Maluca Mala
American singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Natalie Ann Yepez,[1] better known by her stage name Maluca,is an American singer who grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan.[1] Raised on a steady diet of bachata, cumbia, merengue, and mambo, as well as hip-hop and other club music,[1] Maluca's music has been described as "experimental tropical punk, ghettotech, and hip-house".[1] Although a bad case of stage fright kept her out of the spotlight for much of her life, a chance meeting with Diplo while performing karaoke eventually led to "El Tigeraso", Maluca's first single.[2]
Maluca Mala | |
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 Mala at the Chromat Autumn-Winter 2015 runway show | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Natalie Ann Yepez[1] |
| Origin | Washington Heights, Manhattan[1] |
| Genres | Electro, experimental tropical punk, ghettotech, hip house[1] |
| Labels | RPM MSC, Mad Decent |
The years 2009 and 2010 saw her touring, performing, and releasing what she calls "tropical punk" tracks.[3] Since the release of her single in 2009, Maluca has recorded tracks that range from merengue mashups to kuduro to old-school deep house and focused on her stage show, which includes two dancers named the Cookies.[4] China Food is her latest release as she prepares for a second visit to South by South West.
The name Maluca in Spanish is a derivative of Mala which means bad or mean girl. In Portuguese Maluca means a crazy or mischievous girl.[5]
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EPs
| Title[6] | Year | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| El Tigeraso | 2009 | 11 |
Singles
Source:[6]
As lead artist
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Latin Rhythm | |||
| "La Campana" (Tittsworth and Alvin Risk featuring Maluca) | 2011 | - | FIFA 12 (soundtrack) Two Strokes Raw |
| "Que Que" (Dillon Francis and Diplo featuring Maluca) | 2011 | - | Que Que Remixes |
| "My Window" (Don Diablo featuring Maluca) | 2015 | - | - |
| "Love Is Free" (Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique featuring Maluca) | - | - | |
| "Bury Me" (Brodinski feat. Maluca & Bricc Baby Shitro) | - | Brava |
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