Los del RÃo
Los del Río ( The River from ) is a Spanish music duo in the mid- 90s with Macarena had a worldwide hit.
Already in the 1960s, joined the two from near Seville derived Andalusian Rafael Ruiz and Antonio Romero Monge Perdigones ( The from the river ) to meet and flamenco duo with guitar and vocals under the name Los del Río. With traditional Spanish music, especially the Sevillanas, they were known and played over the years, a more than 30 albums.
The appearance of a flamenco dancer inspired the musicians to the song Macarena, which they published in their home in August 1993. The title was in Spain quickly became popular, but it was only in the years that could be heard in Latin America the song. From there he reached on the Spanish-language radio stations to the south of the USA. Discovered in 1995, the producer and remixer duo Carlos Alberto de Yarza and Mike Triay from Miami the piece and made from the traditional guitar sounds with Spanish vocals and rhythmic clapping a dance and disco friendly version with electronic sounds and female choir and English text pieces. Your " Bayside Boys Remix" had immediate success in the U.S.:
In June 1996, Macarena took fourteen weeks # 1 on the American Billboard charts. The song was sold in the U.S. alone more than 4.5 million times - equivalent to four platinum records. In the wake of remixes the original was still at # 23 on the charts.
The Macarena remix conquered the world almost everywhere the tips of the pop charts and was the summer hit of the year. Worldwide, there were over 11 million singles sold. Matching the hit, there was the Macarena dance, originated in a Spanish dance school and expanded for the accompanying music video, which was shown in the summer of 1996 on all music channels. Whether in stadiums at public music and sporting events, in the village disco or children's birthday parties and weddings - anywhere beat you hands in a certain sequence, she pushed her hips, turned her hip, went to his knees, to then in an upward swirl sideways with a slight jump to rotate 90 degrees. Internationally known is the scene in which the U.S. Ambassador and later Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the Ambassador of Botswana teaches dance in front of a UN Security Council meeting. Even in German primary schools in the dance seems to have been taught as part of the Music Education.
In addition to the Los del Río versions Los del Mar also been able to benefit from the success and classify, for example, in Australia and France with the same title after the original in the top 5. Numerous gecoverte, translated and instrumental versions followed, and today the song is a popular mood Shit.
For Los del Río, it was expected to be difficult to follow up this exceptional success something. While a Christmas version called Macarena Christmas reached the end of the year once again the charts, except they were but an international one- hit wonder.
For their traditional flamenco music, they dedicated themselves to become once again, they still were able to interest some. Late 1990, they celebrated their 30th anniversary on stage and to this day they continue the long line of her flamenco albums. The musicians continue to live in their home in Dos Hermanas in Seville.