Los Ángeles Azules

Mexican musical group

Los Ángeles Azules

Background information
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Mexican cumbia, Cumbia Sinfónica
Years active	1976 (1976)–present

Website	losangelesazules.com.mx

Musical artist

Los Ángeles Azules are a Mexican musical group that plays the cumbia sonidera genre, which is a cumbia subgenre using the accordion and synthesizers. This results in a fusion of the sounds of cumbia from the 1950-1970s with those of 1990s-style electronic music.^[1]

History

The group got together in 1976, but started officially in 1980. It was formed by the siblings of the Mejía Avante family: Elías, Alfrado, José Hilario, Jorge, Cristina and Guadalupe.^[1]

The group went through various periods of popularity and various styles. In 1997, they had a huge hit with Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar, re-recorded many hits with guest vocalists including Carla Morrison, Lila Downs, and Ximena Sariñana in 2013. In 2014, they launched a new musical genre cumbia sinfónica as they performed their greatest contemporary hits with the Mexico City Symphony Orchestra. Their subsequent album Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar Edición de Súper Lujo reached #5 on the Mexican regional music charts.^[1]

In 2016, they issued De Plaza En Plaza, which features collaborations with Mexican artist Gloria Trevi, Yuri, Natalia Lafourcade, Spanish musician Miguel Bosé, American duo Ha*Ash, among others.^[2] The first single from the album was "La Cumbia del Infinito" with Natalia Lafourcade and Rodrigo & Gabriela; released on June 3, 2016. The second single "Mi Niña Mujer" with Ha*Ash was released on August 5, 2016.^[3] The same year they recorded their twenty-seventh album Esto Sí Es Cumbia.^[4]

The album was officially released in June 2018, under the OCESA Seitrack.^[5] Esto Sí Es Cumbia consists entirely of cover songs.^[5] Included interpretations of "Nunca Es Suficiente" with Natalia Lafourcade, "Me Cuesta Tanto Olvidarte" with Ana Torroja, "Perdón, Perdón" with Ha*Ash, "El Amor Después del Amor" with Fito Paéz, among others.^[6] In 2018, they played on the Coachella Stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, making it the first time a traditional cumbia group has played at the popular festival.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Ritmo... Alegría... Sabor!, Vol. 1 (1982)
Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 2 (1983)
Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 3 (1984)
Cumbia de la Tostadita, Vol. 4 (1985)
Cumbia de las Chispitas, Vol. 5 (1987)
Los Ángeles Azules, Vol. 6 (1988)
Y Valió La Pena Esperar, Vol. 7 (1989)
Y Esta... Si Es Cumbia, Vol. 8 (1991)(Last álbum recorded at Discos Pearless)
Entrega de Amor (1993)Disa
Sin Pecado (1995)
Inolvidables/Como Te Voy A Olvidar (1996)
Confesiones[El Grupo Tropical De La Década] (1998)
Una Lluvia De Rosas (1999)
Alas Al Mundo (2002)
Nunca Te Olvidaré (2004)
Interpretan Éxitos de Juan Gabriel (2006)(Last álbum recorded at Disa)
Tu Juguete (2007) Musart/Balboa Records
A Ritmo De Cumbia/Iztapalapa Te Quiero (2012)
Cómo Te Voy a Olvidar (2013) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
Viernes Cultural (2014) OCESA Seitrack
De Plaza En Plaza (2016) OCESA Seitrack
Esto Sí Es Cumbia (2018) OCESA Seitrack
De Buenos Aires Para El Mundo (2020) OCESA Seitrack, Sony Music
Cumbia del Corazón (2022) OCESA Seitrack

Live albums

En Vivo, Azul Vivo (2002) Disa
En Vivo, Gira2005 (2005) (DVD) Disa
En Vivo Desde Phoenix.(2020)Sony Music(Only available on digital download)

EPs

Dance Mixes (1997)(Remixes Album). Disa

Compilations

15 Hits (1995)Discos Pearles
12 Éxitos Instrumentales (1995)Disa
15 Exitos de Colección (1996)Discos Pesrles
Mis Primeros 15 Exitos de Colección (1997).Disa
Frente A Frente(Los Recatadores De La Cumbia)./Con Rayito Colombiano.(2000)Emi Latín/Disa(Only available in US)
Grandes Éxitos. (2001).Leader Music/Disa(Only available in Argentina)
Historia Musical-30 Pegaditas.(2001)Disa
Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 01/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2003) Disa/Fonovisa
Top 10.(2004)Disa
Grandes Exitos:Remezclados y Remasterizados.(2005)Disa/Universal
Encuentro De Ángeles Volumen 02/Con Los Ángeles De Charly . (2006) Disa/Fonovisa
20 Reales Super Exitos.(2007)Disa/Universal
Oro Grupero/(con Los Ángeles De Charly).(2008) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
Serie 33:Mi Niña Mujer(2009)Disa/Universal
Colección Privada: Las 20 Exclusivas [Edición limitada](2009)Disa/Universal
15 Exitos(2010)Disa/Universal
20 Kilates(2012)Disa/Universal
Iconos 25 Exitos(2012).Disa/Universal
Basico & Elemental.[2CDS+DVD](2013).Disa/Universal
Grandes Éxitos De (2013)(Only available on digital download)Independent record
21 Black Jack:Nueva Edición remasterizada.(2013)Disa/Universal
Imprescindibles(2014)Disa/Universal
Gran Encuentro (20 Éxitos Originales)/(con Los Ángeles de Charly).(2014) UMG Records/Universal Music Distribution. (Only available in US).
20 Éxitos Historia Musical(2015)Discos Cristal
Pachangon Sonidero(2015)Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
Duelo De Angeles./Con Los Angeles Negros.(2015)Universal Music México
Singles.(2016)(Only available on digital download).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
Como Te Voy A Olvidar(Baile Total).(Only available on digital download) (2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
Visión 20.20 Exitos.(2017).Universal Music Distribution/UMG Records
Los Príncipes De México.(Only available on digital download)(2017).D&O Records
Los Príncipes De La Cumbia en Mexico (Only available on digital download)(2019).Esongs Entreteinment

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Los Ángeles Azules: Artist biography by Drago Bonacich", AllMusic
^ "Los Ángeles Azules estrenan de Plaza en Plaza". Tropicalísima 13-50 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ "Los Ángeles Azules lanza el tema "Mi niña mujer" Feat. Ha*Ash". Vesper Public Relations. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ @ecra; oreyes (2018-06-05). "Los Ángeles Azules lanzan álbum "Esto sí es cumbia"". Diario de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ ^a ^b Roque, Chilango com-José Quezada (2018-06-04). "Esto sí es cumbia: el nuevo disco de Los Ángeles Azules". Chilango (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ Diario, El Nuevo. "El Nuevo Diario". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
^ Wood, Mikael. "Azules' cumbia beat: A well-received first for Coachella". LA Times.