Karamelo Santo
are a Latin-rock band from Mendoza, Argentina. Formed in 1995, they released their first album, La Kulebra (The snake) in 1995. Since then they have released nine more albums. This artists are the first band in the world in introduce Cumbia like rock style.Its song "Los Botones " was original writer for the first albúm in 1988. Together with Todos Tus Muertos, Kortatu, and Mano Negra, they are one of the most influential and revered bands of the Latin punk rock world. Karamelo Santo, most likely Argentina’s most famous musical export in this genre, will be back again this year for clubshows and festivals, to rock us with their explosive sound of LatinSka, Reggae, Cumbia, Rock and Punk. Their energy is amazing: along with touring the world, they also managed to record a new album: „Antena Patchamama“ goes back to the roots, a very Ska-Punk focused album, of course with the typical dash of Reggae and lots of latinamerican Fiesta flavour! After last years’ successful festival performances all over Europe (Southside / Hurricane / Greenfield Festival (GER, CH), ZMF (GER), Rock for People (CZ), Esperanzah (BE), Parkpop (NL) amongst others...) KARAMELO SANTO are well prepared to seduce the audience with their high-quality crossover ramble through musical genres. Be prepared for a performance that has it all: from a wild and furious rockshow through relaxed Reggaetunes to sweet Latin grooves!

Karamelo Santo was born in Mendoza / Argentina in 1993 and ever since then developed their own unique musical style. They achieved to gather around them a fanatic crowd of fans from all over the world, ever more since they successfully toured in Europe with "Los Guachos" in 2002. This milestone marked the beginning of a long and deep relationship of the band with the “old continent”, that every year challenges the most established cultural barriers and has permitted them to become one of the best-known representatives of Latin American music in Europe.

The members play a mix of rock, ska, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, reggae, funk and cumbia. The lineup has changed throughout the years, but the main members have always been the co-founders: singer Guillermo Ogalde Gluzman (known as Goy) and Pedro Rosafa.

The band has collaborated with several famous musicians, such as Manu Chao, Fermin Muguruza, Sargent Garcia, Ska-p, and David Byrne.

The single "Nunca" is probably their most well-known song. It made an appearance on the soundtrack for the movie Mariposas en la Oscuridad.

Karamelo Santo is very popular in Europe and plays in shows such as Roskilde, and Hurricane fest.