

They issued La Recompensa in February of 2013. Calibre 50's work ethic was as inspiring as it was exhausting.

Released in 2012, El Buen Ejemplo delivered no less than four hit singles: "Mujer de Todos, Mujer de Nadie," "Bohemio Loco," "El Buen Ejemplo," and "Gente Batallosa." A duet with the band Carnivale, "Gente Batallosa," became the most played song of the year in Mexico and netted the band a Billboard Award for Song of the Year Vocal Collaboration. Mazatlán" (a duet with Gerardo Ortiz), and "El Tierno Se Fue." As Calibre 50 began to receive airplay and gain attention on YouTube, they set the stage for their 2011 breakout album De Sinaloa Para el Mundo, which included the hit singles "El Tierno Se Fue" and "Te Estoy Engañando con Otra."Ĭalibre 50 kept to a rigorous touring schedule and never stopped recording. The album included the singles "Callejero y Mujeriego," "Culiacán vs. They made their full-length album debut with Renovar o Morir in 2010. Their rowdy stage show is a spectacle of musical intensity and engaging crowd interaction.Īfter playing gigs wherever they could - from backyard parties to small restaurants - they made a video of their song "The Infiernito," which brought them to the attention of Disa and landed them a recording contract.

Each album has charted since then, including three (2012's Grandes Exitos, 2014's Contigo, and the following year's Historia de la Calle) that placed in the Top 200 and topped the Mexican Regional Albums chart. Mazatlan" (a duet with Gerardo Ortiz) and "Callejero y Mujeriego," helped propel their 2010 debut album, Renovar o Morir, to a strong chart showing and also the Lo Nuestro Award for Regional Mexican New Artist of the Year. Founded in 2010, the band started on the stages of small restaurants and local parties, where their theme song, "El Infiernito," opened the doors to airplay. Even though many of their narcocorridos are officially banned from airplay in their home country, word of mouth and streaming have served to get their music to an ever-growing audience. Their provocative name ("armor-piercing bullet") was chosen as a symbol for their music, whose strength they hoped would carry them across the border from Mexico north to the United States and south across Latin America. Calibre 50 are an award-winning norteño quartet from Mazatlan, Sinaloa founded in 2010 by Eden Muñoz (vocals, accordion), Armando Ramos (guitars, vocals), Martín López (tuba), and Augusto (drums).
