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SINDICATO
ARGENTINO DEL HIP HOP
Leading an underground community that embraces the hip-hop
culture popular in America down in Argentina, Sindicato
is South America’s equivalent to the Wu-Tang Clan,
without a jailed ODB member. With their latest and Latin
Grammy-winning album, Un Paso A La Eternidad, Sindicato
continue to push their promotion of hip-hop in a country
that is largely unexposed to the musical genre.
Originally created as a large group of 20, Sindicato wasn’t
initially a musical act when it was formed in the early
’90s. Instead, it was more a collective that was simply
fascinated with the many aspects of hip-hop.
"Sindicato started off as an organization that was
pretty much trying to organize parties and events for a
genre that was pretty much marginalized in Argentina,"
group member Smoler explained in a phone interview from
his house in Argentina. "It was made up of a group
of friends and was later condensed to four guys and a DJ
which is what the group is now."
Roger
Troutman Innovative funkster Roger Troutman was the master of
the vocoder -- a keyboard synthesizer that created robotic-sounding
vocals through the simultaneous use of a piano-like interface
and a breath controller (breath tube), somewhat like a guitar
talk box. What James Jamerson did for the bass, Jimi Hendrix
for the guitar, and Stevie Wonder for the harmonica, Troutman
did for the vocoder. As a member of Zapp, a band that included
his brothers Larry, Lester, and Tony, and recording under
the solo moniker of Roger, he helped define and give life
to a difficult-to-play instrument that previously was used
for gimmicky effects and, as played by others, was basically
devoid of personality. With his winning smile and charming
playfulness, Troutman was a favorite on stage and record.
He'd often bring his vocoder along on radio interviews,
treating the listeners to his amazing vocoder skills. Catch Roger's "Heard It Through The
Grapevine" All This Month On Vision Radio's Daytime
LIVE!
April
7, 2005 
