La Internacional Sonora Show
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Vol.19 #03
La mejor cumbia con “La Internacional"
Antes eran conocidos como La Internacional Dinamita y ahora se presentan bajo el nombre La Internacional Sonora Show con buena música y una presentación con mucha vida. El estilo de música que los ha hecho famosos es la cumbia. Un ritmo muy popular en gran parte de Suramérica y en todo Centroamérica, México y entre la población latina de los Estados Unidos.
La Internacional Sonora Show saltó a la fama en 1992 cuando puso al público a bailar con canciones como “Escándalo”, “La Bomba”, “El Cucú” y “La Mochila”.
El líder del grupo es Kiko Vargas, que ocupa la función que su padre tuvo hasta su muerte en el 2004. Las voces de La Internacional Sonora Show las ponen el mismo Kiko, Macondo y Dahlia, y están acompañados de una banda de 12 piezas que incluye guitarras, congas, teclado, percusión, bajo, acordeón, trompetas y bailarinas.
Ahora se encuentran promoviendo su nuevo CD titulado “Todo el Tiempo 24/7” con nuevas canciones como “Del Montón”, “El Tizón” y “La Virgen de la Macarena”. ¡No te lo pierdas!
La Internacional Sonora Show
Fechas y lugares: Mayo 21 en Conga Room, Los Angeles. Mayo 28 en Rumba Room, Universal Studios. Junio 2 en Camacho Cantina en City of Industry y Junio 3 en Normandie Casino, Gardena/ Entrada: $20-$25/ Info:http://www.sonorashow.com/
- El Classificado
MUSICA: La Ex-Sonora Dinamita, de los Estados Unidos se prepara para recuperar a su publico como La Internacional Sonora Show.
Por Martha Sarabia
Como una ironia de la vida, el escandalo invadio a La Sonora Dinamita despues de alcanzar el exito por una cancion con ese titulo.
Mas de una decada despues, el grupo busca reconquistar a su publico latinoamericano como La Internaiconal Sonora show.
"Con La Sonora Show", nos falta mucho (que recorrer), Estamos tratando de abrir nuestro mercado en Mexico, Centro y Sudamerica", dijo Macondo, ex-cantante de La Sonora Dinamita y actual cantante de La Internacional Sonora Show.
Sin embargo, el colombiano reconocio que el publico mas importante para la proyeccion internacional de su grupo es el mexicano.
"Mexico es la plataforma de todos los musicos latinoamericanos, hasta los europeos. Si uno pega en Mexico, ya la hizo", comento Macondo.
Macondo agrego que en decadas pasadas, las estaciones de radio tocaban un mayor variedad ritmica, pero en los ultimos anos, estas se han especializado en musica nortena y muy pocas se enfocan en el genero ropical. Esto junto con la pirateria ha afectado la promocion del grupo en los Estado Unidos.
Sin embargo, los integrantes tienen fe en el gusto del publico por la cumbia.
"Para nosotros (la cumbia) nunca ha cambiado. Si eres mexicano, colombiano o salvadoreno, escuchas cumbia", dino Amadeus Chavez, generente de operaciones de La Internacional Sonora Show.
LA SEPARACION
En los 90's, "Escandalo" se escuchaba por todos lados: en la radio, fiestas familiares, y sobre todo en discotecas. la version orginal de esta cancion era un bolero espanol pero la Sonora Dinamita le dio un proyeccion internacional con estilo propio.
Otros de los grandes exitos de la agrupacion fue "No te metas con mi cucu"
El exito fue tanto que su compania disquera colombiana, Discos Fuestes, creo grupos en Colombia, Mexico y los Estados Unidos bajo el mismo nombre. De esa manera, el grupo podia tocar en distintos paises al mismo tiempo.
sin embargo, la agrupacion se vio envuelto en disputas legales por los derechos de "Escandalo".
Esto llevo a que en 1993 una corte decidiera que Discos Fuentes se quedara con los derechos del nombre del grupo y que el grupo de la Sonora Dinamita basado en los Estado Unidos conservara los derechos de la musica y del disco "Escandalo", comento Chavez.
La ruptura del grupo causo confusion entre el publico ya que varios grupos decian ser La original Sonora Dinamita.
En 1993, Kiko Vargas, Sr. miembro original de la Sonora dinamita, y sus hijos, Billy Y Kiko jr., fundaron La Internacional Sonora Show en los Estados Unidos.
EN LA ACTUALIDAD
Despues de la muerte de Vargas Sr., en el 2004, su hijo Kiko Vargas, Jr., se convirtio en el lider del grupo.
La Internacional Sonora Show esta formado por 15 integrantes, incluyendo cantantes y musicos que tocas las guitarras, congas, teclados, percusion, bajo, acordeon y trompetas. Esta combinacion ha ayudado que a pesar de los anos transcurridos, sus canciones orginales sigan siendo populares.
"Los jovenes lo bailan y lo gozan como cualquier otra version de reggaeton', explico Chavez, quien agrego que esto se debe a que los padres de los jovenes que hoy escuchaban las canciones del grupo.
Hasta el momento, el grupo ha grabado 12 discos. El mas reciente, titulado Todo el tiemp 24-7, cuenta con canciones nuevas como "La Virgen de la Macarena", "La bomba", y "Del Monton".
La Internacional Sonora Show, planea lanzar un nuevo material discografico, a ritmo de reggaeton, el proximo ano con el nombre "Otro Escandalo" en homenaje a Kiko Vargas, Sr.
Asi mismo, el grupo participa en conciertos beneficos a favor de la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA y el cancer, entre otros.
El grupo dara un concierto en Riverside el 19 de noviembre en el Riverside Municipal Auditorium. Los fondos recaudados seran para la Asociacion de Abogados Latinos del INland Empire y para los Servicios Legales de los Condados de Riverside y San Bernadino.
- Martha Sarabia - La Prensa - Semana del 17 de Noviembre de 2006
By Camilo Arenivar | Web Published 12.31.2005
The immensely popular La Internacional Sonora Show at http://www.sonoroashow.com will join forces with Padres Contra El Cancer, a California nonprofit corporation dedicated to offering support to Spanish-speaking families who have children with cancer in a benefit show at the world famous Conga Room in Los Angeles.
La Internacional Sonora Show was known in its beginnings as Sonora Dinamita. In 1995 it adopted the name La Internacional Sonora Show. They are formed by a professional team of singers, musicians, composers, and the entire staff of New World Productions. Its musical style is the "Colombian Cumbia," which they have recorded and performed successfully for years. The La Internacional Sonora Show rocketed to fame with their international cumbia hit “Escandalo” which to this very day is still played in many clubs and anywhere that Cumbia music is played.
The La Internacional Sonora Show has spent much of 2005 recording their new CD in the studio as well as criss-crossing the country maintaining a hectic touring schedule. Starting off the New Year with a non-profit show is something they are excited to be doing.
“The community has been very supportive of us and we look forward to giving something back, “says Kiko Vargas, Manager of La Internacional La Internacional Sonora Show.
“This is a very worthy cause,” he added.
The show is scheduled for Friday, January 6, 2006 and is going to be hosted by radio personality Nico Jones from Latino 96.3 and also feature performances by Amber Foxx and various DJ’s in different rooms. One thing that adds to the value of your $40 donation is the FREE salsa lessons from 8-9 PM, which is definitely an added bonus! All proceeds of the $40 donation go to Padres Contra El Cancer.
Padres Contra El Cancer provides services for children and families that are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Spanish-speaking. The organization is unique in that it is the only such Latino program operating in the United States. The children and families served by the program have unique needs that are not adequately addressed by mainstream cancer treatment programs.
For more information on this event please call 818-496-2993 or go to http://www.legacy49.com
- LatinoLa.com
La Internacional Sonora Show's Summer Dates
Record release party at Conga Room, one of last at venue, May 21
By Camilo Arenivar | Web Published 5.16.2006
La Internacional Sonora Show is back – with a new video, a new album and a hot new tour to promote it all. Coming on the heels of a whirlwind Cinco de Mayo weekend tour, La Internacional Sonora Show is ready to go to the next level as their CD; “Todo el Tiempo 24-7” is set to hit stores Tuesday, May 23, 2006.
“Cinco de Mayo weekend was incredible,” the band said. “The crowds and the love from the audiences was just great.” That weekend they traveled from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area to play for a capacity audience as part of Stanford University’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. Later that night they journeyed up the Peninsula to play San Francisco’s Premier Latino club, the Glass Kat where they played to a sold out audience of Cinco de Mayo revelers. Saturday brought them back to Los Angeles where they played a city event in Baldwin Park and Placita Olvera on Olvera Street in L.A.
All of this activity is to share their love of the cumbia with old and new fans, and to expose them to their music. La Internacional Show has just announced a series of dates with Los Iracundos for the first half of June:
La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Fri. June 2, 8pm Early Show
Camacho, City of Industry
213.404.0022 & 562.695.5777
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La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Sat. June 3, 8pm
Normandie Casino
1045 Rosecrans Ave, Gardena
213.404.0022
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La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Sun. June 4, 8pm
Chavela Night Club
7230 Topanga Cyn, Canoga Park
818.226.9911 or 213.404.0022
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La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Thurs. June 8, 8pm
Xalos Night Club
1160 N Kraemer Blvd, Anaheim
714.412.9479
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La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Fri. June 9, 8pm
El Castillo Club
31070 Ave Del Yermo,
Cathedral City
760.534.1478
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La Internacional Sonora Show
Los Iracundos
Sun. June 11, 8pm
Ambiente Night Club
45 S. Garfield Ave Alhambra
626.300.5447 & 213.404.0022
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In addition to the tour, the band’s professionally produced video for “La Virgen De La Macarena” has been burning up the airwaves on LATV. The video can be requested with an E-mail to m2m@latv.com and dgonzalez@latv.com or by calling 1-800-609-LATV.
Starting off the summer set of shows is the Official Record Release Party; to be held Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the world famous Conga Room in Wilshire Bl. This is one of the very last shows to be played at this historic location before they close their doors on May 31 to prepare for their move to Downtown LA Live! Special discount tickets are available for the band’s fans on their MySpace page at www.myspace.com/sonorashow.
The event promises to be a night of class act entertainment with surprises for everyone.
The pace is kept up with yet another show at a hot club the following Sunday, May 28th at the Rumba Room, where they will be playing on the 28th, the night before Memorial Day. Get there early as this is going to be another capacity show!
For more information on Sonora Show, go to www.myspace.com/sonorashow or contact their Management Team at 818-360-2470 or by emailing ivargas@socal.rr.com
- LatinoLA.com
Discography
1993 - Escandalo
1993-Banda Sonora
1994- El Mundo de Los Ninos -Raton Vaquero(Cowboy Mouse)
1995 - Internacional Sonora Show (Oye Como Va)
1998 - Pasion de Cumbias
1999 - Siempre Adelante
2000 - La Bomba
2001 - El Show de La Internacional Sonora Show
2002 - Sabor Cumbia Banda
2003 - Protagonistas de la Cumbia (40 super exitos)
2004 - 34 Cumbias Inolvidables
2006 - El Mundo de los Ninos
2006 - Todo el Tiempo 24/7
2007 - Evolucion
2008 - Lo Mejor De La Internacional Sonora Show Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
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Bio
La Internacional Sonora Show is the widely respected professional team of singers, musicians, and composers. The group was founded by the unforgettable Kiko Vargas, Sr. and his sons (Billy and Kiko Vargas, jr.); whose mission was to create an organization where the musicians are the stars. In the last decade, they have perfected the musical style that is the "Cumbia. Their mission is to give a joyful existence to all listeners.
La Internacional Sonora Show rocketed to fame in 1993 with the release of their first CD, Escandalo which launched them into international cumbia superstars. The song Escandalo is a hit that to this very day is still played in many clubs and anywhere that Cumbia music is played. Although Escandalo is used by many others in Cumbia, its origins are with La Internacional Sonora Show. Now, they have given a classic hit a hot new twist with a reggaeton interpretation of Escandalo, along with some of their other greatest hits. Evolucion will come out during the Summer of 2008.
La Internacional Sonora Show is led by bandleader Kiko Vargas, assuming a role vacated by the untimely passing of his father (Kiko Vargas Sr.) in 2004. The band has very talented vocals upfront and a full orquesta supporting them: including guitars, congas, keyboards, percussion, bass, accordion, and trumpets.
With over a dozen albums under their belt, 2008 finds them releasing the most impressive collection they have had in several years. The songs are ready for radio; songs that get your hips swinging and are destined for the clubs and everywhere Latin music is played.
La Internacional Sonora Show has spent the last few years touring and pleasing audiences with their exciting live shows and infectious cumbias. Their accolades are many. They have performed for the King of Spain, The President of El Salvador (Alfredo Cristiani) during the signing of an historical Peace Treaty, had a day named after them in Los Angeles and Texas. They have appeared on the line up of very many high profile Latin music shows like La Movida, El Show de Johnny Canales, Don Francisco just to name a few. La Internacional Sonora Show has performed in many events including Carnaval Calle Ocho in Miami, Fiesta Broadway in Los Angeles, all of the major Cinco de Mayo festivals. The music of La Internacional Sonora Show has been featured in commercials for MCI, the California Lottery, Coors Lite, Miller Lite and La Curacao. They recently sold out the famous Hollywood Palladium with advance ticket sales. Their talent and popularity is not a question. The question is; will you be a part of it too?
For more information or booking please call
Kiko Vargas 818-631-5277 or Roxana Vargas (Manager) 818-621-5277
Please e-mail to ivargas@socal.rr.com
or rvargas@socal.rr.com
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