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Fulanito

Fulanito is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco and LL Cool J. Those roots explain a lot about how Fulanito arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Proyecto Uno, Eddy Herrera, Elvis Crespo, Olga Tañón and Tego Calderón, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ilegales, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Fulanito, reaching back through Héctor Lavoe and forward to Ilegales. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Fulanito is an American musical group based in Washington Heights in New York City. The group combines traditional merengue with elements of other genres such as house, hip hop, and bachata among others. With over five million albums sold throughout the world, they were at one time the top selling act in Colombia, and were placed on other charts including those of Japan, Switzerland, United States, and Chile. Their name means "Little John Doe" in Spanish. Members of Fulanito had previously been in popular groups such as 740 Boyz and 2 in a Room.

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FulanitoHéctor LavoeWillie ColónJohnny PachecoLL Cool JIlegalesProyecto UnoEddy HerreraElvis CrespoOlga TañónTego CalderónBomba EstéreoKaomaWisin y Yandel

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Fulanito connections

Fulanito grew out of Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco and LL Cool J, shares an orbit with Proyecto Uno, Eddy Herrera, Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón, went on to shape Ilegales. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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