Conga
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"Conga" is a 1985 Latin pop-dance hit by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine that popularized Latin rhythms in mainstream American pop music.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Miami Sound Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDance | conga line ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
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Billboard Hot Dance Club Play hit ⓘ Billboard Hot Latin Songs hit ⓘ |
| chronologyFollowedBy | Bad Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | Dr. Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Enrique Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Latin freestyle
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Latin pop ⓘ dance-pop ⓘ |
| has12InchMixLength | 6:00 ⓘ |
| hasBand | Miami Sound Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Mucho Money NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
became a staple of 1980s dance music
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widely used at parties and sporting events ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| hasLength | 4:14 ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Conga (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainArtist | Gloria Estefan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
dance-oriented tempo
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horn section riffs ⓘ syncopated Latin percussion ⓘ |
| hasRadioEditLength | 4:14 ⓘ |
| hasReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine | Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingleType | lead single ⓘ |
| includedInTourSetlist |
Gloria Estefan world tours
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Let It Loose Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ Primitive Love Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Enrique Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Don Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing Latin rhythms in mainstream American pop music ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Primitive Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Miami Sound Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Cuban-American ⓘ |
| producer |
Emilio Estefan Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Lawrence Dermer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Vigil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| vocalist | Gloria Estefan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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