Andrés Mauricio Cabas Rosales (born October 7, 1976) known worldwide as Cabas, is a Colombian musician. He mixes pop, latin rock and local Colombian styles to create its own musical style.

Biography

Andrés Cabas was born on October 7, 1977 in

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with music in his blood. His father, Eduardo Cabas is a musician and composer in Colombia, Cabas’ formal education on the piano and percussion started while still a child. As a young adult, Cabas traveled first to

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and later to

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where he met and played with

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and

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musicians. Upon his return to

he dug deeply into his country’s rhythms and explored a new wave of sound widely known in latin music at the time. His first self-titled album, ‘''Cabas''’ (

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) was released in 2000, “''Mi Bombón''” (“My Candy”) topped the country’s charts for three consecutive months earning him Gold and double Platinum discs before spreading to the rest of

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and

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. Two other singles from the album also topped the charts not only in

but throughout the Americas; “''Ana Maria''” and “''Tu Boca''”. In March 2002, ‘''Cabas''’ was released in the

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, where it received reviews in

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. and ''

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''. He made the New York Times -Best Of- list at the end of 2003. He was nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Interpretation. At the MTV Latin Awards he was nominated for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Interpretation, the People's Prize and Best Rock Video for the

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Children's Music

In 2009, Cabas joined forces with renowned Theatre, Film & TV director

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for an adaptation of Mario Vargas Llosa’s “Pantaleón y las visitadoras”. He composed the music for this original version which earned him the Accede Prize of Theatrical Journalism in New York. He composed music for children in association with scientist and economist

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for the ZERI Foundation. Gunter Pauli is known for his charitable and philanthropic contributions and his music has been used in movies, on TV and in commercials around the globe.

Collaborations

Over the years Cabas has performed with artists like

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and

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. He has produced and co-produced with

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, December Bueno,

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, collaborated with the

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, Dave Matthews, Bunbury, Orishas, Vicentico,

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among many others. His music has been featured in commercials around the world and his videos have amassed tens of millions of views on YouTube.

Present

In June 2013, Cabas released “''Que Prenda La Moto''” (‘The Engine Starts’). The song quickly became a top 10 hit in Colombia. He also released a duet with up and coming singer Duina del Mar, “''Besarte La Boquita''” (“Kissing Your Little Mouth”)

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. In late 2015, Cabas released the single "''Enamorandonos''" (APM) in

and later

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. The single went straight to the top of the charts in both countries receiving extensive radio play. A video was released in February 2016 and has amassed nearly 50 million plays. "''Enamorandonos''" was released to much success in Mexico in August 2016 and was included in the trailer for the Mexican hit movie "Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica" ('Thirty-ish, Single and Fabulous') starring

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included the song as the main theme for their show; Enamorándonos, which launched in November 2016 and has since moved to Azteca’s main channel 13. In May 2017 Cabas released his first ballad "''Tanto Que Te Amo Tanto''" co-written and produced with Colombian producer José Gaviria. The song about missing someone very close and dear, was written for his then 8-year-old son Simon. Cabas followed his first ballad with his first Cumbia-Reggaeton infused fusion single "''Rompe Los Niveles''", co-written with hit writer Descemer Bueno of "Baillando" fame. "''Rompe Los Niveles''" was released in July 2017, immediately inspired a storm of fans. In August 2017 Cabas performed the song for the first time live at the VIBRA Bogota radio TYM Festival in front of 15,000 plus people. The music video for "''Rompe Los Niveles''" - a major production directed by the Spanish directing team Javi Rojo and Fini Mazza and shot in Miami - was launched at the end of September 2017. In May 2018 Cabas released his first ever English language song; "''To Stay''". It is the result of his fans' strong appeal for an English version of the hit ballad; "''Tanto Que Te Amo Tanto''". "''To Stay''" was also co-written and produced with José Gaviria in Miami. In the first few days of its release, Cabas’ "''To Sta''y" made Spotify’s Baladas Románticas playlist. "''Tanto Que Te Amo Tanto''" was followed by “''Valiente''”, another slightly reggaeton infused pop song in 2018. Cabas opened the Central American Games in

, with Miss Universe 2015

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and

to great reviews, in front of more than 55,000 people and a massive live television audience around the world. And he closed the Colombian soccer season that same year, again in front of a massive live and live TV audience. And now there is “''Amor Y Traicion''”. Starting in May 2022, Cabas released a series of singles and a new album. The first single ''Amor Y Traicio''n was written and produced with

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winning producer

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and his team at the Cutting Cane studios in Miami; Mixed by Luis Barrera Jr. Mastered by – Francisco Holzmann. The single was accompanied by an animated video created in

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by Federico and Nicolas Raiman. In 2021, Cabas released "Divina" an anthem to the city of Bogotá, "Trato Y No Consigo", which speaks about the importance of family and includes a music video featuring his son, Simón, and "Solos Ft. Martina La Peligrosa" a seductive single with Colombian actress and singer, Martina La Peligrosa, which has reached the #6 spot in Colombian's music charts. “''Hard to imagine in these strange times, but the best is still to come''!”- Cabas

Discography

''Cabas'' (November 2002)

*"Susurro" ("Whisper") *"Himno a la Mamita" ("Anthem to the Pretty Lady") *"Mala Hierba" ("Bad Grass") *"Mi Bombón" ("My Bombon") *"Juancho" *"Tu Boca" ("Your Mouth") *"Ana María" *"Jincho" ("Drunk") *"Fandango Viejo" ("Old Fandango") *"...Se llama Cumbia" ("...It's called Cumbia") *"La Cantaleta" ("The Babble Sing") *"Fiesta de Tambores" ("Festival of the Drums") *"Colombia Tierra Querida" ("My Dear Colombia ") *"A Veces Soy Feliz" ("Sometimes I'm Happy")

''Contacto'' (September 2003)

*"La Caderona" ("The Big-Hipped Woman") *"Golpe Negro" ("Black Hit") *"Declaración del Bizco" ("Declaration of the Lazy-eyed") *"Bolita de Trapo" ("Little Rug Ball") *"Contacto" ("Contact") *"Patasarriba" ("Upside down") *"Adentro" ("Inside") *"Arrastraíto" ("Dragged") *"Confía" ("Trust") *"La Conquista" ("The Conquest") *"Puerto Jabalí" ("Wild Boar Port") *"Monocuco *"El Peregrino" ("The Pilgrim") *"Cosa Sabrosa" ("Tasty Thing") *"Machuca" ("Squish") *"Primer Amor" ("First Love")

''Puro Cabas'' (September 2005)

*"Intro" *"Guacamaya" ("Macaw") *"La Cadena de Oro" ("The Golden Chain") *"Poseído" ("Possessed") *"Vámonos de Aquí" ("Let's Get Away from Here") *"Increíble" ("Incredible") *"La Quejosa" ("The Whiner") *"Llega la Noche" ("The Night Arrives") *"Salvaje" ("Wild") *"Caribe Soy" ("I am Caribbean") *"Likua" ("Blend") *"Chiles Rellenos" *"¿Quién Dijo Que No?" ("Who Said No")

''De la Sombra a la Luz'' (September 2006)

*"Guacamaya" ("Macaw") *"La Cadena de Oro" ("The Golden Chain") *"Poseído" ("Possessed") *"Vámonos de Aquí" ("Let's Go Away from Here") *"Increíble" ("Incredible") *"La Quejosa" ("The Whiner") *"Llega la Noche" ("The Night Arrives") *"Salvaje" ("Wild") *"Caribe Soy" ("I am Caribbean") *"Likua" ("Blend") *"Chiles Rellenos" ("Stuffed Chiles") *"¿Quién Dijo Que No?" ("Who Said No") *"Amor de Mis Amores" *"Soñar No Cuesta Nada" *"Cuando Tu Cariño"

''Amores Difíciles'' (February 2008)

*"No Dejo de Pensar en Ti" ("I Never Stop Thinking About You") *"Bonita" ("Beautiful") *"Como Nuestro Amor No Hay Dos" ("There is No Love Like Ours") *"He Pecado" ("I've Sinned") *"Hoy Que Te Vas" ("Now That You're Leaving") *"Maleta Sin Fondo" ("Bottomless Suitcase") *"Amores Difíciles" ("Difficult Love") *"Donde" ("Where") *"La Niña Alicia" ("The Little Girl Alicia") *"Apaga la Luz" ("Turn off the Light") *"Futuros Recuerdos" ("Future Memories")

''Pantaleón y las visitadoras'' (January 2010)

*"El teniente ejemplar" ("The Exemplary Lieutenant") *"La pinga loca" ("Crazy Penis") *"Los pantalones de Pantaleón" ("Pantaleón's Pants") *"Supermarket" *"Soldaditos de plomo" ("Toy Soldiers") *"La tienda del amor (instrumental)" ("Love's store" (instrumental)) *"Oda a Pantaleón" ("Ode to Pantaleón") *"La amenaza del Sinchi" ("Sinchi's Threat") *"El himno del batallón" ("The Battalion's Anthem") *"Adiós, hasta luego" ("Goodbye, until later") *"Las pesadillas de Pantaleón" ("Pantaleón's Nightmares") *"Te has vuelto ciego por la Brasileña" ("You've Gone Blind for the Brazilian") *"La muerte de la Brasileña" (instrumental) ("The Brazilian's Death" (instrumental)) *"Despedida de Pantaleón" ("Pantaleón's Farewell") *"El teniente ejemplar" reprise ("The Exemplary Lieutenant" reprise)

''Si Te Dijera...'' (September 2011)

*"Si Te Dijera" ("If I Told You") *"Despues de la Lluvia" ("After the Rain") *"Irreversible" ("Irreversible") *"La Kalora" ("The Karola") *"Por Una Mujer" ("For a Woman") *"Lo Que Dejamos Atras" ("What We leave Behind") *"Somos Dos" ("We are Two") *"Tanta Belleza" ("So Much Beauty") *"Dime Que Te Vas" ("Tell me you are Going") *"Facil" (''Easy'') *"Tranquilo" ("Calm")

Singles...

*"Soledad" (''2011 - Andres Cabas / Fonseca (Fonseca's Album)'') *"Que Prenda la Moto" (''2013'') *"Besarte La Boquita" (''2013 - Duina del Mar feat. Cabas'') *"Enamorándonos" (''2015'') *"Tanto Que Te Amo Tanto" (''2017'') *"Rompe Los Niveles" (''2017'') *"To Stay" (''2018'') *"Valiente" (''2019'') *"Amor y Traición" (''2020'') *"Divina" (2021) *"Trato Y No Consigo" (2021) *"Solos" Ft. Martina La Peligrosa (2021)

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

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to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Cabas has received an award from six nominations. , - ,

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References

Articles

*"Cabas regresa a recuperar el trono de rey de la fusión latina" - EJE21 - June 2020 https://www.eje21.com.co/2020/06/cabas-regresa-a-recuperar-el-trono-del-rey-de-la-fusion-de-la-musica-latina/ *"Cabas regresa para recuperar el trono de la fusión latina" - The ''Los Angeles Times'' - June 2020 https://www.latimes.com/espanol/entretenimiento/articulo/2020-06-27/cabas-regresa-para-recuperar-el-trono-de-la-fusion-latina *"'Amor y traición' la canción con la que Andrés Cabas rompe su silencio" - El Pais (Colombia) - May 2020 https://www.elpais.com.co/entretenimiento/amor-y-traicion-la-cancion-con-la-que-andres-cabas-rompe-su-silencio.html *"Cabas quiere cambiar lo que está pasando en la música" - The Miami Herald - July 2017" - ''http://www.elnuevoherald.com/entretenimiento/revista-viernes/article161153633.html'' *"Andrés Cabas adelantado a su tiempo - Gerente - August 2017" <''http://gerente.com/cl/rss-article/andres-cabas-adelantado-a-su-tiempo/''>

External links

Cabas Official WebsiteCabas facebook page

Cabas Twitter accountCabas Instagram account
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