"A great loss": Argentine rock legend Solari of Redonditos de Ricota dies

Argentine musician Carlos "Indio" Solari, former singer and songwriter of the legendary rock band Los Redonditos de Ricota, died on Friday (June 5) at the age of 77 after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease, local media reported.

A towering figure in Argentine rock over the past four decades, Solari led a mass following unmatched in the country, filling major stadiums despite his distant relationship with the media.

Founded in the late 1970s in the city of La Plata, Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, the band's full name, emerged from the underground culture of Buenos Aires to become a popular rock group known for classic sound and poetic lyrics laden with enigmatic ideological content.

The band shunned traditional media and Solari rarely gave interviews, shrouding the group in a mystique that drew hundreds of thousands to concerts promoted largely by word of mouth and alternative channels.

Solari made his last appearance singing in a pre-recorded video broadcast at the end of 2025 during a concert by his current rock band, Los Fundamentalistas del Aire Acondicionado.

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