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El Abayarde
Studio album by Tego Calderón
Released	July 1, 2003
Genre	Reggaeton
Producer	Luny Tunes Noriega DJ Joe Rafy Mercenario Coo-Kee DJ Nelson Echo Maestro
Tego Calderón chronology
El Abayarde (2003) El Enemy de los Guasíbiri (2004) Singles from El Abayarde "Abayarde" Released: 2002 "Pa' Que Retozen" Released: 2003 "Cambumbo" Released: 2003 "Guasa Guasa" Released: 2003 "Al Natural" Released: 2003

El Abayarde is the debut album by the Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón. It was one of the first commercially successful albums in the genre of Reggaeton.^{[citation needed]} It included the singles "Pa' Que Retozen", "Guasa Guasa" and "Al Natural". It was originally released 2002 through White Lion Records selling over 75,000 copies its first week between Puerto Rico and some parts of the United States. Despite heavy bootlegging internationallly due to the album's lack of availability worldwide it was stil able to sell over 300,000 copies. It would eventually be internationally distributed by Sony BMG in 2003.

Contents 1 Album details 2 The Revolution of Reggaeton 3 Track listing 4 References

[edit] Album details

"El Abayarde" was one of the first reggaeton albums to be successful in the United States, and also of the genre. Having five singles released, it is the album with the most singles in Tego Calderon's career. The album took reggaeton to a new level, and revolutionized reggaeton in North America. The album features contributions by Eddie Dee, Luisma, and Maestro. The tracks were produced by Luny Tunes, DJ Nelson, Maestro, Rafy Mercenario, DJ Joe, DJ Adam, Echo and Coo-kee. This is Tego's debut album and was one of the albums that internationalized reggaeton. The singles include: "Abayarde", "Gracias", "Cambumbo" and "Pa' Que Retozen".

[edit] The Revolution of Reggaeton

"El Abayarde" is one of the albums that help revolutionized reggaeton worldwide, along with Daddy Yankee's "Barrio Fino" and Don Omar's "The Last Don". It was the most purchased reggaeton album in the United States, helping it break the record for the most sales as a reggaeton CD in its first week. The album is the credited with introducing reggaeton in places like Houston, New York, Miami and Los Angeles in the United States.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Time
1	"Intro"	Noriega	Luisma	0:46
2	"Abayarde"	Maestro		3:22
3	"Al Natural"	Luny Tunes and Noriega		3:33
4	"Poquito"	Echo		3:03
5	"Pa' Que Retozen"	DJ Joe and Rafy Mercenario		2:31
6	"Interlude"			0:46
7	"Loiza"	DJ Adam		3:10
8	"No Me La Explota"	Coo-keea and Gerardo Cruet	Eddie Dee	4:39
9	"Interlude"			0:34
10	"Guasa, Guasa"	Luny Tunes & Noriega		4:00
11	"Dominicana"	DJ Nelson		4:12
12	"Cambumbo"	Coo-kee		2:59
13	"Salte del Medio"	Echo		3:09
14	"Tus Ojos"		Maestro	3:59
15	"Los Difuntos"	Coo-kee		3:05
16	"Lleva y Trae"	Luny Tunes and Noriega	Jessy	1:52
17	"Bonsai"	DJ Adam	Maestro	3:05
18	"Gracias"	Echo		4:24
19	"Planté Bandera"			4:14

[edit] References