Mamajuana is a Dominican band assembled by the Dominican composer/arranger Eddi González. Mamajuana combines Afro-Caribbean and contemporary rhythms with romantic lyrics. Their self-titled debut album, released by Sony International, featured the hit singles "Mamasota" and "Sin Un Beso Suyo". After two weeks in the U.S. market, Mamajuana sold 20,000 copies. Mamajuana is the first Dominican band to ever perform in China, also they had a season at the Venetian Macau Casino; Mamajuana was nominated to Premios Lo Nuestro (Univision) as best tropical group or duo in the 2002 awards, also was Revelacion del 2002 in Casandra Awards (Dominican Republic) and pre-nominated to the 2004 Grammy Awards for the best Urban Album with "For Sale". Songs Concept: MAMASOTA A good sample of what pursues Mamajuana upon fusing or to mix the folklore's rhythms of the Dominican Republic with contemporary sounds. In this song you can appreciate the fusion of the rhythm called "Salve" with Pop, and at the same time they are mixed with a touch of Balsié rhythm which used to be played with "panderos" but here we do it with the drums and guitar. SIN UN BESO SUYO Example of what can be achieved upon mixing folklore and modern instrumentation. Here it is mixed the rhythms of "Palos" with the Rock/Pop. HE DRIVES ME CRAZY Original song from Fine Young Cannibals in a Merengue fusion using Mamajuana's style with the Pop/Rock. NO VALE LA PENA This song use a rhythm of "Palos" in a style that comes from a locality called "Piedra Blanca" nearby to Haina, San Cristóbal. The song lyrics has a structure of chorus and inspiration. DOS MUNDOS SIN AFINIDAD Song that tells a lament of love or a loving disillusionment. For this theme adapted a rhythm called "Palo Llorao" original from San Juan of the Maguana to the south of the Dominican Republic. This rhythm is played in the "Velorios" (funeral ceremonies), its songs generally tells the sadness by the death of the to be dear or beloved that passed away. LA CHERCHA Song that calls to the joy, it uses a rhythms structure of "Salve" played with "Atabales" and "Panderos" generally listened at the "Cofradía" a ceremony where is sung, danced and played in honor to the Virgin of the Pains every 23th of August of each year in "Villa Mella". Mamajuana mix this structure having as a final result a "Salve" with folklore and modern instrumentation. ÁMAME This song is a "Salve" with a rhythm played in a town called "Villa Mella" mixed with the structure of the rhythm "Balsié" for the part of the "Jaleo" of the sax or "Mambo", where we create a new "Tambora" rhythm. LA NOVELA In the first part of the song there's a presence of the "Maco" rhythm, then you could listen a rhythm formula among "Salve" and Rock that it gives another color to the song. Also you could listen how we formulates "Blasie" rhythm distributed in the main and minor percussion. MAMBO SABROSON Fusion of the "Balsie" rhythm with what has been called "Merengue-House", but we added the minor percussion to give this song another color.