Los Ángeles Azules

Mexican group Los Ángeles Azules were shaped in the first ’80s by brothers Unías, José, and Jorge Mejía Avante. Playing a Latin design referred to as onda grupera, the music group became a chart-topping action after issuing Inolvidables in 1996, shortly achieving platinum position in Argentina, where they effectively performed reside in 1998. Afterwards, vocalist Carlos Becíha sido decided to keep the group, developing his own music group known as Los Ángeles de Charly. In 2001, Los Ángeles Azules had been nominated towards the Billboard Latin Music Honours; that same yr, they toured the U.S. to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary and released Historia Musical, which peaked at number 2 for the Latin albums graph and hit quantity 161 in the very best 200. In 2002, the group released viewers to Becísera’ replacement, vocalist Erick de la Peña, via the charting solitary “Por un Amor a Mi Madre,” through the recording Alas al Mundo. The full-length peaked at quantity six for the Latin albums graph and hit number 3 for the local Mexican albums list. A live recording and two compilations adopted over another 2 yrs, each placing for the graphs. Though Los Ángeles Azules drew huge viewers wherever they performed, their next studio room providing, 2004’s Nunca Te Olvidaré, didn’t resonate aswell and peaked at quantity 49 for the Latin albums graph. They continuing to tour, playing soccer stadiums in Mexico and SOUTH USA, as well as at Yankee Stadium. If they reentered the studio room in 2006, they documented their 1st all-covers disc in the recommendation of Disa. Due to the similarity in pitch and timbre of de la Peña’s tone of voice to Juan Gabriel’s, they trim ten of his music for the record Interpretan Éxitos de Juan Gabriel. It had been their last record for Disa. Even more personnel changes happened and the music group agreed upon with Discos Musart/Balboa Information. Their debut, Tu Juguete, was released in 2008; two singles implemented, but neither the record nor its monitor picks charted. The music group, citing insufficient promotion, remaining Discos Musart instantly thereafter. They toured america and Argentina, as well as the South American country became another house for Los Ángeles Azules because of the recognition of their unique design of cumbia. In ’09 2009, these were invited to execute at the 1st El Em virtude deítherefore de la Cumbia, where they distributed a stage with Mexican Institute of Audio (Camilo Lara) and Argentina’s Un Hijo de la Cumbia. The ending up in Lara would demonstrate fateful. With out a label, Los Ángeles Azules continuing to tour, but found out inroads towards the music market difficult provided its changing character, with narcocorridos, hip-hop, merengue, and pop growing as dominant forms. The group slice the individually released recording A Ritmo de Cumbia in 2012 for the creation and distribution label Casete Mexico, but provided limited distribution and advertising, it didn’t sell. Los Ángeles Azules refused to surrender, though they most likely felt enjoy it. In 2013 these were invited to try out the Vive Latino event. That efficiency demonstrated a rousing achievement, and a reversal of their (mis)fortunes. These were signed from the Sony-distributed OCESA Seitrack. The label enlisted Lara and Plaything Selectah to make a fresh recording. Entitled Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar, it showcased Los Ángeles Azules re-recording their strikes in duet with visitor vocalists including Carla Morrison, Lila Downs, Ximena Sariñana, and so many more. A television system known as Cumbia Fuzion adopted, which presented the group in overall performance backed from the Mexico Town Symphony Orchestra. The prior recording was re-released as Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar Edición de Super Lujo and included an added bonus disc using the symphony overall performance. It eventually got at quantity five around the local Mexican albums graphs. Later on that 12 months, the music group visited Cuba to record, with Lara and Plaything Selectah co-producing. They released Viernes Social. Its title monitor single presented Haydée Milanés in duet. Additional visitor vocalists included Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gustavo Parisi, and Banda Bastón. Its achievement in the Caribbean and Mexico, and throughout Latin America, provided them a chance to perform in Cuba and tour using its nationwide symphony. Numerous American dates had been booked and documented as Los Ángeles Azules re-signed with Disa. The recording De Plaza en Plaza: Cumbia Sinfonica was released in Sept 2016, debuting at quantity 12 around the Warm Latin Albums graph in October.