Los Sultanes
Encyclopedia
Los Sultanes is a tropical music band of Argentine
Pop
, formed in 1992 and comprising Kazmer Jorge (vocals), Jorge Valeggiani (drum
), Jose Luis Navarro (keyboards
), Adrian lexicon (Wiro), Gonzalo Rodriguez (bass
) and Marcelo Lopez (keyboards).
Published in 1995 most profits were made on the sale of their second album
, Habilítamelo, which had a large following in the tropical music scene of Argentina.
But it was only in 1998, Red Zone, a disc released simultaneously in the United States
, Spain
and Mexico
, which reached a much larger audience in the general public. This included hits such as "what I tell him" (I am leaving with a chabón) and the pacifier" (agent-agent) which drew attention from young and old alike, allowing the album to go triple platinum
in Argentina, which has sold more 30,000 units.
They had a tour of Chile]] (where the album went gold), Uruguay (platinum album), Brazil (invited by the singer Xuxa), Mexico (participating in the festival "Millennium" from Acapulco) and Spain.
In 1999 Son o se hacen (they are or they are made), which included hits such as "The Queen" and "Tucanazo" and "red zone". In 2000, Vuelta y vuelta (round and round) an album recorded in Spain
achieved Great success with the record company Vale Music selling 200,000 copies.
Most of the songs of the band are known for treating queer
and gay
-related topics.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, formed in 1992 and comprising Kazmer Jorge (vocals), Jorge Valeggiani (drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
), Jose Luis Navarro (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
), Adrian lexicon (Wiro), Gonzalo Rodriguez (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) and Marcelo Lopez (keyboards).
History
Forming in 1992 when its members came together and made up funny lyrics, which later debuted in the bars and clubs of the district. In this year they recorded their first album, The Sultans of Love, with impact at a national level.Published in 1995 most profits were made on the sale of their second album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Habilítamelo, which had a large following in the tropical music scene of Argentina.
But it was only in 1998, Red Zone, a disc released simultaneously in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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...
and Mexico
Mexico
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, which reached a much larger audience in the general public. This included hits such as "what I tell him" (I am leaving with a chabón) and the pacifier" (agent-agent) which drew attention from young and old alike, allowing the album to go triple platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
in Argentina, which has sold more 30,000 units.
They had a tour of Chile]] (where the album went gold), Uruguay (platinum album), Brazil (invited by the singer Xuxa), Mexico (participating in the festival "Millennium" from Acapulco) and Spain.
In 1999 Son o se hacen (they are or they are made), which included hits such as "The Queen" and "Tucanazo" and "red zone". In 2000, Vuelta y vuelta (round and round) an album recorded 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...
achieved Great success with the record company Vale Music selling 200,000 copies.
Most of the songs of the band are known for treating queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
and gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
-related topics.
Members
- Adrian "Cocker" lexicon (Wiro and vocals)
- Gonzalo "Rivaldo" Rodriguez (bass)
- Jorge "El Topo" Kazmer (vocals)
- Jorge "Koke" Valeggiani (drum)
- José Luis "cachet" Navarro (keyboards)
- Marcelo "Phantom" Lopez (keyboards)
Discography
- 1995: Habilitámelo
- 1998: Zona Roja
- 1999: Son o se hacen
- 2001: Vuelta y vuelta
- 2003: Sultanes.com
- 2005: Piko piko
- 2006: Yo quiero bailar
- 2007: Disco Gay