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Mariana Yegros, better known by her stage name La Yegros, is an Argentinian singer-songwriter.
Her debut album ''Viene de Mi'' was released on 17 June 2013 on ZZK/Waxploitation Records.
Artist Profile on Waxploitation Records
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Private life
Mariana Yegros was born in Morón, Buenos Aires Province. Daughter of Aníbal Yegros and Pily Jara, she discovered her passion in music while being very young. Her parents are originally fromMisiones Province
Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes ...
.
Her influences come from her family origins. Her father listened to chamamé
Chamamé ( Guarani for: party, disorder) is a folk music genre from Northeast Argentina and Argentinian Mesopotamia. In 2020, Chamamé was inscribed in UNESCO's Intangible cultural heritage list after it was nominated by Argentina in 2018.
C ...
, which is traditional folk music from the north of Argentina, and her mother listened to cumbia
Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans during colonial times, and Europeans. Examples include:
...
. Later in life she explored music from India and Africa which inspired her to mix music styles.
After finishing high school, she joined the Conservatory of Music of Morón in Buenos Aires to study opera singing.
Career start
A few years after joining her studies, she joined an alternative group called De La Guarda. There were two music directors, one of whom wasKing Coya
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen regnant, queen, which title is also given to the queen consort, consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contempora ...
(Argentinean electro-cumbia producer). That opened the way for her to start performing in public, to sing in front of thousands of people.
Solo career
Her debut album ''Viene de Mi'' was released on 17 June 2013 on ZZK/Waxploitation Records.
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...
, Gaby Kerpel
Gaby Kerpel is a composer born and raised in Argentina.
Kerpel belongs to a Latin electronic music collective known as Zizek. Under the name ''King Coya'' he performs reinterpreted Colombian cumbia music.
As a composer, his songs include De L ...
, Gato Muñoz and Miss Bolivia
Miss Bolivia is a national beauty pageant in Bolivia. The pageant was founded in 1959, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe.
History
The contest was founded in 1959 and Gloria Suárez de Limpias has been the event's director since 197 ...
are collaborators of this album.
It mixes electronic music with traditional Latin American rhythms like cumbia, chamamé, carnavalito and milonga.
Singles of this album are "Viene de mí" and "Trocitos de madera".
Media platform Sounds and Colors named it "one of the best albums of 2013".
Her song "El Bendito" was featured in the football video game '' 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil''.
In 2015 she released Magnetismo, through Soundway Records
Soundway Records is a British, London-based independent record label, founded and run by English DJ and music producer Miles Cleret. Since its initial release of a collection of Ghanaian music in 2002, it has released compilation albums of Africa ...
.
The album is a mix of influences: to chamamé melodies to cumbia and EDM. In addition, explorations into North and West African folk music – from Rai to Malian blues – hip-hop, rock, tropical pop, reggae, and dancehall are woven in.
The record has many collaborations, including Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...
, Gaby Kerpel
Gaby Kerpel is a composer born and raised in Argentina.
Kerpel belongs to a Latin electronic music collective known as Zizek. Under the name ''King Coya'' he performs reinterpreted Colombian cumbia music.
As a composer, his songs include De L ...
, Javier Casalla, Puerto Candelaria and Sabina Sciubba.
“Chicha Roja" is the official single of this record, which has over 6 million views on YouTube.
In 2019 she released the album Suelta, through her own records label Canta La Selva records, produced by Gaby Kerpel
Gaby Kerpel is a composer born and raised in Argentina.
Kerpel belongs to a Latin electronic music collective known as Zizek. Under the name ''King Coya'' he performs reinterpreted Colombian cumbia music.
As a composer, his songs include De L ...
with the luxurious collaboration of Eduardo Cabra (also known as Visitante and part of Calle 13) and Jori Collignon (member of the tropical bass band Skip & Die). Soom T. Appears as a guest singer on "Tenemos Voz"
Singles of this album are "Alegría", "Sube La Presión" y "Linda La Cumbia" and "Tenemos Voz".
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Artist Profile on Waxploitation Records
La Yegros on Facebook
Official Twitter Page
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