I.R.A. is a Colombian Hardcore punk band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1985 by David Viola (at present guitarist and vocalist of the band) and some of his friends that have already left the band. This is one of the oldest bands that still exist in Medellín, this thanks to the perseverance of David Viola. Its long career and their recent tours in the United States have made it one of the most important and popular punk bands in Medellín and Colombia. In their songs they talk about, and criticize, the actual situation of Colombia and the world and also about life and feelings of people in this situation. Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is a faster, heavier version of punk rock, characterized by short, loud, and often passionate songs. ... Medellín is the capital city of the Antioquia Department in Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Medellín Governor Area 63,612 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   5,750,478 90 people/km² Adjective antioqueño Antioquia was one of the states in the original United States of Colombia, and is now a department in the northwest part of the Republic of Colombia. ... This article is about the year. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

History

I.R.A. was formed in 1985, under the name S.I.D.A. ("Sucios y Desordenados Anarkistas") ("Dirty and wild Anarchists"), by a group of friends that used to meet in the park of El Poblado in Medellín. The band was formed at that time by: Yoryi on the drums, José R on the bass, José Juan on the guitar and Viola as the vocalist. For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass or simply bass) is an electrically amplified plucked string instrument. ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ...

They started rehearsing in the house of one of their friends, but they were thrown out because of the noise and disorder of the public that attended; they then began to rent one of the first rehearsing places that existed in Medellín, where the quality of the sound was bad. Still, it was one of the only options that the band had to continue.

In 1986 they changed to name of the band to I.R.A. ("Ideas de Revolución Adolescente") ("Ideas of Adolescent Revolution"). By this time they had already found other places to rehearse in friends' houses and abandoned places, but those were rehearsals with little or no public to avoid problems. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1989 the band had its first performance, it was in the neighborhood La Visitación of Medellín. The same year the band records in Chava Bluss Studios its first work: Barkizidio, a 7" EP with nine songs. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An extended play (or EP), is typically the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to be called singles but too short to qualify as albums. ...

In 1990 the band had several performances, in this they played alongside some of the most important underground bands of that time: B.S.N. ("Bastardos Sin Nombre"), Dexconcierto, Reencarnación, Crimen Impune, C.T.C., Nada, Antioquia Podrida, Ataque de Sonido and others. The same year Yoryi (drums) left the band and he was replaced by Marcelo. Also, the band performed outside Antioquia for the first time in a performance in Pereira, Risaralda, organized by punks of a neighborhood of that city. This article is about the year. ... Latitude: 4°4955 North; Longitude: 75°4316West The city of Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. ... Motto: Capital Pereira Governor Area 4,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,024,362 247 people/km² Adjective risaraldense Risaralda is a department of Colombia. ...

In 1991 the band recorded in Raimond Records Studios its second EP, Atentado Terrorista, this one contained eight songs and in it the bass was recorded by Viola, replacing Jose R, and the second vocals by Mónica, who had been with the band since 1990. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1993 the line-up changed again; the new drummer is Kamel, replacing Josesito, who replaced Marcelo in 1992; Federico enters the band as the new bassist, Mónica and Viola continued to do the vocals and José Juan the guitar. With this line-up the band recorded the LP Impotable Diversión. They also did a tour in Ecuador, where they performed in Quito, Ambato and Cuenca. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito. ... San Juan de Ambato is a city in the centre of Ecuador near the Ambato River. ... List of cities called Cuenca: Cuenca, Ecuador Joara, la Florida, Native American settlement renamed Cuenca by Spanish Cuenca, Spain, the capital of Cuenca province. ...

In 1996 the band recorded in Pussy Music studios its first album in CD, Crónicas de una Década Podrida containing 26 of their songs composed between 1986 and 1996; it was released in the Palacio de los Eventos of Medellín in a performance alongside the band Neus. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit ÄŒeské Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

In 1997 José Juan left the band, he was replaced by Federico, who was replaced on the bass by Cabe; Kamel also leaves and was replaced by Aníbal; with this line-up the band went to Venezuela, there they play in the Poliedro in Caracas; later the same year Federico also left the band and he was replaced by Viola. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... City motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ...

In 1998 the band recorded three songs for the compilation Ideas Encontradas produced by Sin Piedad Records. The same year, more players left the band: Aníbal, who was replaced by Fredy, and Cabe, who was replaced by Gabriel. With this line-up the band recorded its second album in TKG Records and Organic Sound: Entre amigos. In this album José Juan, one of the founders of the band that had left in the previous year, returned to record the guitar, but only as an invited musician. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 1999 the band played in "Rockatón", a concert to raise funds to help the people affected by the earthquake in the "Eje Cafetero" of Colombia (Caldas, Quindío and Risaralda). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Motto: Capital Manizales Governor Area 7,291 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,170,187 160 people/km² Adjective Caldas is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Joven Rico y Poderoso Capital Armenia Governor Area 1,845 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   613,375 332 people/km² Adjective quindiano Quindío is a department of Colombia. ... Motto: Capital Pereira Governor Area 4,140 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,024,362 247 people/km² Adjective risaraldense Risaralda is a department of Colombia. ...

In 2000 Fredy left the band, he was replaced by Mónica. The same year the band performed alongside bands like: Fértil Miseria, La Zorra, Ácido Folklórico, Coffee Makers, Dumka Diskantus, 2 Minutos, 911, Tr3s de Corazón, Mojiganga, Grito, 5 de Menos, Tres Hombres and La Siembra. This article is about the year 2000. ... Mojiganga is a Colombian Ska-core band from Medellín, Antioquia, formed in 1995. ...

In 2003 they recorded, in El Pez studios, their third album: Epidemia de Infexion Respiratoria Aguda. This album contained 14 new songs, 14 new versions of old songs and nine songs recorded live; alongside the album the band released its first video, of the song Lo que ustedes se merecen ("What you deserve"). The band also did a short tour in Colombia, performing in Medellín, Bogotá y Cali simultaneously with the release of the album in these cities. Later the same year the band released its second video, of the song Neurona ("Nerve cell"). 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bogotá—officially named Bogotá D.C. (D.C. for Distrito Capital, which means Capital District)—is the capital of Colombia, as well as the largest and most populous city in the country with 7,185,889 inhabitants (2005 estimate)[1]. It is also the capital of the department of Cundinamarca. ...

In March and April of 2004 the band toured the United States, there they had fifteen performances in Boston, Baltimore, New York City (where they performed in the famous CBGB, and during which the band recorded a live album), New Jersey, Miami (where they filmed the video of the song Explotados ("Exploited")), Monterrey, Berkeley and San Francisco. When the band returned to Colombia, they began a new tour through Colombia, performing in Bogotá, Cali, Manizales, Ibagué, Bucaramanga, Armenia, Rionegro and Medellín where they performed alongside the American band Molotov Cocktail. In December they played in the Altavoz Festival 2004, in a performance in the bullring La Macarena of Medellín. The band also recorded its fourth album Décadas de libertad which would be released the next year. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... This article is about the city in the US state of Maryland. ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water  - Urban  - Metro 1,214. ... The outside front facade of CBGB CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a club at number 315 on the Bowery in New York City, New York. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Monterrey is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. ... Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Manizales skyline Motto: My Manizales of the Soul! (Mi Manizales del Alma!) Mayor [Luis Roberto Rivas Montoya] Area 508km² Geographical coordinateses 75 33 10W and 05 06 15 N Altitude 2150 msnm Temperature 18º Relative humidity 80% Annual precipitation 2000 mm Average speed of the wind 15 km/h... Ibague during the day. ... Bucaramanga is the capital of the department of Santander, Colombia, fifth city in terms of importance in that country, and seventh in terms of population, Bucaramanga is one of the fastest growing cities in Latin America. ... Rionegro is a beautifull municipality in Antioquia Department, Colombia. ... Bullring in Málaga, Spain A bullring is the location where bullfighting is performed. ...

In March of 2005 the band played in the Ancón Festival 2005. Later the band performed in Ecuador and Venezuela. After returning to Colombia they released their new album, Décadas de libertad and a documentary film about the band: Documentira. In June of the same year the band began a new tour through the United States, releasing there their new album and performing in several cities, including again the CBGB in New York, and they filmed the video of the song Vivir para esto ("Live for This") in Miami. In August, after returning from the United States, Gabriel leaves the band. Mónica and Viola decide not to replace him and to invite other musicians to play the bass in live performances and future album recordings. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Line-up

Actual line-up

• Mónica: Drums and vocals
• David Viola: Guitar and vocals

For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... The acoustic archtop guitar, used in Jazz music, features steel strings. ...

Other people that played in the band

• Yoryi: Drums (1985-1990)
• José R: Bass (1985-1993)
• José Juan: Guitar (1985-1997)
• Marcelo: Drums (1990-1992)
• Josesito: Drums (1992-1993)
• Federico: Bass (1993-1997), guitar (1997)
• Kamel: Drums (1993-1997)
• Cabe: Bass (1997-1998)
• Aníbal: Drums (1997-1998)
• Gabriel: Bass (1998-2005
• Fredy: Drums (1998-2000)

Discography

EPs

• Barkizidio, 1989
• Atentado terrorista, 1991
• split with Peaceful protest (japan), 2000

Albums

• Impotable diversion (LP), 1993
• Crónicas de una década podrida, 1996
• Entre amigos, 1998
• Epidemia de infexion respiratoria aguda, 2003
• Décadas de libertad, 2005

Compilations

• Ideas encontradas, 1998
• Punk Will Never Die, 1994
• Rock subterráneo contra el quinto centenario, 1992
• Clash World
• Angustía

External links

• Official web site - Source of the original article.
• Hagala U web site - Information about the music in Colombia and free MP3 samples, in Spanish.