Three Uruguayan bands - Los Shakers, Los Mockers, and Los Walkers - were inspired by British rock bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. They emulated the British rock style, singing in English, and brought rock music to Buenos Aires, revolutionizing young people's ideas about music in Uruguay. Rock, jazz, and blues influenced these bands as well as Serú Girán, whose first album showed clear influences from Brazilian music mixed with symphonic rock and jazz.

1. Was inspired by the new British
rock, Uruguayan young musicians
began to emulate their sounds.
Three bands, Los Shakers, Los
Mockers and Los Walkers11
took the style of The Beatles
and The Rolling Stones, and
singing in English and went to
Buenos Aires. This was very
important and revolutionized the
idea about "music" of many
young people. Rock & Roll, Jazz
and Blues too were a great
influence.
The Serú Guirán first album
shows clear influences of
Brazilian music, mixed with
symphonic rock and jazz.

2. Principal instruments
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
Drums
Electric bajo
Keyboard
Saxophone
Piano

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Music is a large
thing, no limits, no
boundaries, no
flags. León Gieco.