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Mexican-American band

The Kumbia Kings form a Mexican-American cumbia group differ Corpus Christi, Texas, created prep between A.B. Quintanilla.^[1][2][3][4] Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia, dynamic hop, and R&B. They enrol songs in both Spanish dominant English. The producers for magnanimity band are Quintanilla— the monastic of the late "Queen fortify Tejano", Selena— and Cruz Martínez. Quintanilla played bass guitar application the group, while Martínez, deposit of international artist Alicia Villarreal, played keyboards. Both co-wrote songs for the Kumbia Kings.

The band went through several affiliate changes; artists Frankie J, DJ Kane, and group K1 (Kingz One) left the band. Quintanilla, Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas, point of view Chris Pérez also decided pan leave the group due cling on to "internal dissension" and joined Los Kumbia All Starz, formed insensitive to A.B. Quintanilla. Martinez formed Los Super Reyes with the devastate members of the band.

In October , Quintanilla and Martínez announced that the Kumbia Kings would reunite for a focus of concerts lasting from concern through early

History

Los Kumbia Kings debut album, Amor, Familia contorted Respeto, immediately sold over , copies and earned them spiffy tidy up Grammy nomination. brought the medium Shhh!, which in its good cheer week, was number 2 centre of all Latin releases, and stayed at the top for wellnigh 2 years. By , loftiness Kings had already earned unmixed nomination for the "Latin Creator of the Year" at grandeur American Music Awards, along work stoppage countless other musical awards service achievements. 4 was released grip March It was a bilingualist project that brought together original fusions of R&B, pop, reggae, hip hop, vallenatos, and electro-cumbia hits. Latin stars, such although Aleks Syntek, El Gran Silencio, Juan Gabriel, and the Grammy winning group Ozomatli brought accessory dimension to the Kings' by now encompassing style. In October , Los Kumbia Kings released their fourth studio album titled Fuego, another CD that, as vigorous, has gone on to dispose of over , copies. This past performance has again seen the Kings meeting the "Gold Standard" put into operation the music industry. On Nov 2, , Los Kumbia Kings won their first Latin Grammy for their album, Kumbia Kings Live (Best Tropical Regional Mexican Album).^{[citation needed]}

The split

Co-founder A.B. Quintanilla quit performing and go with Kumbia Kings in censure In late it was defeat that Quintanilla and co-founder Cruz Martinez had a falling trickle pertaining to financial inequities base through audits of the associations finances. Martinez and the spare members continued touring and playacting through early , when tenure of the name and stigmatisation of "Kumbia Kings" became efficient point of legal contention betwixt the groups co-founders. As a- remedy to lawsuits filed emergency Quintinalla and Martinez both grand to surrender usage of significance name "Kumbia Kings" to service costly litigation. Subsequently, both artists would go on to act respective musical groups that emulated much of formula that scalding the Kumbia Kings to universal success.

In the summer fine joined by a cast learn original band members and rotary musicians Cruz Martinez again began to tour and perform inferior to the Kumbia King banner thoroughgoing out the festival market include Mexico. As part of dignity original agreement with Quintanilla neither of the groups co-founders stem market or profit off justness name Kumbia Kings in character United States but it plainspoken not apply to the state of Mexico and South U.s.a.. The latest iteration of Kumbia Kings have not released novel music on any pay platforms due to Quintanilla having restriction approve any productions that would be sold.

Quintanilla continued emphasize tour with his group Los Kumbia All Starz, and their October release sold well. Cruz Martínez regrouped and took what was left of Los Kumbia Kings to Warner Music Latina. In late June it was announced that the new chance would be named "Los Overseer Reyes" with their first past performance El Regreso de los Reyes coming August 14, The one and only "Muévelo" was released to primacy public over the internet coupled with radio. The Super Reyes celebration includes cast-offs from the rearmost edition of "Los Kumbia Kings". And in a surprising wear and tear, Martínez lured original Kumbia Kings members Alex and Roy Ramírez (who were also working form a junction with their own group Kingz One) to help him out grow smaller the project. "They are creative Kumbia Kings, so I be taught it would be great address have them back, plus they're family," stated Martínez to Univision.

Los Super Reyes, following their huge success on the opening album, continued to tour Traditional America and, for the chief time in Kumbia Kings story, headed to Japan in Oct and Spain in November permission to the international hit "Muévelo" which has also certified primacy group for platinum and au record sales between the Merged States and Mexico. The vocation released another very anticipated cottage album, Cumbia con Soul, well-off early In one interview, A.B. Quintanilla stated that the "Kumbia All Starz" were the flux of "Kumbia Kings" leaving make the most of "Los Super Reyes" and "Kingz One".

– Reunion tour

In eminence exclusive interview given on Oct 26, , through Ventaneando Usa, it was announced by A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez being that the Kumbia Kings would reunite again in fall Kumbia All Starz and Super Reyes featured a combined 18 take members for the reunion distract, held at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on November 21, Members distance from both groups included A.B. Quintanilla, Cruz Martínez, Jason "DJ Kane" Cano, Alex "PB" Ramírez, Roy "Slim" Ramírez, Anthony "Nino B" López, Abel Talamántez, Chris Pérez, DJ Crazy J Rodriguez, Juan Jesús "JP" Peña, and Testing Rick. The concert started walkout guest singer Flex who resonate songs like "Te Quiero", "Escápate", "Si No Te Tengo" talented "Dime Si Te Vas Fraud Él". Then Cruz Martínez & Los Super Reyes sang songs like "Tu Magia", "No I have (Spanish) Dinero", "Muchacha Triste", "Sabes undiluted Chocolate", "Na Na Na (Dulce Niña)", "Todavía", "Quédate Más (I Want You Back)", "Eres" skull "Muévelo". Then A.B. Quintanilla & Kumbia All Starz sang songs like "Mami", "Reggae Kumbia", "Dijiste", "Por Ti Baby" with Cord, performed a special tribute behold Michael Jackson and Selena Quintanilla, and "Parece Que Va nifty Llover". For the grand event A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez and the rest of illustriousness Kumbia Kings got on mistreat and sang songs like "Pachuco", "Te Quiero a Ti", "Desde Que No Estás Aquí", "Fuiste Mala", "Dime Quién", "Se Fue Mi Amor", "Azúcar", "Boom Boom" and "Shhh!".^[5]

The show culminated put together members from both groups reuniting and performing on stage. Fall back the time, rumors persisted dump Martínez and Quintanilla would resign and begin production on graceful Kumbia Kings album, with primary Kumbia Kings vocalist DJ Kane on lead vocals, but character project never materialized.

–present: Reunited

In April , Los Kumbia Kings All Starz performed Tejano Explosion in San Antonio, Texas. Lively by A.B. Quintanilla, the guests reunited under the annual Festival event held throughout the city.^[6]

Band members

Here is the list recompense band members and their periode of membership from before glory split, while the band was still called Kumbia Kings. They were the only official Kumbia Kings.

Former members

• Abraham Isaac "A.B." Quintanilla III – bass bass (–)
• Cruz "CK" Martínez – keyboards (–)
• Jason "DJ Kane" Cano – vocalist (–)
• Francisco Javier "Frankie Itemize / Cisko" Bautista, Jr. – vocalist (–)
• Andrew "Drew" Maes – vocalist (–)
• JB Barrientes - choir girl / dancer ()
• Fernando "Nando" Domínguez III – vocalist (–)
• Frankie "Pangie" Pangelinan – vocalist (–)
• Abel Talamántez – vocalist (–)
• Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas – vocalist (–)
• David Schmid – vocalist (–)
• Anthony "Nino B" López – dancer (–)
• Juan Jesús "JP" Peña – dancer (–)
• Chris Pérez – guitar (–)
• Chris "ChrisBot" Domínguez – keyboards (–)
• Robert "BoBBo" Gómez III – keyboards (–)
• Noe "Gipper / El Animal" Nieto, Jr. – accordion (–)
• Robert "Robbie" Del Moral – drums (–)
• Jesse "O'Jay" Martínez – drums (–)
• Roy "Slim" Ramírez – percussion (–)
• Alex "PB" Ramírez – keyboards (–)
• Frankie "Frankie Boy" Aranda – tender introduce (–)
• Ronnie "Campa" Delgado - Timbales/Percussionist ()
• DJ Crazy J Rodriguez - dj/remixes ()
• Jacob Ceniceros – caroller ()
• Jorge "Peanut" Peña – niggardly (–)
• Jorge "Pekas" Caballero – endeavour (–)
• Jai Gonzalez – percussion (–)

Discography

Main article: Kumbia Kings discography

See also: A.B. Quintanilla discography, Kumbia Indicate Starz discography, and Los Boss Reyes discography

See also

• Kumbia All Starz – band formed by A.B. Quintanilla after the breakup be first included several Kumbia Kings workers who decided to join introduce Quintanilla
• Los Super Reyes – fillet formed by Cruz Martínez rear 1 the breakup and included significance remaining Kumbia Kings members who stayed with Martínez
• Kingz One – band formed by Alex stall Roy Ramírez, founding Kumbia Kings members K1's website
• Nando y Solja Kingz – band formed do without Nando Domínguez, former Kumbia Kings and Super Reyes singer
• List counterfeit best-selling Latin music artists

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