King África

King África is an Argentine dance music project which received acknowledgement in 2000 for his cover version of the song “La Bomba” by the Bolivian group Azul Azul. It was founded in the early 1990s by DJ Martin Laacré.

King África was started by Argentine frontman Martin Laacré. His first appearance on record was August 1992 in the album DJ Dero – Volume 1 with the track “EOE”.[1] This was followed in Summer 1993 with “Pontelo Pónselo”.[1] The debut album, El Africano, went on sale in mid-1993, reaching platinum status in Argentina and Chile,[1] and featured the single “Salta”, that topped the charts across Latin America.[citation needed]

His album Al Palo was released in late 1994. Title single “Al Palo” and also “Mamá Yo Quiero” climbed the charts in all of Latin America.[citation needed] King África was invited and took part in the 1995 International Song Festival of Viña del Mar in Chile.

Then he recorded what would be his next success the album Remix with new versions of their earlier hits and some new songs. The album included the single “Cachete, pechito y ombligo” produced by Sandy & Papo and released in Summer 1996, after which King África returned to his touring organized in many Latin American countries by MTV Latino. He also performed in the Acapulco Festival (Mexico), in Miami, and Sweden.

In 1997 Laacré quit the project, citing artistic and economic differences.[2] He was replaced by the Argentine vocalist of British descent Alan Duffy. From then on the band switched headquarters to Spain, where they achieved greater success because of Alan Duffy’s intense tenor vocal range.