''Primera Fila'' is the eighth
live album
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by the regional Mexican music group
Bronco, released on March 24, 2017, through
Sony Music and their first album as Bronco since 1997, releasing it to the market very soon after Sony negotiated with Bronco's former manager, Óscar Flores, in order for Bronco to possess the legal right to perform under such name after 20 years.
It was recorded at
Churubusco Studios
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History
It was inaugurated in 1945 after a 1943 agreement between RKO and Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta (of ...
in
Mexico City. Members of Bronco performed as they typically would during a concert. Allo 19 of the songs part of the album were recorded in the studio. Three songs, "Doctor", "Gajes de Oficio", and "Impotente" had been previously unpublished compositions by José Luis Roma, lead singer of
Río Roma, Miguel Luna, and Bronco frontman
José Guadalupe Esparza
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...
. The album contains combinations of rhythms between Bronco's
grupera and
norteña-style music and the Latin
pop
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Albums
* ''Pop'' (G ...
,
hip hop,
mariachi
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, and
ballads from featured artists.
It features Cristian Castro, the Argentine duo
Illya Kuryaki and The Valderramas
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,
Julieta Venegas
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, Leon Larregui, and the children's band
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Some ...
.
The track "Doctor" is performed by Esparzas's sons: René and José Adán Esparza.
Track listing
Certifications
References
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2017 live albums
Primera Fila albums
Bronco (Mexican band) albums
2017 video albums