Born Aug 22, 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Raíces.
In 1981 he incorporated to one of the main bands of the Argentinean '80s rock scene: Los Abuelos de la Nada. Although the band was led by the brilliant Miguel Abuelo, Calamaro composed most of the band's hits, like "Mil Horas," "Así es el calor," "Sin gamulán" and "Costumbres Argentinas."
In 1984 he made his solo debut with Hotel Calamaro. The album was a bizarre mix of styles and musicians, and didn't gain public or press support.
In 1985 he left Los Abuelos de la Nada and registered his second album Vida Cruel. Inspite of the important musicians and guests, such as Luis Alberto Spinetta and Charly García, the album was a disappointment: both commercially and artistically. But if as a songwriter the luck was out of reach, he had an intense and successful work as a producer of bands like Los Enanitos Verdes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Don Cornelio y la zona. He also worked and collaborated with many artists of different styles and genres, a constant attitude through his whole career. The third album Por Mirarte showed Calamaro in a better shape with an established band. Released in 1988 it contains some outstanding songs such as "Con los dientes apretados" and "Me olvidé de los demás," while others like "Cartas sin Marcar" and "Loco por tí" helped the album to get popular.
When Calamaro released in 1989 Nadie Sale Vivo de Aquí, Argentina was living it's worst economical crisis: few albums were released. The album title suggest it all: Nobody comes out alive from here. The LP production was paralyzed, and the few that could make it were almost ignored. That was Calamaro's case. This situation lead the singer to settle in Spain, following a road taken by many Argentinean rockers. Out there in Spain he met Ariel Rot y Javier Infante, former members of Tequila. They formed Los Rodríguez in 1991, a pop-rock band that was very popular in Spain and Latin America: Calamaro's songs began to be popular like in the early '80s: the hit maker was on the road again. Curiously, from Spain, he was conquering Argentina. While being part of the band he didn't release any new solo material, just Grabaciones Encontradas 1 y 2, a couple of CDs that contained unreleased and rare material from the '80s.
After the split of Los Rodríguez, Calamaro returned to his solo career recording Alta Suciedad in 1997, an album produced by Joe Blaney. This album brought him the commercial success that seemed to fail in his previous solo efforts, and sold 300.000 copies just in Argentina. That is certainly a huge amount for the country's small market. No doubts, that album helped him to be placed between the star legends of the national rock scene. Before that album Calamaro was considered an important character, appreciated by other musicians, but not a main one. After he broke up with his spanish girlfriend he released in 1999 the double CD Honestidad Brutal. Recorded when he was 37, it contained 37 songs of despair, love loss, drugs and regret. It was not as successful at the previous album, but showed a new Calamaro: desperate, decadent and often elegant at the same time, with a new and raw lyrical approach. El Salmon followed in spring 2001.
Calamaro's next proyect, El Cantante, was released in 2005. A delicious mixture of tango, rock n'roll and flamenco guitars (mostly played by spanish prodigy El Niño Josele).
After a break, he returned to the stages with a tour full of classics that gave birth to a live album called El Regreso on 2005, recorded with members of Bersuit Vergarabat as a backing band. This album was very well received for the charts as well as for the critics, wich lead him to different awards. One year later, on 2006, Andres published a new album from the roots of tango with the collaboration of guitarrists Niño Josele and Juanjo Dominguez. On 2007 El palacio de las flores was published, although it was recorded on 2006. The album had the collaboration and musical influence of argentine composer Lito Nebbia and was also recorded on his studio. This was the return to a classic Calamaro album with new songs and hits.
Libros Sapienciales II
Andrés Calamaro Lyrics
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no es esta tierra no, sueño color azul
no es quizá que no se mirar
cuánto, cuánto hay a mi alrededor,
más de lo que mis ojos pueden mirar, y llegar a ver,
esas son razones que dicen
que solo se que se querer y que tengo dios
y tengo fe y que doy amor y puedo ,,,
se que ahora tengo yo alguien a quien buscar
no es quizá que no se mirar cuánto,
cuánto hay a mi alrededor,
más de lo que mis ojos pueden mirar, y llegar a ver,
esas son razones que dicen
que solo se que se querer y que tengo dios
y tengo fe y que doy amor y puedo...
Se que en algún lugar
Andrés Calamaro & Vox Dei's song Libros Sapienciales is a song about the contrast between good and bad, and the search for something more meaningful in life. The lyrics suggest that the singer is living through both good and bad times, but that he is able to find hope and comfort in his belief in God, his ability to love, and the fact that there is more to life than what he can see around him.
The singer also hints at a feeling of restlessness, as though he is searching for something more in life. He says that he knows that someone is waiting for him somewhere, and that he now has someone to seek out. This suggests that the singer is on some kind of personal journey, perhaps to find love or purpose in his life.
Overall, the message of the song seems to be that life is full of challenges and difficulties, but that there is always hope and meaning to be found. Whether it comes from a belief in God, love, or simply an openness to the world around us, the singer encourages us to keep searching for something more.
Line by Line Meaning
Buenas y malas son cosas que vivo hoy
Today, I experience both good and bad things.
no es esta tierra no, sueño color azul
This reality is not where I belong; I dream of something different.
no es quizá que no se mirar
It's not that I can't see.
cuánto, cuánto hay a mi alrededor,
There's so much around me.
más de lo que mis ojos pueden mirar, y llegar a ver,
More than what my eyes can perceive and comprehend.
esas son razones que dicen que solo se que se querer y que tengo dios
These are the reasons that tell me that I only know how to love and that I have God.
y tengo fe y que doy amor y puedo ,,,
And I have faith, I give love, and I can do it.
Se que en algún lugar alguien me espera hoy
I know that someone is waiting for me somewhere today.
se que ahora tengo yo alguien a quien buscar
I know that I now have someone to search for.
no es quizá que no se mirar cuánto,
It's not that I can't see how much there is.
cuánto hay a mi alrededor,
How much there is around me.
más de lo que mis ojos pueden mirar, y llegar a ver,
More than what my eyes can perceive and comprehend.
esas son razones que dicen que solo se que se querer y que tengo dios
These are the reasons that tell me that I only know how to love and that I have God.
y tengo fe y que doy amor y puedo...
And I have faith, I give love, and I can do it.
Se que en algún lugar
I know that somewhere
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