all started with a book called
Reggae , which gave him a Juanchi Baleirón. Then, musically, the connection was through the white side of reggae
, following bands like The Police
,
UB40 or The Clash
and Sumo
and Grandparents as local references. Never imagined that would come after more than two thousand shows around the world. Canada to Patagonia, via Jamaica.
Today, the band that survived the departure of their singer and figure celebrates 25 years of experience with an album full of friends and great figures of the genre. Juanchi
Baleirón , Diego Blanco
and Gastón Gonçalves tell the story
Perica.
. "Besides being 25 years of band are 25 years of sharing life. It's a celebration, a joy. With changes, ups and downs, like life itself. We passed something that is unique, a sense of family, brotherhood. Achieved by the coexistence and the desire to play music together ", starts Juanchi ...
(Continue Reading ...) . . You see the spirit of the early days when these artists they are today? .
White Looking 25 years ago, we were all a bunch of assholes. With another life expectancy, other things that happened to us. We lived with our parents, with the vision of a teenager. But then we had a project that was Los Pericos, and today we continue on that. It's crazy to see how at different times of our life still in it.
. Gaston: When I meet someone I have not seen for some time and ask me 'What are you doing? ", I say" business as usual: I play, I'm on tour, have a good time ... Alike. "
How does it feel to fulfill the dream? White: We never felt that we did, we always go for more.
.
. Juanchi: is one of the key Perishers giants never set goals, but to go step by step and enjoy the process. What we learned professional on the go, and most important asset we have is to be band. The consciousness of knowing that we are all back to back and that no one can do anything. That may sound arrogant, is a shield. Like saying 'nobody touches me the ass. "
.
. Was it difficult to wear? Today marriages or last as long ...
.
.. Gaston: A marriage is more likely to be separated, this is family. Is provided. There was death, separation, children. The family continues.
.
. Juanchi: We passed quickly because we have fun.
.
. In celebration go with a hard class, you can only criticize the lack of new songs ...
.
. Juanchi: It is not a new disk, the disk is never done. There are great songs meriting reversal. All who are there are in their excellence. It was a challenge to live up to the guests and compete with the original versions. It is loaded with lots of adrenaline positive. It is a celebration and perhaps deserved to be well, not new songs.
.
. Gaston: Somehow we rediscover some songs that were not hits, as Amandla, who plays Toots Hibbert. He did it himself. He sang with a voice full cascade of thousands of years and a passion that every time you hear it moves you. Personally, I can not imagine anything higher than that in my experience Music. Would have to resurrect people. We are very fortunate to have had this experience.
.
. One of the characteristics of Pericos, it always kept distance between Rastafarian philosophy and music ... .
.
Gaston: We make music, and in our version. Actually come from the rock. So we have our trademark. When we played in a reggae festival are a bit rare. Too much blood. If we play a rock festival are also rare. We are in a strange place. Make a mix of many genres and do not belong a tribe. Philosophy does not touch us, we are Argentine, here in the ass in the world, cold, another suit. We will beat.
.
. Juanchi: We are very revelers to reggae. In the first album did Haile Selassie appointments , Movida Rastafari, and more, because we needed to play certain ideas that we heard of the few things we arrived. Honorees. Convey what we thought we had to have music at that time. Obviously, the next disc and start talking about things we liked, we passed. That began to realize that he's hot look for him side, but making your own. We brought a cultural background of many other things and reggae was a vehicle, but not steeped in his philosophy and customs. Even the issue of joint came on the side of relaxation, not a commitment to the rasta .
.
. But do not see anything positive in the Rastafarians and their ideas? Gaston: Totally! Do not criticize or anything, we just held onto the music. . Juanchi: philosophy is very positive. But we captured the music, the reggae concept. We take the best and most positive of both worlds. Positive energy that has nothing to do with religious issues. What can dilute pure easily, we like what flows, what is sensitive, flexible. Not what is hard. We prefer to go with natural. All learn, even the bad ... And I'm getting rasta!.
.
White There are many points of this philosophy that we share. All you have to do with freedom, but not in the religious thing. That is very connected to what happened in Jamaica in slavery. It goes to our history. We can take them, but we are not dreadlocks. And would not take as marketing.
. How will this wave falls reggae that emerged in recent years?
.
Gaston: always had our place. Personally, I love bands that do well, to renew the scene. We did our place in history, no doubt. And so do those who came before us.
.
. Juanchi: When we started in the eighties, we were told: "It is fashionable to reggae." And I said no, they were Los Pericos which were fashionable. It was not like today.
.
. White also contributed good bands that have emerged as Los Cafres, Nonpalidece , Resistance, Riddim , Kameleba ... There is a wealth of new bands with good songs, do not know if there was a renewal in the sound, or many new proposals.
.
Juanchi: oxygenate must be gender. When you get tired of fashion want to hear substance, sound and personality. Vintage or vintage. Old or not, these guys who come from Jamaica touch and moves you.
.
. Do you see as those old dreadlocks that touch life? Juanchi: Did not we? We will continue, but being crafty and more screwed ... . Gaston: As I continue to enjoy, come with diapers and played in the "Corega Rasta Fest" ...
.
In 2004, after 17 years of experience, the Bahia decided to abandon the project with his band had been touring the continent and consecrated. "No relationship with him not many, "says Gaston when the name of former singer out in chat. "We have not crossed over," says Diego Blanco. 
