Carlos Callejas (born September 17, 1985 in
Granada, Nicaragua
Granada () is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 104,980 (2021), it is Nicaragua's ninth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, eco ...
) better known as Torombolo is a
reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico.
It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American hip hop, ...
and hip hop singer with "Camillion Entertainment ''Latino''".
Early life
Torombolo grew up in
Granada, Nicaragua
Granada () is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 104,980 (2021), it is Nicaragua's ninth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, eco ...
mainly raised by his mother. At the age of 11 he, along with his family, moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...
in
California
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. At the age of 16 Carlos decided to start his own project, he began making rap and reggaeton, being the second genre he knew well and along with other members of Camillion Ent. invented their own style of music called ''"Bayggeaton"'', which mixed reggaeton with elements identified in Bay Area music.
2007: ''Calibre''
Torombolo's debut album, ''Calibre'', was released in April 2007. It is Torombolo's first CD, which he named after his home state of California, he respectfully added ''"libre" (free)'' and created the name for the album, ''Calibre''. The CD contains 15 tracks features singles such as ''California'', ''Triquitraca'', and ''Nuevo Ritmo'' which can be heard on the radio internationally. ''Calibre'' also features collaborations with other local Bay Area artist such as Dego and also Catracho on ''Tu Idolo'', and ''Loco''.
The songs on the CD reflect Torombolo's style of ''"Bayggeaton"'', a style of music which he invented along with members of Camillion Ent. Bayggeaton is reggaeton mixed elements usually found in local Bay Area music.
GroupieTunes: CamFamLatino
Discography
*Cammilion Ent. Mixtape (2006)
*Calibre (2007)
See also
* Music of Nicaragua
The Music of Nicaragua contains a mixture of White Nicaraguan, European, Indigenous Nicaraguans, Indigenous, and Afro-Nicaraguan, African influences. Occasionally, it also rarely features Asian music, Asian and Arab music, Arab musical influences ...
References
External links
Torombolo
s Official Myspace
ToromBolo
Carlos Callejas (born September 17, 1985 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Torombolo is a reggaeton and hip hop singer with "Camillion Entertainment ''Latino''".
Early life
Torombolo grew up in Granada, Nicaragua mainly raised by his mothe ...
ToromBolo
Carlos Callejas (born September 17, 1985 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Torombolo is a reggaeton and hip hop singer with "Camillion Entertainment ''Latino''".
Early life
Torombolo grew up in Granada, Nicaragua mainly raised by his mothe ...
ToromBolo
Carlos Callejas (born September 17, 1985 in Granada, Nicaragua) better known as Torombolo is a reggaeton and hip hop singer with "Camillion Entertainment ''Latino''".
Early life
Torombolo grew up in Granada, Nicaragua mainly raised by his mothe ...
Nicaraguan reggaeton musicians
21st-century American singers
21st-century American male singers
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