Macaco (band)
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Macaco is a musical band from Barcelona
, Spain
formed in 1997 by Dani Carbonell, who was also one of the original lead singers of the new flamenco
group Ojos de Brujo
. Carbonell left Ojos de Brujo after the debut album, Vengue in 2001, but has continued to make guest appearances on the group's later albums.
The members, from different countries such as Brazil
, Cameroon
, Sweden
, Venezuela
and Spain
, give to its music a mixed color, with electro accents of Latin music and rumba.
Carbonell sings in Spanish
and Catalan
, but also in Portuguese
, French
, English
and Italian
. Their song "Hacen Falta Dos" appears in the EA Sports Game FIFA 10
and "Moving" appeared in Fifa 09
, their most recent song to be played in a FIFA game is "Una Sola Voz", that is part of the FIFA 12
soundtrack.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
formed in 1997 by Dani Carbonell, who was also one of the original lead singers of the new flamenco
Flamenco
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
group Ojos de Brujo
Ojos de Brujo
Ojos de Brujo is a nine-piece band from Barcelona, Spain, who describe their style as "jipjop flamenkillo"...
. Carbonell left Ojos de Brujo after the debut album, Vengue in 2001, but has continued to make guest appearances on the group's later albums.
The members, from different countries such as Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, give to its music a mixed color, with electro accents of Latin music and rumba.
Carbonell sings in Spanish
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...
and Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, but also in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Their song "Hacen Falta Dos" appears in the EA Sports Game FIFA 10
FIFA 10
carlos leivaFIFA 10 is the 17th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 October 2009 in Europe, 30 September in Australia and 20 October 2009 in North America...
and "Moving" appeared in Fifa 09
FIFA 09
FIFA 09 is the 2008 installment of Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released in October 2008 for Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii,...
, their most recent song to be played in a FIFA game is "Una Sola Voz", that is part of the FIFA 12
FIFA 12
FIFA 12 is the nineteenth game in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of association football video games. It was developed by EA Canada, and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. David Rutter, the line producer for FIFA 12, promised "a revolutionary year for FIFA .....
soundtrack.
Discography
- El Mono en el Ojo del TigreEl Mono en el Ojo del TigreEl Mono en el Ojo del Tigre is the debut album by Macaco. It was released in 1999 through Edel Music.-Track listing:# "La Madera"# "Gacho el peleon"# "La Raiz"# "Tio Pedrito"# "Delaveraveraboom"# "La rebelion"# "Llamando a la tierra"...
(Edel, 1999) - Rumbo SubmarinoRumbo SubmarinoRumbo Submarino is the second studio album released by Macaco. It was released in 2002 through Edel Music.-Track listing:# "Rumbo Submarino"# "S.O.S."# "Brujula pa ya"# "Na de ti"# "Ay no veas"# "33 Revoluciones"# "Pirata de agua salada"...
(Edel, 2002) - Entre Raices y AntenasEntre Raices y AntenasEntre Raices y Antenas is the third studio album released by Macaco. It was released in 2004 through Emi Records.-Track listing:Disc 1# "Intro Raices" – 1:40# "Emitiendo" – 3:41# "Todos" – 4:58# "Se mueven" – 3:23# "Zona de Jaleo" – 4:48...
(Mundo Zurdo - EMI, 2004) - Ingravitto (Mundo Zurdo - EMI, 2006)
- Puerto Presente (Mundo Zurdo - EMI, 2009)
- El Vecindario (Mundo Zurdo - EMI, 2010)
- Mensajes De Agua (Zeta Records - Mundo Zurdo - EMI, 2011)