BIP (band)
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BIP is a trio of Colombia
n musicians.
Formed in 1999 by the Cartagenero
rapper
Dexter Hamilton, who has also worked as choreographer for more than 11 years, it originally consisted of four members, which released the album Bomba camará (a salsa by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz
).
After a long break, and under a new record label
(FM Records), they released a new album: Amor prohibido. The song which gives the title to the album is a cover version
of Selena's "Amor prohibido", which is still highly popular in Colombia.
Their new album, Sigue bailando ("Keep on dancing"), which has an obvious reggaeton
sound, contains 18 songs, among which is their biggest success, Calimenio. The song was inspired by a television commercial of a famous Colombian ketchup brand, which features three Caribbean
friends on a snowy mountain trying to ski. According to Hamilton:
("Calimenio" is a cool guy, a cool Colombian which will try to do anything, even skiing, without having the least idea...).
The album has also four cover versions of other artists, such as Selena's "Bidi bidi bom bom".
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n musicians.
Formed in 1999 by the Cartagenero
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Dexter Hamilton, who has also worked as choreographer for more than 11 years, it originally consisted of four members, which released the album Bomba camará (a salsa by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz
Bobby Cruz
Bobby Cruz is a salsa singer and religious minister. He is well known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. His seminal professional pairing with Richie Ray is one of the longest-lived partnerships in Latino music, lasting over 45 years...
).
After a long break, and under a new record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
(FM Records), they released a new album: Amor prohibido. The song which gives the title to the album is a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Selena's "Amor prohibido", which is still highly popular in Colombia.
Their new album, Sigue bailando ("Keep on dancing"), which has an obvious reggaeton
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
sound, contains 18 songs, among which is their biggest success, Calimenio. The song was inspired by a television commercial of a famous Colombian ketchup brand, which features three Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
friends on a snowy mountain trying to ski. According to Hamilton:
- "Calimenio" es un bacán, un colombiano chévere que se le mide a todo incluso a esquiar sin tener la menor idea...
("Calimenio" is a cool guy, a cool Colombian which will try to do anything, even skiing, without having the least idea...).
The album has also four cover versions of other artists, such as Selena's "Bidi bidi bom bom".