Larsito

Larsito

Larsito (* in Berlin as Lars Barragán De Luyz) is a German musician , songwriter and producer . He became known as a member of the band Culcha Candela . In 2014 he released his first solo album . He also appears together with DJ Fiks under the pseudonym Mata Mosca. He sings in German, Spanish and English.

Life

He was born in Berlin in the 1980s as the son of a Colombian musician and a German educator , and he grew up in Schöneberg . His father worked as a percussionist and introduced him to Latin American music . While in school he spent a year in the United States . There and in Germany he was a member of various Soul - and jazz - bands . He became known as a member of Culcha Candela , where he worked as a singer, percussionist, songwriter and co-producer. He was the only one of the members to sing and rap in all the languages ​​of the band, German, English and Spanish. In total, the formation sold over two million records and has received multiple gold and platinum records .

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In 2012 there was a creative break, later he separated from Culcha Candela. He produced a solo album for which he traveled to Colombia and Cuba , among others , where he recorded the piece Too large with Amadito Valdés of the Buena Vista Social Club . The singer Totó la Momposina , who had already accompanied his father on a tour, took part in Under these clouds . The album was released in May 2014 under the title Something stays at Jive Germany , critics described it as a “mixture of summer mood, melancholy and catchy melodies”. The mood is authentic and conveyed Caribbean flair , musically the album has a lot to offer. While the melody and singing in the chorus were judged positively, others criticized the "dull juxtaposition of catchphrases". Purely lyrically, the artist practices restraint. In May 2014 he released his first solo single Unter these Wolken , followed by Magnet in August 2014 with influences from electronica .

Discography

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Singles

Si es amor (with Mandy Capristo )   DE 52 11/02/2018 (1 week)

Studio albums

• Something Remains (2014)

Songs

• Under these clouds (2014)
• Magnet (2014)
• Alive (2016)
• Si es amor (2018; with Mandy Capristo )
• Temperatura (2019)
• Catalina (2019)

Web links

Commons : Larsito  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Larsito in the catalog of the German National Library
• Larsito on "Rhythm is Life" (video from Deutsche Welle on Vimeo)
• Official website of Larsito

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Jochen Moseberg: Larsito: Little Lars really big . ( Memento of September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: NDR2 , July 26, 2014, accessed on August 30, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Biography: Larsito . In: SWR3 Poplexikon , accessed on August 30, 2014.
3. ↑ Larsito: "I would give up my life for the right woman" . In: Abendzeitung , May 23, 2014, accessed on August 15, 2014.
4. ^ Mata Mosca . DJ Fiks, accessed August 30, 2014.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Daniel Eisfeld: Interview with Prince: Larsito from Culcha Candela . In: Prinz Stuttgart , May 23, 2014, accessed on August 30, 2014.
6. ↑ Larsito . ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Guerrilla Entertainment, accessed August 30, 2014. 
7. ^ Biography of the musician Larsito . ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ampya, accessed August 30, 2014. 
8. ↑ Kathrin Stangl: "The Caribbean music is in me" . In: Welt Kompakt , No. 98, May 22, 2014, p. 9.
9. ^ ^{A b} Matthias Köppinghoff: Larsito and his "urbeato" music . ( Memento of September 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: NDR2 , accessed on August 30, 2014.
10. ↑ Andrej Sokolow: Larsito tries it solo . In: Schwäbische Zeitung , July 22, 2014, p. 4.
11. ↑ Latin from the Spree . In: Reutlinger General-Anzeiger , July 19, 2014.
12. ↑ "Something Remains" by Larsito . ( Memento of July 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) In: Echo , June 24, 2014.
13. ^ German-Caribbean summer mood . In: Free Word , July 26, 2014, p. 17.
14. ↑ Dani Fromm: Something Remains . In: laut.de , accessed on August 30, 2014.
15. ↑ Max Trompeter: Larsito - Something remains . ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Web.de , May 24, 2014, accessed August 30, 2014. 
16. ↑ Larsito presents his song Magnet . In: mix1.de music portal , August 29, 2014, accessed on August 30, 2014.
17. ↑ Chart sources: DE