El Koala
Encyclopedia
Jesús Manuel Rodríguez, also known as El Koala (October 15, 1970) (Spanish
for "the koala
"), is a Spanish
musician
.
He started in the music world in 1986, creating a punk-rock group called "Santos Putos". Later he got involved in several projects, including "Los Ducati" music group. In 2006 he released his first music disc as El Koala, titled Rock Rústico de Lomo Ancho ("Wide loin rustic rock"). Its first single video clip, Opá, yo viazé un corrá, is one of the most ever viewed videos at YouTube
, with more than 2 million views only in the first month after its release, currently more than 18.5 million views (March 29, 2009). A new version of the song, under the title Opá, vamo a por el mundiá, is used by the Spanish television station La Sexta
to advertise its World Cup progammes.
El Koala has defined a new musical concept: "rustic rock music", in which simple style typical of country life lyrics got mixed with rock
and pop
melodies.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "the koala
Koala
The koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
"), is a Spanish
Spain
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
He started in the music world in 1986, creating a punk-rock group called "Santos Putos". Later he got involved in several projects, including "Los Ducati" music group. In 2006 he released his first music disc as El Koala, titled Rock Rústico de Lomo Ancho ("Wide loin rustic rock"). Its first single video clip, Opá, yo viazé un corrá, is one of the most ever viewed videos at YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, with more than 2 million views only in the first month after its release, currently more than 18.5 million views (March 29, 2009). A new version of the song, under the title Opá, vamo a por el mundiá, is used by the Spanish television station La Sexta
La Sexta
laSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....
to advertise its World Cup progammes.
El Koala has defined a new musical concept: "rustic rock music", in which simple style typical of country life lyrics got mixed with rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
melodies.
External links
- Official Site
- http://scolas.skyrock.com/article_1142186014.html