K-Narias
Encyclopedia
K-Narias is a music group reggaeton
formed by Gara and Loida, twin
sisters born on the 12th of January 1985 and raised in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
, Canary Islands
, Spain
.
K-Narias identify themselves with the urban genre, music that comes from the “street”. K-Narias fresh look, modern and sensual at the same time, makes them stand out among the very few female artists of the genre.
in the Canary Islands
. The name of the band is K-narias, pronounced Ka-na-rias, which comes from Canarias, Spanish for Canaries
. Gara and Loida grew up in a barrio
, Tenerife's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Reggaeton is already a mixed style of music from Puerto Rico
, but is also popular in Latin America
, the United States
, not much in Spain
but in Canary Islands
. After the twins were spotted by talent agents in Tenerife
in 2004, they were invited to audition in Madrid. And not long after, Gara and Loida were down in Puerto Rico
recording their debut album with the top of the top reggaeton producers. Their debut single in Spain was the song "No te vistas que no vas."
Las K-Narias had collaborated with reggaeton artists such as Nicky Jam, Baby Ranks, Angel Lopez, Tony Touch, Pedro Preze, Julio Voltio, Don Chezina, Mr.Phillips,and Barbero.
Also With reggaeton producers such asLuny Tunes Noriega Master Chris.
Las K-Narias made a song with Jose Feliciano called "Un Pedacito De Navidad" which is found on their third album "K-N".
Music videos
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...
formed by Gara and Loida, twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sisters born on the 12th of January 1985 and raised in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
K-Narias identify themselves with the urban genre, music that comes from the “street”. K-Narias fresh look, modern and sensual at the same time, makes them stand out among the very few female artists of the genre.
History
The Spanish twins Gara and Loida hail from TenerifeTenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. The name of the band is K-narias, pronounced Ka-na-rias, which comes from Canarias, Spanish for Canaries
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. Gara and Loida grew up in a barrio
Barrio
Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...
, Tenerife's capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Reggaeton is already a mixed style of music from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, but is also popular in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, not much in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
but in Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. After the twins were spotted by talent agents in Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
in 2004, they were invited to audition in Madrid. And not long after, Gara and Loida were down in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
recording their debut album with the top of the top reggaeton producers. Their debut single in Spain was the song "No te vistas que no vas."
Las K-Narias had collaborated with reggaeton artists such as Nicky Jam, Baby Ranks, Angel Lopez, Tony Touch, Pedro Preze, Julio Voltio, Don Chezina, Mr.Phillips,and Barbero.
Also With reggaeton producers such as
Las K-Narias made a song with Jose Feliciano called "Un Pedacito De Navidad" which is found on their third album "K-N".
Discography
- 40 entre las 240 Entre Las 2 (K-Narias)K-Narias first album, "40 Entre Las 2" , sold 50,000 copies in the Canary Islands in only three months....
- 2005 - Hombres con pañalesHombres Con Pañales (K-Narias)Hombres Con Pañales is the second production of K-Narias.A CD/DVD, it contains 15 previously unpublished songs, recorded in Puerto Rico, under the production of Master Chris, Luny Tunes, Noriega, DJ Erick and Robert Taylor....
- 2006 (CD and DVDDVDA DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
) - K-N - 2007
- Cuando Seas Grande Lo Entenderas - 2008
Music videos
- "Oye Mi Canto Feat.Barbero"
- "No Te Vistas Que No Vas"
- "Todos Tenemos Que Luchar"
- "Quiero Que Bailen"
- "Un pedacito de navidad Feat.Jose Feliciano "
- "Himno de Canarias"
- "Abusadora"
- "No vale la pena"