Los Ángeles Azules Explained
Los Ángeles Azules are a Mexican musical group that plays the cumbia sonidera genre, which is a cumbia subgenre using the accordion and synthesizers. This results in a fusion of the sounds of cumbia from the 1950-1970s with those of 1990s-style electronic music.[1]
History
The group got together in 1976, but started officially in 1980. It was formed by the siblings of the Mejía Avante family: Elías, Alfrado, José Hilario, Jorge, Cristina and Guadalupe.[1]
The group went through various periods of popularity and various styles. In 1997, they had a huge hit with Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar, re-recorded many hits with guest vocalists including Carla Morrison, Lila Downs, and Ximena Sariñana in 2013. In 2014, they launched a new musical genre cumbia sinfónica as they performed their greatest contemporary hits with the Mexico City Symphony Orchestra. Their subsequent album Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar Edición de Súper Lujo reached #5 on the Mexican regional music charts.[1]
In 2016, they issued De Plaza En Plaza, which features collaborations with Mexican artist Gloria Trevi, Yuri, Natalia Lafourcade, Spanish musician Miguel Bosé, American duo Ha*Ash, among others.[2] The first single from the album was "La Cumbia del Infinito" with Natalia Lafourcade and Rodrigo & Gabriela; released on June 3, 2016. The second single "Mi Niña Mujer" with Ha*Ash was released on August 5, 2016.[3] The same year they recorded their twenty-seventh album Esto Sí Es Cumbia.[4]
The album was officially released in June 2018, under the OCESA Seitrack.[5] Esto Sí Es Cumbia consists entirely of cover songs. Included interpretations of "Nunca Es Suficiente" with Natalia Lafourcade, "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte" with Ana Torroja, "Perdón, Perdón" with Ha*Ash, "El Amor Después del Amor" with Fito Paéz, among others.[6] In 2018, they played on the Coachella Stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, making it the first time a traditional cumbia group has played at the popular festival.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- Ritmo... Alegría... Sabor!, Vol. 1 (1982)
- Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 2 (1983)
- Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 3 (1984)
- Cumbia de la Tostadita, Vol. 4 (1985)
- Cumbia de las Chispitas, Vol. 5 (1987)
- Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 6 (1988)
- Y Valió La Pena Esperar, Vol. 7 (1989)
- Y Esta... Si Es Cumbia, Vol. 8 (1991)(Last álbum recorded at Discos Pearless)
- Entrega de Amor (1993)Disa
- Sin Pecado (1995)
- Inolvidables/Como Te Voy A Olvidar (1996)
- Confesiones[El Grupo Tropical De La Década] (1998)
- Una Lluvia De Rosas (1999)
- Alas Al Mundo (2002)
- Nunca Te Olvidaré (2004)
- Interpretan Éxitos de Juan Gabriel (2006)(Last álbum recorded at Disa)
- Tu Juguete (2007) Musart/Balboa Records
- A Ritmo De Cumbia/Iztapalapa Te Quiero (2012)
- Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar (2013) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
- Viernes Cultural (2014) OCESA Seitrack
- De Plaza En Plaza (2016) OCESA Seitrack
- Esto Sí Es Cumbia (2018) OCESA Seitrack
- De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo (2020) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
- Cumbia del Corazón (2022) OCESA Seitrack
Live albums
- En Vivo, Azul Vivo (2002) Disa
- En Vivo, Gira2005 (2005) (DVD) Disa
- En Vivo Desde Phoenix.(2020)Sony Music(Only available on digital download)
EPs
- Dance Mixes (1997)(Remixes Album). Disa
Compilations
- 15 Hits (1995)Discos Pearles
- 12 Éxitos Instrumentales (1995)Disa
- 15 Exitos de Colección (1996)Discos Pesrles
- Mis Primeros 15 Exitos de Colección (1997).Disa
- Frente A Frente(Los Recatadores De La Cumbia)./Con Rayito Colombiano.(2000)Emi Latín/Disa(Only available in US)
- Grandes Éxitos. (2001).Leader Music/Disa(Only available in Argentina)
- Historia Musical-30 Pegaditas.(2001)Disa
- Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 01/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2003) Disa/Fonovisa
- Top 10.(2004)Disa
- Grandes Exitos:Remezclados y Remasterizados.(2005)Disa/Universal
- Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 02/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2006) Disa/Fonovisa
- 20 Reales Super Exitos.(2007)Disa/Universal
- Oro Grupero/(con Los Ángeles De Charly).(2008) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
- Serie 33:Mi Niña Mujer(2009)Disa/Universal
- Colección Privada: Las 20 Exclusivas [Edición limitada](2009)Disa/Universal
- 15 Exitos(2010)Disa/Universal
- 20 Kilates(2012)Disa/Universal
- Iconos 25 Exitos(2012).Disa/Universal
- Basico & Elemental.[2CDS+DVD](2013).Disa/Universal
- Grandes Éxitos De (2013)(Only available on digital download)Independent record
- 21 Black Jack:Nueva Edición remasterizada.(2013)Disa/Universal
- Imprescindibles(2014)Disa/Universal
- Gran Encuentro (20 Éxitos Originales)/(con Los Ángeles de Charly).(2014) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
- 20 Éxitos Historia Musical(2015)Discos Cristal
- Pachangon Sonidero(2015)Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
- Duelo De Angeles./Con Los Angeles Negros.(2015)Universal Music México
- Singles.(2016)(Only available on digital download).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
- Como Te Voy A Olvidar(Baile Total).(Only available on digital download) (2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
- Visión 20.20 Exitos.(2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
- Los Príncipes De México.(Only available on digital download)(2017).D&O Records
- Los Príncipes De La Cumbia en Mexico (Only available on digital download)(2019).Esongs Entreteinment
External links
- https://www.losangelesazules.com.mx/
Notes and References
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/los-%C3ngeles-azules-mn0000828637/biography Los Ángeles Azules: Artist biography by Drago Bonacich", AllMusic
- Web site: Los Ángeles Azules estrenan de Plaza en Plaza. 2020-08-07. Tropicalísima 13-50. es.
- Web site: 2016-08-11. Los Ángeles Azules lanza el tema "Mi niña mujer" Feat. Ha*Ash. 2020-08-07. Vesper Public Relations. en-US.
- Web site: @ecra. oreyes. 2018-06-05. Los Ángeles Azules lanzan álbum "Esto sí es cumbia". 2020-08-07. Diario de México. es.
- Web site: Roque. Chilango com-José Quezada. 2018-06-04. Esto sí es cumbia: el nuevo disco de Los Ángeles Azules. 2020-08-07. Chilango. es.
- Web site: Diario. El Nuevo. El Nuevo Diario. 2020-08-07. El Nuevo Diario. es.
- News: Wood. Mikael. Azules' cumbia beat: A well-received first for Coachella. LA Times.
