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Traidores


Traidores (or Los Traidores, in English, The Traitors) is a Uruguayan rock band founded during the post-dictatorship disarray of mid-1980's Uruguay. History Traidores was born in 1983 when Víctor Nattero and Juan Casanova (his cousin) got together with Pablo Dana and started practicing in their houses. The band was influenced by The Clash, Sex Pistols, and by British punk rock from the late 1970's in general. The group started playing live shows and grew in popularity, attracting a large following for the local scene in which they were based. Los Traidores headed up the first version of Cabaret Voltaire, a gathering of musicians, sculptors, painters, and other young artists from the alternative art scene in Uruguay. The band was included on a compilation of Uruguayan groups called Graffiti (Orfeo, 1985), along with the bands Los Estómagos, Zero, Los Tontos, Neoh 23 and ADN. Two of Los Traidores' songs were included La lluvia cae sobre Montevideo (The Rain Fell on Montevideo) and Juegos de poder (Power Games). An album release show was held in the Teatro de Verano in Christmas of 1985. Even though the show was not heavily promoted, more than 5,000 people came to see it. From there Los Traidores continued playing live shows and recorded their first albumm titled “Montevideo Agoniza (Montevideo in Agony) (Orfeo, 1986). The LP did not reflect the theme of its title, even though the record was considered too heavy for a first album for its existentialist themes. The band ap...

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