El Sonidito
| El Sonidito | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Hechizeros Band | |
| Released | December 16, 2008 |
| Genre | Latin |
El Sonidito is a 2008 Latin album by the Hechizeros Band known for its title track.
Composition and production[edit]
The band, which comes from Nayarit, Mexico,[1] described its genre as a variety of Latin rhythms involving keyboards and vocals, inspired by cumbia, quebradita, chicote, and genres including ranchera, norteño, and Latin ballads.[2] They later called their genre "electrocumbia" and likened their rowdy ("reventón") dance music production to Sinaloan rhythm bands with a synthesizer in lieu of brass.[1]
The album released on December 16, 2008.[3] Their first single was the title track, "El Sonidito", followed by "Sunguirungui" later in 2009.[1]
As of mid 2009, the band was preparing for a tour of the United States.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
The album debuted at #44 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums in early 2009.[4] The album first gained traction on public transport in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.[1] The title track became popular in Mexico and the United States,[1] rising to #33 in Billboard's Hot Latin Songs later in the month,[5] reaching #18 in March 2009.[6] The band received a gold record in July for their sales in the United States.[1]
The album's title song, which Billboard described as a novelty, came at a time when regional Mexican radio was playing more upbeat, wacky, regional songs following Los Pikadientes de Caborca's "La Cumbia del Río", as compared to the radio's usual love songs and ballads (corridos).[7] The title track received strong criticism on the Internet, which the band acknowledged on balance with supporters who appreciated their presentation as simple and honest.[1] The title track was further popularized by its inclusion in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.[8][9] It had become the celebration track that the Washington Nationals baseball team played after winning games by 2019,[8][10] the year they won their first World Series.[11]
Bands who covered the title track include Chicano Batman.[12] A popular parody video created in 2010 edited clips from the German rock band Rammstein to appear as if playing the title track.[13]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Sonidito (El Ruidito)" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Energía Musical" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Sueños Guajiros" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Son Indígena" | 3:29 |
| 5. | "El Escandalito" | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Sunguirungui" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Ordeñando la Vaca" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "La Maquina del Ritmo" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Infidelidad" | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Te Quiero Tanto" | 3:50 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Obtiene Hechizeros Band Disco de Oro en EU por su álbum 'El sonidito'". Notimex (in Spanish). July 1, 2009. ProQuest 429001216.
- ^ Sarabia, Martha (December 22, 2008). "Amarga navidad". La Opinión (in Spanish). Los Angeles, Calif., United States. ISSN 0276-590X. ProQuest 368405043.
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "El Sonidito Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Vicente Fernández sigue defendiendo el primer lugar con álbum 'Primera fila': BILLBOARD (columna)". EFE News Service (in Spanish). January 8, 2009. ProQuest 433305812.
- ^ "Aventura defiende primer lugar de Billboard con el tema 'Por un segundo': BILLBOARD (columna)". EFE News Service (in Spanish). January 29, 2009. ProQuest 433274541.
- ^ "'Te presumo' de banda EL Recodo lidera lista de Hot Latin Songs de Billboard: BILLBOARD (Previsión)". EFE News Service (in Spanish). March 19, 2009. ProQuest 433389117.
- ^ Ben-Yehuda, Ayala (February 7, 2009). "Looney Tunes". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 5. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510. ProQuest 227265275.
- ^ a b Fortier, Sam (September 30, 2019). "Nationals take care of business in season finale, will face Brewers in NL wild card". Washington Post. p. D1, D3. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Romero, Axel (April 1, 2017). "Soundtrack con toque mexicano". Reforma (in Spanish). p. 5. ISSN 1563-7697. ProQuest 1882779995.
Nada como manejar un auto desenfrenadamente en Grand Theft Auto V al escuchar canciones ... "El Sonidito", de Hechizeros Band.
- ^ Hernandez, Juan Carlos (October 2, 2019). "El Sonidito, himno de celebración de los Nationals". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Waldstein, David; Hoffman, Benjamin (October 30, 2019). "Nationals Win Their First World Series With One Last Rally". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Orozco, Gisela (April 10, 2017). "Cumbia, soul y 'El sonidito' con Chicano Batman". Hoy Chicago (in Spanish). p. 15. ProQuest 1944802100. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ López-Cano, R. (January–June 2020). "'The Who live in Sinaloa': videomemes musicales, punctum, contrapunto cognitivo y lecturas oblicuas". Revista Musical Chilena (in Spanish). 74 (233): 151–173. doi:10.4067/S0716-27902020000100151. ISSN 0716-2790. S2CID 225602148. ProQuest 2541382275.