Desorden Público

Desorden Público is a Grammy nominated ska band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Desorden Público
Background information
Origin	Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Genres	Ska, Rock en español, Reggae
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Sony, Guerra
Members	Horacio Blanco José Luis "Caplís" Chacín Danel Sarmiento Oscarelo Magu Hernan

The band's music mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and Latin America's politics and society. Influenced by the English 2 Tone movement, Desorden Público's embraces different languages and promotes racial and social tolerance. The band has a dozen or so releases to their name and have had platinum sales, No. 1 and top 10 hits. They have tours that have taken them all over Latin America, North America and Europe.

Desorden Público was named Ska Artist of the Year at the Pepsi Venezuela Music Awards in 2012,^[1] 2013,^[2] 2014,^[3] 2015,^[4] and 2017.^[5]

Discography

• Desorden Público (CBS, 1988). LP, reedited in CD in 1993
• En Descomposición (CBS, 1990)
• Canto Popular de la vida y muerte (1994)
• Plomo Revienta (1997)
• ¿Donde está el Futuro? (1998) compilation
• Diablo (2000)
• Todos sus éxitos (Sony Music, 2001), compilation
• The Ska Album (Megalith, 2004) compilation for the United States
• DP18 En Concierto (2004)
• Estrellas del Caos (2006)
• Sex (2006)
• Los Contrarios (2011)
• En Vivo - Teatro Teresa Carreño (2013)
• Orgánico - Rarezas Acústicas Vol.1 (2014)
• Guarachando en Navidad (2014)
• Bailando sobre las ruinas (2017)
• Pa' Fuera (2017)

References

1. "Premios Pepsi Music dijo no a la violencia" [Pepsi Music Awards Say No to Violence]. El Impulso (in Spanish). 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on Sep 8, 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. Daly A, Andrea C. (30 May 2013). "Premios Pepsi Music 2013: Lo mejor de la música hecha en casa" [2013 Pepsi Music Awards: The Best of Homemade Music] (in Spanish). Oidos Sucios. Archived from the original on Sep 8, 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
3. "La Música Raíz Venezolana fue la protagonista de los Premios Pepsi Music 2014" [Venezuelan Roots Music was the Star of the 2014 Pepsi Music Awards]. Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
4. González, Rosa (11 September 2015). "La que se armó en los Premios Pepsi Music" [What was Assembled at the Pepsi Music Awards]. Diario 2001 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
5. "Conoce los primeros ganadores de los Premios Pepsi Music 2017" [Meet the First Winners of the 2017 Pepsi Music Awards]. Diario 2001 (in Spanish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2018.