Is Latin-America becoming the new prog leader?

A band from my city (Florianópolis/Brazil):
Experimental instrumental:

COLORIR is a two piece from an island in BRAZIL that likes to express themselves through live music. Through espontaneous composisions we create our own music and we like to bring it to alternative spaces such as beaches , parks , mental hospitals and the strangest of all...night clubs/pubs.

The debut album is called "Noite Madrugada Infinito" and it was recorded with a 2 inch analog tape machine. Mixing was done live as well , on the tape's first audition. Effects were added as we mixed manually. Songs were inspired by the night and the mistery of the unknown.

Please use good headphones for a better audition.

Free MP3: www.tramavirtual.com.br/colorir / www.myspace.com/colorir
Videos: www.youtube.com/user/colorir
www.colorir.cjb.net

Indeed Atkingani, Freudian slip because I wanted to say Rock Symphony but in my head were Brasilian progrock labels Record Runner and Rock Symphony

Edited by erik neuteboom - February 14 2007 at 17:25

Erik, Mylodon records is doing an excellent work, i enjoy so many bands that can be found there, anael and i suggested a "new" mexican band called Arbatel, you can check them also in Mylodon´s page.

maybe prog is getting some popularity 'cos south american music is really bad .five or ten years ago was soda stereo.los cadillacs,caifanes [well they are not prog but was good music],....now is salsa ,crappy pop,or reggeton  so prog is an escape for those who are looking for good music.

Prog is actually having a bit of a revival here in argentina, not only argentine bands are producing good albums, but the genre is somehow gaining some popularity.

Leader? difficult to say, i think the future in prog would be Post-Rock or Space-Rock, there are a lot of american and european bands at this moment giving amazing works, Electronic Prog could be the future too.

In Brazil a friend of mine playing electronics:

http://www.gustavojobim.com/  <----awesome work!

Europa is the prog rock's cradle. I love european bands as Yes, Deep Purple (and I like Can, Gentle Giant,...). I just think South America is now an important  place for Prog Rock.

If you can, check the argentinian bands:

How could I forget Kiko Loureiro, who has just finished recording his second solo album which will be called  "Universo Inverso"

I almost forgot! Thank you Erik. You don't let south-american prog die...