1: Los Lobos’ “La Bamba,” from the biopic of one of Latin crossover music’s pioneers, the iconic Ritchie Valens. 1 “Give Me Everything.”įYI, the name Gente do Zona means “people from the neighborhood,” and the trio is a leader in Cuban reggaeton.Īs for successful Spanish-language hits, one of the most famous ever reached the Hot 100’s top 40 around this time in 1987 on its way to No.
Also: Nayer, who’s featured on Pitbull’s 2011 Hot 100 No. That includes Pitbull, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Irene Cara and Martika. To answer your questions in reverse order, the act carries on a tradition of acts of Cuban descent (if not necessarily living in Cuba at the time of their hits). The success of “Bailando” is notable on many levels. Thanks for some great historical, and geographical, context. Historically, Cuban Pérez Prado had hits in the ’50s, although he was then living in Mexico, not Cuba. – Gente de Zona is a Cuban act, composed of people actually living in Cuba. I’m remembering songs like “Eres Tú” by Mocedades back in 1973 and “La Tortura” by Shakira, featuring Alejandro Sanz, more recently (2005). – “Bailando” joins the list of successful Spanish-language hits on the Hot 100.
– How has this song become such a big pop hit? It seems rare that a song that’s largely in Spanish, and sounds like many Latin, not necessarily pop, hits, is doing so well. “Bailando” by Enrique Iglesias, featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona, climbs 23-17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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