Los Kumbia Kings was an American Mexican cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by A.B. Quintanilla and Cruz Martinez. Their music encompasses the styles of cumbia, hip hop, and R&B. They produce songs in both Spanish and English. The band's producers from the beginning have been Quintanilla and Cruz Martínez. Quintanilla is the brother of the late "Queen of Tejano", Selena. Quintanilla played bass guitar for the group, while Martínez, husband of international artist Alicia Villarreal, played keyboards. Both co-wrote songs for the Kumbia Kings. Though the group has gone through a revolving door of members in recent years amid controversy and finger-pointing, and the Kumbia Kings of today are vastly different from what originated in Corpus Christi over eight years ago, Quintanilla and Martínez were always the soul of the group. Gone are original members Frankie J and DJ Kane, both of whom have gone on to significant success as solo artists, as well as the group K1, a collaboration of founding members of Kumbia Kings who have defected from the group for reason of "internal dissension". Quintanilla, Irvin "Pee Wee" Salinas, as well as Selena's widower Chris Pérez, also decided to leave the group due to that same "internal dissension". Martínez kept Los Kumbia Kings but changed the name to Los Super Reyes for legal issues. In October 2009, Quintanilla and Martínez solved their differences, and announced that the Kumbia Kings would reunite for a series of concerts lasting from late 2009 through early 2010.
Selena y Los Dinos was a Tejano band in which American singer Selena performed, until her murder on March 31, 1995. Selena fronted the band since 1981, started by her father Abraham Quintanilla Jr.. When Selena was signed with EMI Latin, EMI president José Behar told Selena that the world wanted Selena, not Los Dinos. Selena then began releasing her studio albums under her own logo title Selena and not Selena y Los Dinos. Before Selena was signed with EMI, the band had sold more than 80,000 copies in the state of Texas.
"¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" is a novelty Christmas song. 12-year-old Augie Rios had a hit with the song in 1958 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. Written by George Scheck, Rod Parker, and Al Greiner, and copyrighted in 1958, the copyright was renewed and is owned by Ragtime Music. The song was originally released on MGM Records' Metro label. The 45 record single was backed with the song "Ol' Fatso ."
Jason Cano, better known as DJ Kane, is a Mexican American singer who was the lead vocalist for the Latin Grammy award winning A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings from 1997 to 2003 and A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz from 2008 to 2010 and went on to become a successful solo artist.
Los Super Reyes was a Mexican-American cumbia group from Corpus Christi, Texas, created by Cruz Martínez. Cruz Martinez created the group after he and A.B. Quintanilla had arguments over Martínez selling the group they were both in at the time, Los Kumbia Kings. A.B. Quintanilla left the group, which he had created, along with other members and created Kumbia All Starz. Cruz Martínez kept Los Kumbia Kings but changed the name to Los Super Reyes for legal issues.
Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz is the debut studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz and the fifth studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 3, 2006 by EMI Latin. The fan edition was released on October 2, 2007. It has all the songs from the standard edition plus two more songs and the music videos for "Chiquilla", "Parece Que Va a Llover", and "Speedy Gonzales".
Planeta Kumbia is the second studio album by the cumbia band A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. It was released on March 4, 2008 through EMI Latin. The record is A.B. Quintanilla's sixth studio album.
Fuego is the fourth studio album and eighth album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings and the fourth studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on October 5, 2004, by EMI Latin. The premium edition was released on December 6, 2005.
"Chiquilla" is a song by A.B. Quintanilla Y Los Kumbia All Starz. It is the first single from their debut studio album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz. "Chiquilla" reached #7 on "Hot Latin Tracks", #9 on "Latin Regional Mexican Airplay", #26 on "Latin Pop Airplay" and #31 on "Latin Tropical Airplay".
"Parece Que Va A Llover" is a charanga song composed by the spanish composer Antonio Matas in 1947. It has been covered by many artists including, Los Panchos, Pedro Infante, Beny More, Joe Quijano and Selena.
"Mami", is a song by A.B. Quintanilla Y Los Kumbia All Starz. It is the fourth single from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz. This song is kind of mix between "Mami" and "Anoche No Dormí" songs included on the first edition of the CD, but back later were remade in only one song and retitled "Mami Anoche No Dormí", this version was used on the music video and included on the Fan Edition from the CD.
"Por Ti Baby" is a song by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla Y Los Kumbia All Starz featuring Panamanian singer Flex. It was released on January 22, 2008 as the first single from their second studio album Planeta Kumbia (2008).
"Rica y Apretadita" is a song by Panamanian reggae singer El General featuring Anayca. The song was released in 1995 and is one of El General's signature songs. "Rica y Apretadita" was later cover by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz featuring Mexican-American singer Melissa Jiménez. It was released on May 20, 2008 as the second single from their second studio album Planeta Kumbia (2008). Ricky Rick and Melissa Jiménez provide the vocals.
Irvin Salinas, better known as Pee Wee, was a former singer for the band Kumbia Kings and was a lead singer for Kumbia All Starz, both created by A.B. Quintanilla. In early 2008, he left Kumbia All Starz to become a solo artist. His debut studio album Yo Soy was released on August 11, 2009. Now works as a scaffold builder at Apache.
Ricardo Ruiz Pérez, better known as Ricky Rick, is a Mexican singer-songwriter, rapper, and former vocalist for the band A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. After a successful career with Kumbia All Starz, performing songs such as “Mami” “Rica y Apretadita” and “Por Ti Baby.” Ricky embarked on a solo project and his first single had been set to be released in 2018.
La Vida de un Genio is the third studio album by Mexican-American cumbia group A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz and the seventh studio album by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla. It was released on July 27, 2010 by Capitol Latin and Capitol Latin. A digital deluxe edition containing interviews by A.B. Quintanilla about the songs and two versions of "Hipnótika" was also released on the same day on online music stores. A bonus song called "I'll Be There for You" is only included on the iTunes digital deluxe edition.
"Nací Para Sufrir" is a song by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. The song appeared on the album La Vida De Un Genio, released on July 27, 2010. It features José Feliciano and Los Dinos.
