Macolla Explained

Macolla is a Nicaraguan salsa band.^[1] From 1992 to 1996, the lead singers were Lya Barrioz, Raúl Navarro, Sergio Zepeda, y Harold Gutierrez. During this period Macolla recorded two CDs, Sueños (Dreams) and Bailarlo Contigo (Dance it with you, 1996), for Sony Music label. The band and Barrioz also made the first music video shot in film format in Nicaragua - "Sólo Soy".

Macolla was one of the most popular bands in Nicaragua in the 1990s. Their best-selling album Bailarlo Contigo (Sony, 1996) featured several songs in palo de mayo style showing the genre's creative development - including a remake of an old palo de mayo song but with English-Spanish chorus a Spanish rap section.^[2] A medley "Homenaje a La Música Latina" has featured on several Rough Guide compilations including The Rough Guide To Salsa,^[3] and Rough Guide To World Music for Children.

Discography

Bailarlo Contigo (Sony, 1996)

1. Machaina, written D.A.R. (cover of "Oh Madiana" -Kassav Band)
2. Anancy Oh
3. Do Me Amas D.A.R.
4. El Que No Corre Vuela Manuel Jimenez
5. Nos Quedamos Tu y Yo Jorge Luís Piloto
6. Bailarlo Contigo Traditional
7. Esclavo de Amor Rey Sanchez
8. Será Que Ya No Puedo Olvidarte Rudy Pérez
9. Esa Mujer
10. Ma' Yo Bailo

Notes and References

1. http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2007/04/16/variedades/46287 Macolla se une a Salsa en Grande II - El Nuevo Diario - Managua
2. David Horn, John Shepherd Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World 1441132252 2014 "The most popular band in Nicaragua in the 1990s, Macolla, featured several songs in palo de mayo style on its best-selling album Bailarlo Contigo that show its continued creative development: an original composition, and a remake of a palo de mayo song but with the chorus now halfin English and a short Spanish rap section added in the middle."
3. The Beat - Volume 26, Issues 2-4 - Page 37 2007 "Macolla, aband from Nicaragua, gets the ball rolling with a medley of tunes, “Homenaje A La Musica Latina” that starts ...