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Outside of Venezuela, Merengue simply did not catch on. Even on its heyday very few composers and bandleaders dedicated any effort to this form, maybe because of the difficult rhythm. Trinidadian Lionel Belasco composed, performed and recorded some Venezuelan Merengues and Waltzes between the 1910s and the 1930s.
Before forming a duo, Chino and Nacho were both part of the Venezuelan merengue boy band Calle Ciega alongside Luifer, Gabo Marquez and Emilio Vizcaino where they started their musical careers. They released five albums, with the hit single, "Mi Cachorrita" on Una Vez Más. Calle Ciega gained significant airplay in Venezuela and surrounding ...
2 Venezuelan merengue. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of merengue musicians. ... The following is a list of notable musicians who do merengue music
Calle Ciega is a boy band from Venezuela.The group, created and managed by Artist developers and management team formed by Jhonny Nuñez, originally began singing merengue-based songs, but as the different incarnations of the group progressed the songs moved away from merengue toward the more urban sounds of hip hop and reggaeton.
[2] [3] The first track on the album, "El Moreno Esta", helped launch the career of Larry Martínez, who would later adopt the stage name "El Moreno Michael" following his impersonation of singer Michael Jackson while performing the song with Díaz's band during a broadcast of Venezuelan variety show Sábado Sensacional that same year. [4] [5]
Their most recent record is Esta es Caracas (2012), a Venezuelan merengue featuring some of the most important singers in Venezuela: Cecilia Todd, Horacio Blanco (lead vocal for the ska band Desorden Publico), Ramsés Meneses a.k.a. McKlopedia, Aristides Barbella (Malanga ), Max Pizzolante, Francisco Pacheco and Serenata Guayanesa.
Female merengue bands began to emerge in the 1970s, with examples such as Gladys Quero's "Orquesta Unisex", but started gaining popularity in the early 1980s with Aris García's "La Media Naranja", "Las Chicas del País" and, principally, pianist Belkis Concepcion's band, Las Chicas del Can. They are known by their fans as Las Reinas del ...
Venezuelan boy bands (2 P) Pages in category "Venezuelan musical groups" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.