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Café Einstein (Closed 1987) - punk & rock History in Buenos Aires | Rock Bar Legends

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Café Einstein

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Underground bar where Luca Prodan, Sumo and post-dictatorship punk/rock acts played to packed crowds. Cult symbol of early-80s Buenos Aires rock.

MUSIC & CHARACTER

MUSIC POLICY

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punk rock underground

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ADDRESSBuenos Aires

YEARS ACTIVE1982 - 1987

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