“Conga” is the first hit single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English-language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love. The song was written by the band’s drummer and lead songwriter Enrique Garcia. The single was first released in 1985.
Background
According to Gloria Estefan in an interview in the Netherlands television show RTL Late Night,[1] Conga was written after the band had performed “Dr. Beat” in a club called Cartouche in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The single was released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) and became a worldwide hit, reaching #10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and winning the Grand Prize at the 15th annual “Tokyo Music Festival” in Japan.
The single was certified Gold by the RIAA in the U.S. for shipments of 500,000 copies.[2]
“Conga” was re-recorded as a new remix in 2001, including samples of “Dr. Beat” and “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” and was released on Estefan’s fourth compilation album. This new song was released as a promo single in Spain and titled “Y-Tu-Conga.”
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I remember Miami Sound Machine back when they played the Ramada Inn at Miami International Airport. There were two female singers then. They were not too popular in the Miami nightclub scene of the early seventies but they sure did overpower everybody else and become super stars! I guess it was destiny!
Yep! That’s destiny for sure! ❤️
Talk about a guilty pleasure song here love it
LOL!!