Azul Azul

Bolivian foursome Azul Azul started playing under the name of Grupo Azul, debuting live while opening for Mexican group Cafe Tacuba and Argentinean group Vilma Palma e Vampiros in 1992. That same year, they issued Taquiraris Para el Recuerdo, a mixture of local folklore, Jamaican reggae, and Latin pop. That record was followed by Enganchados Azul, which achieved Azul Azul's first hit, a song called "Yeo-Yeo." Soon, the band signed with the independent label Musicanga, recording El Corte de la Banana in 1995. The band's international breakthrough came after releasing El Sapo in...