''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by

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. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of African and

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rhythms, including

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, merengue, Colombian and

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sounds. Tego's first single is " Tradicional A Lo Bravo", produced by Almonte and is proposed from his MySpace page. This album received a nomination for a

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Release and promotion

Tego Calderón released three singles for ''El Abayarde Contraataca'', and they were all major singles. All three singles have music videos, though the " Quitarte To'" single didn't have as much airplay as the others. All three singles are available for digital download on

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, Rhapsody, and other major retailer stores. Tego Calderón performed " Tradicional A Lo Bravo" live on

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, and got interviewed for the album.

Background

As Tego Calderón stated, he wasn't too happy about making music on his previous album, '' The Underdog/El Subestimado'', but when he made ''El Abayarde Contraataca'', Tego was really happy about making music. To reflect that, the lyrical style of the album is mostly influenced by African sounds, and other things Tego likes. The musical style of the album also had African sounds, including the third single, "Ni Fu Ni Fa" Produced by Gabriel "Gabo" Lugo.

Track listing

# Alegría # Tradicional A Lo Bravo # Ni Fu Ni Fa # ¿Cuál Es el Plan y Eso? (featuring

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and Yaviah) # Los Míos (featuring Pirulo) # Tú Pa' Mí # Quitarte To' (featuring

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) # Lo Hecho Hecho Esta (featuring Chyno Nyno, Ñejo, Pirulo and

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) # T-T-T Tego (remix) # El Que No Lucha No Avanza # Quiéreme como Soy (featuring Pirulo) # No Era por Ahí (featuring DJ Ricky) # Por Mi Madre # Envidia (featuring Aventura)

Release and promotion

Background

Track listing

See also