Tótem was an Uruguayan rock band formed in the early 1970s. One of the most important massive phenomena of Uruguayan music and represented the height of the Candombe beat.
Band members 1971 Rubén Rada (lead voice and percussion) Eduardo Useta (guitar) Enrique Rey († 1995) (guitar) Mario "Chichito" Cabral (percussion) Daniel "Lobito" Lagarde (bass) Roberto Galletti († 2009) (drums)
1972 Santiago Ameijenda replace Galletti in drums.
1973 Eduardo Useta (guitar and voice) Enrique Rey (guitar and voice) Mario "Chichito" Cabral (percussion) Roberto Giordano (bas) Santiago Ameijenda (drums) Tomás "Chocho" Paolini (saxophone)
Discography Simples 1971 A-side - Dedos
B-side - Biafra
1972 A-side - Mi Pueblo
B-side - Negro
Long Plays 1971 - Totem A-side - Dedos - Chévere - De Este Cielo Santo - Días De Esos - Todos B-side - Biafra - El Tábano - Mañana - No Me Molestes - La Lluvia Cae Para Todos Igual
1972 - Descarga A-side - Heloísa - Orejas - Manos - Pacífico - Todo Mal B-side - Negro - Mi Alcoba - Un Sueño Para Gonzalo (instrumental) - Descarga
1973 - Corrupción
A-side - Nena - Toda América - A Victoria y Federico - Hola Hermano - Congueiro B-side - Corrupción - El Hombre Feliz - Cáspita
See also Rubén Rada Uruguayan rock Candombe