''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by
Tego Calderón. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of
African and
Caribbean
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rhythms, including
salsa,
merengue,
Colombian and
Venezuelan
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sounds. Tego's first single is "
Tradicional A Lo Bravo", produced by Almonte and is proposed from his
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page. This album received a nomination for a
Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album.
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
iTunes
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,
Amazon
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,
Rhapsody, and other major retailer stores. Tego Calderón performed "
Tradicional A Lo Bravo" live on
Mi TRL, 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
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'', 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
Residente Calle 13 and Yaviah)
# Los Míos (featuring Pirulo)
# Tú Pa' Mí
#
Quitarte To' (featuring
Randy
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)
# Lo Hecho Hecho Esta (featuring Chyno Nyno,
Ñejo, Pirulo and
Julio Voltio
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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)
Charts
See also
*
List of ''Billboard'' Latin Rhythm Albums number ones of 2007
References
2007 albums
Tego Calderón albums
2000s Spanish-language albums
Warner Music Latina albums
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