first album, they released the EP Nunca Estuve Acá in 2014, consisting of six songs. On January 4, 2017, they released their second EP En el Aire, consisting of five songs.^[3] Their second album BACH was released on August 3, 2018, it was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas, United States and was produced by Adán Jodorowsky.^[4] At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album while at the 21st Annual Gardel Awards, they won Best Pop Group Album.

On October 9, 2020, the band released their third album Paranoia Pop, similar to their previous effort, it was produced by Adán Jodorowsky and was recorded at Sonic Ranch Studios, it also features collaborations with David Aguilar, LOUTA and Tei Shi.^[5] To promote the album, the band performed a series of concerts via streaming named Paranoia Pop: El Musical at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.^[6] To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the band, they released Feliz Nabibach on December 24, 2020, an album consisting of new versions, demos and live performances of songs from their previous albums.^[7]

Style and influences

Among their influences, the band mentions artists such as Luis Alberto Spinetta and Tame Impala.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Bandalos Chinos (2012)
• BACH (2018)^[9]
• Paranoia Pop (2020)
• Feliz Navibach (2020)
• El Big Blue (2022)

Extended plays

• Nunca Estuve Acá (2014)
• En el Aire (2017)

Members

• Gregorio "Goyo" Degano – vocals (2009-present); keyboards (2009-2017)
• Salvador Colombo – keyboards (2011-present)
• Tomás Verduga – guitar and backing vocals (2009-present)
• Matías Verduga – drums (2009-present)
• Iñaki Colombo – guitars and keyboards (2009-present)
• Nicolás Rodríguez del Pozo – bass (2009-present)

Awards and nominations

Gardel Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Song of the Year	"Vámonos de Viaje"	Nominated	[10]
	Best New Artist	BACH	Nominated
	Best Pop Group Album		Won
2021		Paranoia Pop	Won	[11]
2023		El Big Blue	Won	[12]

Latin Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Best Alternative Music Album	BACH	Nominated	[13]

Note: At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Zac Hernández and Jerry Ordoñez (engineers), Jack Lahana (mixer) and Chab (mastering engineer) received a nomination for Best Engineered Album for their work in BACH.

References

1. Firpo, Hernán (January 17, 2019). "Bandalos Chinos: "Sólo queríamos ser como Spinetta"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
2. "Bandalos Chinos". Rock.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
3. "Bandalos Chinos". CMTV.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
4. Cimerilli, Marina (August 8, 2018). "Bandalos chinos - BACH". Indiehoy (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
5. Carcaño, Chentes (October 20, 2020). "Bandalos Chinos - Paranoia Pop". Indierocks (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
6. Rodriguez Fierro, Lucas (November 3, 2020). "PARANOIA POP: EL MUSICAL DE BANDALOS CHINOS". Suenaspe (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
7. Rivarola, Maximiliano (December 24, 2020). "Feliz Navibach: Bandalos Chinos publica nuevo disco". Indiehoy (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
8. Lingenti, Alejandro (December 19, 2018). "Bandalos Chinos, la banda que sigue la mejor receta del rock nacional". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
9. Dwek, Joel (August 22, 2020). "ARGENTINA: BACH - Bandalos Chinos". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
10. "Premios Gardel 2019: La lista completa de nominados". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
11. "Premios Gardel 2021: Conocé la lista completa de ganadores". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). 23 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
12. "Premios Gardel 2023: Trueno, Dante Spinetta y Babasónicos son los artistas más nominados". Clarín (in Spanish). April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
13. Exposito, Suzy (2019-11-15). "Latin Grammys 2019: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-11-15.