Duerme negrito los machucambos biography

Music group of 1960s

Los Machucambos was a music band formed in Paris in 1959. The two guitar players were Rafael Gayoso (from Spain), Milton Zapata (from Peru) and the singer was Julia Cortés (from Costa Rica) .

In 1960 Zapata was replaced by Romano Zanotti (pseudonym of Giuseppe Piccolo) (from Italy). Although the group had a long list of discography their best known hit was Pepito which became the number 1 hit in 1961.^{[citation needed]}

After Julia Cortés retired in 1972 they had various lead singers, like María Licata (1973-1980), Florence, María Aparecida (1976-1980), Chilean Mariana Montalvo (1980-2005) and Haileey since 2006.^[1]

Discography

• Duerme Negrito 1959
• La Canción De Orfeo / Adieu Tristesse / La Bamba / Macongo 1959
• La Bamba 1960
• Chansons populaires d'Amérique du Sud 1960
• La Petenera / Piedra Y Camino / Recuerdos De Ipacarai / Chaparralito 1960
• Pepito / Negra Maria Esther / Dimelo En Septiembre / Luna De Benidorm 19