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Pappo (Buenos Aires, March 10th, 1950 - Luján, Buenos Aires province, February 24th, 2005), born Norberto Napolitano, is definitely one of the most relevant icons on the heavy rock and blues mainstream of over the last 30 years in Argentina’s musical showbiz, if not the one and only representative guitarist/songwriter of the genre all across South America.

A native of the middle-class La Paternal neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pappo started playing the guitar at the age of ten, and became active in Argentine rock since its beginnings; Pappo was a force in its transition from English to Spanish as guitarist of Los Gatos, the first rock band to enter the mainstream charts in Argentina.
He also played in the first incarnation of cult band Los Abuelos De La Nada and in the quasi-psychedelic La Pesada del rock and roll.
With his band, Pappo’s Blues, he recorded and toured extensively. He became an underground working-class hero, but received no radio airplay. In the mid-1970s, Pappo spent some time in Brazil and also in England, playing alongside Peter Green (formerly of Fleetwood Mac), Lemmy (who later achieved fame with Motörhead), and other rock and blues greats.
Back in Argentina, Pappo formed Riff, a heavy metal band. During the 1982 Mailvinas war, Argentine music was given a large share of radio play, and Riff became popular with rockers.
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  • bicho_raro

    Muy bueno el programa La Viola recordándolo Pappo, vos y tus canciones siempre nos van a acompañar capooo!!!

    8 days ago

  • pablo323

    groso

    March 2012

  • Alejandro-1991

    Hoy cumpliría 62 años este genio... ¿Por qué mierda se tuvo que ir tan pronto? ¿Porque mierda la gente que se encarga de hacer el mundo un lugar peor vive hasta los 100 años y gente como Pappo o Spinetta, que han dado momentos inolvidables a sus seguidores, se van jóvenes? :(

    March 2012

  • LuKaZo20

    hoy fiesta cervezal!! en el cumple de pappo!

    March 2012

  • Jaum_22

    DAÓRA!

    October 2011

  • javier0889

    Y dale Pappo, dale dale Pappo!!!!

    October 2011

  • Luu-Snm

    El honor no lo perdi, ese heroe qe hay en mi, nada coomo ir juntos a la paar..! Aaaay hace años qe escucho ese tema y me sigue enamoraandoo cada vez maas!! Que grande el Carpo! enrealidad cuando el murio yo era chiquita pero hoy lo escuchoo y siento como qe esta vivo.. todabia haciendo recitales y todoo!! Un Gran Maestro! (L) Norberto Napolitano (L)

    August 2011

  • diegonnx

    PAPPO SIGUE VIVO!

    June 2011
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