Los Speakers

Los Speakers
Also known as	The Speakers, The Columbian Beatles
Origin	Bogota, Colombia
Genres	Rock • psychedelic rock
Years active	1963–1969
Labels	Sello Vergara Discos Bambuco Producciones Kriss
Past members	Humberto Monroy † Rodrigo García Roberto Fiorilli Oscar Lasprilla Oswaldo Hérnandez Fernando Latorre † Luis Dueñas † Edgar Dueñas †

Los Speakers (the Speakers) from Bogata, Columbia, were a beat and garage rock band active the 1960s. Their particular style was characterized by the influence of early Beatles and The Byrds, as well as other popular music of the era. Later, they would experiment with other musical forms, such as psycedelic before their separation in late 1968.

While much of their recorded material consisted of covers of popular songs by acts such as the Beatles, not to mention other Latin American rock bands, such as Los Brincos, they began to write their own material as their sound evolved. Some of their original material would be characterized by ghostly downcast melodies and arrangements. Their albums are sought after among collectors, particularly their final LP, which is their most experimental.

The band began with the merging of two earlier groups, Dynamic (1961-1964), whose membership included Fernando Latorre, Alfredo Besoza and Humberto Monroy, and Electronic, whose roster included Luis and Edgar Duenas, children of the composer Luis Dueñas Knob. The earliest lineup of the Speakers was Rodrigo Garcia, from Spain (guitar) Colombian Humberto Monroy (bass), Fernando Latorre (drums) and guitarists Oswaldo Hernandez and Luis Dueñas. With this lineup, they supported Enrique Guzman, who was visiting Bogota, in 1964. The Speakers were became popular with public during the beat group movement in Colombia .

Band members

First lineup (1964-1965)

Rodrigo Garcia - guitar (1964-1969) 
Humberto Monroy † - bass, vocals (1964-1969) 
Fernando Latorre † - drums (1964-1966) 
Oswaldo Hernández - guitar, vocals (1964-1967)  
Luis Dueñas † - guitar, vocals (1964-1966)

Second lineup (1966)

Rodrigo Garcia - guitar (1964-1969) 
Humberto Monroy † - guitar, vocals (1964-1967)  
Luis Dueñas † - guitar, vocals (1964-1966) 
Edgar Dueñas † - drums (1966) 

===Third lineup (1967)=== 
Rodrigo Garcia - lead guitar (1964-1969) 
Humberto Monroy † - bass - Vocals (1964-1969) 
Roberto Fiorilli - drums (1967-1969) 
Oscar Lasprilla - guitar, vocals (1967)

===Fourth lineup (1969-1969)===
Rodrigo Garcia - lead guitar (1964-1969) 
Humberto Monroy † - bass, vocals (1964-1969) 
Roberto Fiorilli - drums (1967-1969)

Discography

• The Speakers (1965), Sello Vergara
• La Casa Del Sol Naciente (1965), Discos Bambuco
• Tuercas, Tornillos y Alicates (US Release 1966), Discos Bambuco
• The Speakers IV (1967), Discos Bambuco
• The Speakers En El Maravilloso Mundo De Ingeson (1968), Producciones Kriss

External links

• Unterberger, Richie. Biography of Los Speakers at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
• Speaking of the Speakers