Malpaís (group) explained

Malpaís
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	San José, Costa Rica
Genre:	World music
Years Active:	1999–present
Label:	Papaya
Current Members:	Fidel Gamboa Jaime Gamboa Iván Rodríguez Gilberto Jarquín Manuel Obregón Carlos "Tapado" Vargas
Past Members:	Patricio "Pato" Barraza Bernardo Quesada

Malpaís is a band from Costa Rica. The music of Malpaís is part of the Costa Rica-contemporary compositions work, called by the band "Costarican new song". The musicians are trying to relate the concept to the early folk and protest folk tradition of Latin America, mixing musical structures of regional and local folk genres such as calypso and tambito with easy-listening jazz (breaks and progressions) and romantic lyrics inspired in Latin American songwriters in order to be perceived as if they are built on the solid tradition of their musical roots. The group takes its name from the most remote, jungle-cradled beach on the north-Pacific Nicoya Peninsula—the beach at road’s end.

Although the band has decreased its musical output, it continues to perform live shows^[1] and musicals.^[2]

Members

Current members

• Jaime Gamboa — Bass, backing vocalist
• Iván Rodríguez — Violin, mandolin, backing vocalist
• Gilberto Jarquín — Drums
• Manuel Obregón — Piano, keyboard, marimba, caracol, backing vocalist and former Costa Rican Minister of Culture (2010–2014, under the administration of Laura Chinchilla, elected president of the ruling party).
• Carlos "Tapado" Vargas — Drums, percussion
• Daniela "Dani" Rodríguez— backing vocalist

Former members

• Patricio "Pato" Barraza
• Bernardo Quesada
• Fidel Gamboa (Deceased 28 August 2011)

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details	Certifications
Uno	Released: April 1, 2003^[3] Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Platinum^[4]
Historias de Nadie	Released: January 1, 2004^[5] Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Platinum
Un Día Lejano	Released: 2009^[6] Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Platinum^[7]
La Canción de Adán	Released: 2009 Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Gold
Hay Niños Aqui	Released: 2010^[8] Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Gold

Live albums

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Album details	Certifications
En Vivo	Released: December 1, 2006^[9] Label: Papaya Music Format: CD	FONOTICA: Platinum

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-07-12 . Concierto de Malpaís cerrará festival de la Anexión en Nicoya . 2023-09-01 . La Nación . es.
2. Web site: Grupo Malpaís participará en "Musical Contramarea" . 2023-09-01 . www.larepublica.net . es.
3. Web site: Uno by Malpaís. iTunes Store. Apple. 2003-04-01. 2015-01-14.
4. News: Noticia de prensa. Spanish. grupomalpais.com. January 15, 2015. December 7, 2007.
5. Web site: Historias de Nadie by Malpaís. iTunes Store. Apple. 2004-01-01. 2015-01-14.
6. Web site: Amazon.com: Un Día Lejano: Music: Malpaís. Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc.. January 15, 2015.
7. News: Comunicado de prensa: Malpaís inolvidable, 90 mil copias vendidas. Spanish. Papaya Music. January 15, 2015. August 30, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150115095255/http://www.papayamusic.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/archive/prensa/20120830125517/. January 15, 2015.
8. Web site: Amazon.com: Hay Niños Aqui: Music: Malpaís. Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc.. January 15, 2015.
9. Web site: Amazon.com: En Vivo: Music: Malpaís. Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc.. January 14, 2015.