Calle Ciega
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Calle Ciega was a reggaeton
boy band
from Venezuela
. It started early in 1998 with merengue
hip hop
, ending its evolution in a mix of dance reggaeton with a unique Venezuelan "flow".
The group had five elements: Nacho, El Chino, Luifer, Kent and Emilio. All of them coming from different cities in Venezuela and from other musical projects.
Their hit single "Mi Cachorrita" has been number one for more than 23 weeks in Venezuela, and for more than 35 in the top 20 of that country's Record Report.
Right now, Calle Ciega has started their international tour to support the record deal they inked with Prisma Records in Miami
, Florida
.
Their recent visit to Miami in a promotional tour, was noticed by the media, and they are scheduled to come back in October. Meanwhile they continue to do shows in Venezuela and are gaining popularity in Peru
, Ecuador
and Colombia
, where they are the opening act for top Reggaeton stars Daddy Yankee
, Mey Vidal
, and Ivy Queen
.
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...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. It started early in 1998 with merengue
Merengue music
Merengue is a type of music and dance from the Dominican Republic. It is popular in the Dominican Republic and all over Latin America. Its name is Spanish, taken from the name of the meringue, a dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar...
hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, ending its evolution in a mix of dance reggaeton with a unique Venezuelan "flow".
The group had five elements: Nacho, El Chino, Luifer, Kent and Emilio. All of them coming from different cities in Venezuela and from other musical projects.
Their hit single "Mi Cachorrita" has been number one for more than 23 weeks in Venezuela, and for more than 35 in the top 20 of that country's Record Report.
Right now, Calle Ciega has started their international tour to support the record deal they inked with Prisma Records in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Their recent visit to Miami in a promotional tour, was noticed by the media, and they are scheduled to come back in October. Meanwhile they continue to do shows in Venezuela and are gaining popularity in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Colombia
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...
, where they are the opening act for top Reggaeton stars Daddy Yankee
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,...
, Mey Vidal
Mey Vidal
Mey Vidal , in the city of Palma Soriano in the province of Santiago de Cuba. She is a Cuban Reggae en Español, Dance hall, and Reggaeton singer and composer. She was one of the first to represent the female genre in the Reggaeton movement.-External links:*...
, and Ivy Queen
Ivy Queen
Ivy Queen is a Puerto Rican Latin Grammy nominated reggaeton composer and singer. She is most commonly known as "La Reina del Reggaeton" . She is also known as the Queen of Rivalries.-Early years:...
.
Albums
- No Pares de SudarNo Pares de SudarNo Pares de Sudar is the debut album by venezuelan group Calle Ciega released in 1999.-Track listing:# No Pares de Sudar# Pomposo# Solo Te Quiero Amar# El Marciano# Tengo Fiebre# Comienza a Menear# Que Tu Quieres# Imaginate# La Pantallera...
(1999) - CalienteCaliente (Calle Ciega album)Caliente is the second album by venezuelan group Calle Ciega released in 2000.-Track listing:# Que Sigan Bailando# Caliente# El Huracán# Calle Ciega# Con La Punta 'El Pie# Meneate# Sexy# Hay Fuego# Quiero Que Tu Piel Se Erize...
(2000) - Grandes Exitos (2001)
- Seguimos Bailando (2002)
- La Carcajada (2004)
- Una Vez Más (2006)
- Más CalienteMás CalienteMás Caliente is the fourth album by Venezuelan group Calle Ciega released on October 27, 2007.-Track listing:# Dile# Tentación# Chica Mala# Como Duele# Aunque Mal Paguen# Bailalo En la Calle# Nueva Era...
(2007)
Singles
- "Mi Cachorrita"
- "Como te extraña mi cama"
- "El Vestido Rojo"
- "La Pastillita"
- "Dile"