Girar is the first studio album released by the Dominican

Dominican Republic

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 based electro rock

Electro rock

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 band Tabu Tek

Tabú Tek

Tabú Tek sometimes spelled Tabutek, or even TABU-TEK, is an alternative electro-rock band based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic....

. This first production was released on the year 1996 in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

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, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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. The released spanned several hits in the local rock scene of Santo Domingo including the songs "Cierra Los Ojos" , "Escena Gastada", and "Girar" who all received significant airplay in local rock stations like X-102 and 95.7 Nota Diferente. Despite this local

Dominican rock

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success, the band enjoyed little recognition outside Santo Domingo, even less outside the Dominican Republic. Led by Maximo Martinez, the success of this album led the band to produce two more albums.

Track listing

1. Instintos
2. Girar
3. Cierra los Ojos
4. Soledad
5. Escena Gastada
6. Cuando Estas A mi Lado
7. Acepta Lo Que Eres
8. Poema A mi Alma
9. El Juego
10. Si Por Razon...
11. Si Tu No Estas
12. Girar (remix)