Group · 1967–1970 · Buenos Aires [-34.60, -58.38]
Almendra
Almendra was the Buenos Aires quartet that Luis Alberto Spinetta founded in 1967, pairing his songwriting with the looser, melodic side of the emerging scene. Their self-titled 1969 debut, with its painted sketch of a weeping clown on the cover, became one of the foundational albums of rock nacional. Though short-lived, the band's blend of beat-group warmth and literary lyricism shaped everything that followed.
Evidence2
- MusicBrainz: AlmendraMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/artist/0b144888-0e76-465c-be88-882cf4f4cb5e
accessed 2026-06-04
- Wikidata: AlmendraWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1571799
accessed 2026-06-04
Connections3
collaborates with → Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta founded Almendra in 1967 and wrote the songs that defined it, including the material on its landmark 1969 debut. The band was the launching pad for the literary, poetic strand of rock nacional that he would carry for decades.
collaborates with → Almendra (album)
Almendra recorded its self-titled debut album in 1969, distilling the band's blend of beat-group melody and surreal lyricism into one record. The album became a foundational document of rock nacional's artistic coming of age.
collaborates with → B.A. Rock festival
Almendra was among the headline acts at the inaugural B.A. Rock festival, sharing the bill with Los Gatos, Manal, and Vox Dei. The festival gathered the movement's first generation in one place, making the still-young rock nacional visible as a collective scene.