Ráfaga

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Ráfaga is a band in the Argentine cumbia. Formed in 1994, they started playing in Argentine cumbia clubs and quickly gained popularity.

The band is characterised by

In 1997 and 1998 they participated in the Midem Latino de Musica in

They continued touring, with concerts in other countries such as Romania (where "La luna y tú" was used for a commercial), Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, China and Australia.

Band members

• Ariel Puchetta (vocals)
• Raúl "Richard" Rosales (guitar)
• Mauricio "Maury" Juárez (keyboards/background vocals)
• Juan Carlos "Coco" Fusco (bass)
• Marcelo "Pollo" Rodríguez (percussion)
• Omar Morel (drums)
• Ulises Piñeyro (percussion/rap)
• Damián "Moroco" Morel (keyboards)

Old members

• Rodrigo Tapari (2003 - 2017)
• Sergio Aranda (1994 - 2008)
• Mauro Piñeyro (1994 - 2017), who is currently Ráfaga's manager

Discography

• Soplando fuerte (1996)
• Sobrevolando América (1997)
• Imparables (1998)
• Ráfaga en vivo desde el Estadio Chile (1999) (live in Chile Stadium)
• Un Fenómeno Natural (2000)
• Otra Dimensión (2001)
• Marca Registrada (2002)
• Lo Mejor de Ráfaga (2003)
• Vuela (2004)
• Dueños del Viento (2006)
• Señales (2009)
• Historia 1 (2011)
• Una cerveza (2016)
• El regreso

Important tours

• Viña del Mar (2000)
• European Tour (2000)
• Luna Park Nights (2001)
• Cultura Para Todos (2001)
• Viña del Mar (2001)
• Tour Ráfaga, el regreso (2018)

Awards

• Over a million albums and singles sold
• Gold album
  in Sweden, Switzerland and Romania
• Double Platinum Disc in Spain
• 7 albums edited in 22 countries
• 4 European tours
• 4 tours in USA and Canada
• Midem Latino Revelation 1996/1997
• 2 Gaviotas de Oro, Viña del Mar Festival
• 4 Gardel awards for Best Tropical Band (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

External links

• Official Site
• Biography