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David DeAnda
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Biography:
by Eugene Chadbourne
The '90s have been called the explosion or "gold rush"
years of Tejano music and by the end of that decade, some
critics were moaning that the piles of dollars pumped into
the genre by larger record companies had wound up all but
killing the music. Many of the bands that had helped spark
this dynamic period in the ongoing fusion of Mexican and American
sounds had broken up by the year 2000, and the popular Xelencia
was no exception. The band was originally formed by Randy
Caballero and was immediately signed to Capitol. The leader
had been a music enthusiast since he was a little boy, singing
and playing the piano to entertain relatives. His first major
professional job was with the Latin gospel band Conjunto Bernal,
with which he toured throughout North and South America. From
there, he joined the suspiciously named La Mafia who either
earned the Grammy award they walked off with in 1988 or made
an offer the judging board could not refuse. Three years later,
he left to form Xelencia and the new band immediately began
building a following. Early on, they were awarded the prize
for Most Promising Band of the Year at the annual Tejano Music
Awards. The band toured Europe in 1998. The success over the
course of some ten albums in seven years also led to Caballero's
position producing and recording other acts for Capitol. In
the late '90s, Caballero dropped out of Xelencia and formed
his own private Studio Masters, as well as a new band, Chilli
Willi. Xelencia originally emphasized frontman and leader
Caballero. The first three albums by this group feature only
his photograph on the front covers, for example. More of a
group identity evolved through later albums, including stronger
involvement from bandmember David DeAnda. One of the original
members of Xelencia, DeAnda began his career as lead vocalist
with the family band Los Chamacos de Raul DeAnda, also featuring
his first cousin Jamie DeAnda. Accordion giant Albert Zamora
was a member of DeAnda's next band, Los Chavolos, which lasted
up until about 1988 when the unit that would become Xelencia
began forming. DeAnda would carry on with the band for several
years after original frontman Caballero left, almost to the
point where some Tejano fans were afraid he would never appear
as a soloist or leader again. In 2000, he proved them wrong
and in a surprise move went back to his musical roots in conjunto
with the new band David DeAnda Y La Ley. The musicians in
this outfit include players on the traditional bajo sexto,
as well as accordion. The group's first album was entitled
La Chancia and is on the Discos MM label. |
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1: 1. Por Favor Comprendeme 2. Pilares De
Cristal 3. Tu Eres 4. Mamacita 5. Quiero Decirte
6. Estamos En Algo 7. Lo Que Tu Quieras 8. Que Tanto Mas
9. El Besito 10. El Amor Que Te Ofreci
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When A Man Loves A Woman 2. Soy Feliz 3. Ni Por Mil Punados
De Oro 4. Ojitos Verdes
5. Quiereme 6. Besos Criminales 7. Mi Mujer Me Abandono
8. Donde Y Cuando Te Conoci
9. Amame 10. Tengo Un Amor
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Con Razon Y Sin Razon 2. El Invierno 3. Soy Para Ti 4. Por
Medio Del Placer
5. Destino Cruel 6. Perdoname Corazon 7. Tu Retrato 8. Quiero
Ver 9. Mi Amor 10. Que Cosa Tan Linda Eres |
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Criminales 12. Una Rosa y un Clavel 13. Amame 14. Cuantas
Veces 15. Que Tanto Mas |
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Against The Odds : 1. Tu Traicion 2. Besitos
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5. Quiereme 6. Donde Y Como Te Conoci 7. Con Razon O Sin Razon
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La Chancla 2. La Mucura 3. La Camelia 4. Albur Perdido 5.
La Vacilona 6. Mi Ranchito 7. Piquito De Oro 8. Que Me Lleve
el Diablo 9. Mamacita 10. El Gancho |
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Aqui Me Encuentro 2. Si Tu Me Quieres 3. Ensename A Olvidar
4. Mi Negra 5. Quiero Olvidar 6. Junto A Mi 7. Infinitamente
8. Ni Tu Ni Yo 9. Carta De Amor 10. Por Tus Celos |
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La Indiecita 2. Linda Morena 3. Tu Juego 4. Para Que Llorar
Por TI 5. Quiereme Un Poquito 6. Descalzo A Laredo 7. Tu Vives
En Mi 8. Me Estas Matando 9. Que Te Ha Dado Esa Mujer 10.
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