Chichí Peralta

Chichi Peralta
Background information
Birth name	Pedro René Peralta Soto
Also known as	Chichi Peralta
Born	July 9, 1966
Origin	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Genres	Merengue, salsa, Latin pop, son, guaguancó, bachata
Occupation(s)	musician, songwriter, composer, record producer
Instruments	Percussion
Years active	1995–present
Website	www.chichiperalta.com.do

Pedro René Peralta Soto (born July 9, 1966), better known as Chichi Peralta, is a musician, songwriter, composer and producer from the Dominican Republic.

His music is rich in fusion of Latin rhythms with elements of world music. He has combined the son music with jazz, merengue and pop, African rhythms, hip hop, rap, bachata, guaguancó, Brazilian rhythms, plena, salsa, vallenato, cumbia, symphonic textures, Arabic rhythms and exotic instruments from India and Japan, among others.

Biography

Chichi Peralta was born on July 9, 1966 in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. His musical career began at the age of four, when he built his first drum.

The first album Peralta released was Pa' Otro La'o, on which all the tracks were self-edited and produced. Many fans agree that his first album is his best work. In 2000, he released the album De Vuelta al Barrio, which won the Best Merengue Album at the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards. In 2005 he released yet another album, Más Que Suficiente, which was nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2006 Latin Grammys, and also won many other international prizes. In 2007, Peralta was declared the Dominican Republic's goodwill ambassador. In 2009, he released his new album De Aquel Lao' Del Rio which features a mixture of merengue and contemporary Japanese music. The album's first single is "Amor Samurai".

He has also contributed to the documentary Orgullo de Mi Tierra Samaná, Orgullo de Mi Tierra Puerto Plata and Orgullo de Mi Tierra Barahona.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US Latin [1]	US Trop [2]
Pa' Otro La'o	Released: July 1, 1997[3] Label: Caiman Music Format: CD, cassette	33	7	ASINCOL: 6x Platinum[4] CAPIF: 2x Platinum[5] IFPI CHI: Gold[4] IFPI PE: Platinum[4]
De Vuelta al Barrio	Released: April 18, 2000[6] Label: Caiman Music Format: CD	—	—
Mas Que Suficiente	Released: September 25, 2005 Label: Universal Music Latino Format: CD	—	7
De Aquel La'o del Rio	Released: November 24, 2009[7] Label: 789 Music, Cutucupla-Records Format: CD, digital download	—	—
De Que Viene, Viene	Released: January 10, 2012[8] Label: 789 Music, Cutucupla-Records Format: CD, digital download	—	—

Singles

Song	Album
Fuego en la esquina Huellas Llegó la hora Mosaico	Trópico Adentro
Amor Narcótico La Ciguapa Limón con sal Me enamoré Pa' otro la'o Procura Sol de Verano	Pa' Otro La'o
Baila venga, Chichi De Vuelta al Barrio El beso de Judas La Morena Si no te veo	De Vuelta al Barrio
La Zalamera Más Que Suficiente Tamborada	Más Que Suficiente
Amor Samurái La Negra Bella Dominicano	De Aquel La'o del Río
Con Fe La Hamaca de Dios De Que Viene, Viene	De Que Viene, Viene
Inside Japan	Inside Japan Documentary
Mi ritmo Zumba La Pastillita Te Amaré

Awards

• Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 1998 – Revelación del Año – Género Tropical (Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Tropical Genre)
• Latin Grammy Awards, 2001 – Best Merengue Album (De Vuelta al Barrio)
• Latin Grammy Awards, 2006 – Best Contemporary Tropical Album (Más que Suficiente)^[9]
• Lo Nuestro Latin Music Awards, 2007 – Tropical Merengue Artist of the Year

References

1. Latin Albums for Chichi Peralta Billboard.com
2. Tropical Albums for Chichi Peralta Billboard.com
3. "Pa' Otro la 'o by Chichi Peralta". iTunes Store. Apple. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
4. "Chichi Peralta con nuevo tema titulado "Con Fe"" (in Spanish). cristianosaldia.org. November 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
5. "El Gran Rex Colmado Ovacionó a CHICHI PERALTA" (in Spanish). americasalsa.com. April 19, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
6. "De Vuelta al Barrio by Chichi Peralta". iTunes Store. Apple. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
7. "De Aquel La'o Del Rio by Chichi Peralta". iTunes Store. Apple. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
8. "De Que Viene, Viene by Chichi Peralta". iTunes Store. Apple. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
9. • 2006 Latin Grammy Nominees and Winners (in Spanish, English and Portuguese)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAuz8wyX_W4

External links

• Official website (in Spanish and English)
• Chichi Peralta biography and discography at World Music Central