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19-971: [REDACTED] Look up malon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malon may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Malón (band) , an Argentinian thrash metal band Malon ( Star Trek ) , a fictional alien race Malon, a character in The Legend of Zelda People [ edit ] Benoît Malon (1841–1893), French socialist political leader František Maloň (1913–?), Czech rower Iván Malón (born 1986), Spanish footballer Marc Malon , American politician Places [ edit ] Malon, Burkina Faso Malon, Homalin , Burma Malon, Zaragoza , Spain Other uses [ edit ] Malón , plunder raids carried out by Mapuche warriors Perumal (deity) , also known as Malon,

38-556: A La Quiaca 2 and De Ushuaia a La Quiaca 3 were recorded in a mobile studio in different locations of the country. In 1985, Gieco went to Moscow for the 12th "World Youth and Students' Festival" alongside Juan Carlos Baglietto and Litto Nebbia , representing Argentina. In 1986 and 1987, he held concerts in Germany with his friend Mercedes Sosa , including that of Berlin 's Political Song Festival. Gieco returned to Argentina and performed free concerts, one for 40,000 spectators at

57-560: A country where people can't choose it/it only cries its sadness if a minister closes a school..." In 1981 Gieco started a 3-year, 110,000-kilometre-long series of independent concerts all over Argentina, playing for a total of 420,000 people. He gathered material from the different places he visited during the tour, and recorded the first volume of De Ushuaia a La Quiaca ("From Ushuaia to La Quiaca " in Buenos Aires with various autochthonous musicians in 1985. The following De Ushuaia

76-616: A form of the Hindu deity Vishnu See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Malon Malol language Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Malon . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malon&oldid=1241493449 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

95-610: A full-time musician. There, he took guitar lessons from Gustavo Santaolalla , who introduced him to important people in the Buenos Aires musical community, such as Raúl Porchetto , Charly García , Nito Mestre , and María Rosa Yorio , future members along with Gieco of the Argentine supergroup, Porsuigieco . Gieco was given the opportunity to perform in the Buenos Aires Rock Festival in 1971, 1972, and 1973. In 1973, he recorded his first album, "Leon Gieco" ( it

114-535: A tour that took him to Washington, D.C. , Boston and New York City . There he played with David Byrne , whom he had met in Buenos Aires shortly before. In 1992, he played with Milton Nascimento , Mercedes Sosa, Os Paralamas do Sucesso , Gilberto Gil and Rubén Rada at the inauguration of the Latin American Parliament in São Paulo . In 1997 he participated in the memorial concert for

133-567: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mal%C3%B3n (band) Malón is a thrash metal band from Argentina that was formed in 1995 by Claudio O'Connor , Antonio Romano , Claudio Strunz (all ex- Hermética members), and Karlos Cuadrado. Various internal conflicts led to the dissolution of Hermética in late of 1994. Claudio O'Connor , Antonio Romano and Claudio Strunz created Malón, with bassist Karlos Cuadrado. They played their first gig at Cemento . Meanwhile, Ricardo Iorio ,

152-564: The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo , with bands such as Divididos , La Renga , Los Piojos , and Attaque 77 . Gieco began his most recent national tour for social justice, Mundo Alas , in 2007. Argentine musicians, dancers, singers, and painters, all with disabilities , performed alongside Gieco, expressing their unique talents and communicating with audiences. He gave these artists the opportunity to live out their dreams as he does. Gieco created

171-763: The National Flag Memorial in Rosario, and the other for 35,000 people in Buenos Aires. At Boca Juniors ' Stadium he had a concert with Pablo Milanés and Chico Buarque , and guest musicians Mercedes Sosa , Fito Páez , Nito Mestre , Juan Carlos Baglietto and Sixto Palavecino . At the end of the year he went on a world tour that included countries such as Mexico , Peru , Brazil , Sweden , Germany and Denmark . In 1988, Gieco performed in Germany and Austria . Back in Argentina he participated in

190-725: The US he lived with family friends in Los Angeles and Ann Arbor, Mi. While in Ann Arbor, he performed at the famous Art festival in the summer of 1978. On December 20, 1979, the Argentine Minister of Education announced the closing of the National University of Lujan in Buenos Aires. Gieco participated in a protest against the closing by singing "La Cultura es la Sonrisa". His lyrics say, "(Culture) only cries in

209-451: The band without Claudio O'Connor . Eduardo Ezcurra, who had previously sung in a band called Traición, was hired as the new singer. This line-up released a self-titled EP in April 2002. Ezcurra was chosen for having a voice very similar to O'Connor, although was disadvantaged because some fans did not accepted the band without Claudio. After a while, Strunz decided to leave the group, taking

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228-445: The end of that year they published their first live album Resistencia viva ( "'Live Resistance'" ). In early 1998, the band split-up, and Claudio O'Connor decided to form a side project, O'Connor , which soon becomes his main priority. Consequently, Malon played for the last time at a benefit concert in 1999, and Malón officially disbanded that year. In late 2001, Antonio Romano, Claudio Strunz and Karlos Cuadrado decided to reform

247-566: The field to the village center due to economic problems. At age 8, Gieco bought his first guitar on credit, and soon began playing music at local events with his father's band. Throughout his childhood, Gieco played with local bands such as a folkloric group called Los Nocheros (The Night Watchers) and Los Moscos (The Flies), a rock band that gained some popularity within Argentina. In 1965, Gieco traveled to Bolivia as an exchange student. He studied music and played guitar at local festivities. When Gieco turned 18, he went to Buenos Aires to become

266-658: The final concert of the Amnesty International Human Rights Now! Tour at River Plate Stadium , with Charly García , Peter Gabriel , Bruce Springsteen , Sting , and others. After eight years of touring, Semillas del corazón ("Seeds of the heart") marked his return to the studio in 1989. That same year he performed at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires with the American folk legend Pete Seeger . The following year, Seeger asked him to join

285-661: The fourth member of Hermética, formed the band Almafuerte , which has a sharp rivalry with Malón. In 1995, the band released their first studio album, Espíritu combativo ( "Combative Spirit" ). They released their second album, Justicia o resistencia ( "Justice or Resistance" ), a year later. In October 1997, the band played at the 20th Anniversary of Madres de Plaza de Mayo, in Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, with León Gieco , Divididos , Las Pelotas , La Renga , Los Piojos , A.N.I.M.A.L. , Attaque 77 , Actitud María Marta and Todos Tus Muertos , among others. By

304-498: The lyrics of 6 songs and remove 3 others altogether. Nevertheless, the record was a success, and he had concerts not only around Argentina , but also in other countries of South America . Two years later he released IV LP , with one of his most famous songs: " Sólo le pido a Dios " ("I only ask of God"). Due to the political situation in Argentina, Gieco was forced to move to the United States and Italy in 1978 for one year. In

323-627: The naming rights to the band. The remaining members formed a new band: Razones Concientes, and once again, Malón dissolved. In 2011, O'Connor and Romano announced their return to scene. Their first official reunion concert was on 18 December 2011 in Arena Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires. It was filmed for the release of their first concert video, the DVD album El regreso más esperado ( "The most expected return" ). However, Malon had given an unofficial reunion concert years before, as

342-636: The opening act for Megadeth . They also did a national and international tour, which included Arena Queens, New York . Malon released a new album in 2013. In September 2015, Malón announced the new album: Nuevo Orden Mundial . Also, the band's 20th Anniversary Tour began on 11 October, at the Luna Park Stadium. Le%C3%B3n Gieco Leon Gieco was born into a family of Italian origin on November 20, 1951, in Cañada Rosquín , Argentina. At 6 years old, Gieco traveled with his family from

361-455: Was recorded independently with Santaolalla). "En el País de la Libertad" ("In the Country of Freedom"), a hit from his album, demonstrated Gieco's concern for change in Argentina, his concern for social justice . In 1976 Gieco released El Fantasma de Canterville ("The Ghost of Canterville"). The record suffered a great deal of censorship from the military government forcing him to change

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