Rikarena

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Rikarena is a popular merengue band from Puerto Rico .

Career

Rikarena was founded in 1993 by Kinito Méndez, actually José del Carmen Ramírez. The band consists of four members, from whom Daniel Santacruz began a solo career. The group has released ten albums so far and celebrated their greatest successes especially in the 1990s. They became known through their tours in the Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico, Panama , Colombia , Venezuela , Peru and Central American countries. Their music style is similar to groups like La Banda Gorda or Milly & Los Vecinos. Her biggest hits include songs like "Cuando el Amor Se Daña", "No Puedo Olvidarla", "Era Mentira" and "Ella Es Tan Bella".

Discography

  • Sacúdelo que tienes Arena (1994)
  • Más rica que núnca (1996)
  • Rikarena # 3 (1997)
  • Con Tó (1998)
  • 20th Anniversary (1999)
  • Con Nueva Arena (2000)
  • 20 Exitos (2002)
  • Pa 'Rato (2004)
  • Exitos de Rikarena (2006)

Web links

Notes and individual references

  1. http://www.akuma.de/rikarena/artist,p169922,index.html
  2. http://www.lastfm.de/music/Rikarena
  3. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Rikarena/a/albums.htm