Biography
In 1997, at a rehearsal room in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of La Paternal, drummer Alejandro Olmedo, bass player El Muerto, and guitar players Adrian Sanchez and Diego Bava got jamming together.
At the beginning of 1998 Alejandro Amaro joined in. They were called Gran Hampa.
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A few gigs later, Alejandro Amaro left and Diego Bava fronts the band. They changed their name to Primitiva
In 1999 Primitiva starts recording their first LP G-stacion, recorded independently.
In 2000 they started to get radio plays, and a new bass player is recruited Christian Suffriti
They started playing in bigger venues and got selected to play at the BA Rock Festival. They also played at The Roxy as a support act to Gilby Clarke (ex Guns n' Roses), Steven Adler (ex Guns n' Roses), Vince Neil (Motley Crue) and Union (ex-members from Motley Crue and Kiss)
In 2002 they are chosen as Newcomer band for the Aguante Buenos Aires band tournament, which led them to get signed to Freak Music and record their second LP Evolucion.
On 10th October 2003 Primitiva opens the Quilmes Rock Festival - the most important music festival in Argentina.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.