Gaitanes


Gaitanes is a duo of producer/composer/singers consisting of brothers Ricardo and Alberto Gaitán. They originate from Panama and have been active since 1989. They have released albums, singles and musical collaborations as well as winning various awards and nominations.

Biography

Gaitanes began their musical career in 1989 in their native Panama, where they formed their first group, Impakto under the direction of their father, Dicky Gaitán, and the management of their mother, Dalys. They obtained business administration and law degrees in addition to their musical activities. They represented Panama at the OTI Festival 1997 with the song "¿De qué nos vale?". They produced their debut album, Entregat, in 1997, with songs by Omar Alfano, Pedro Azael, Ricardo Vizuette, Mary Lauret and others.
In 1999, they moved to Miami, Florida, where they began their careers as producers, composers, and arrangers under the tutelage of producer Emilio Estefan and continued working as musicians and singers.
Songs from their second album Alberto and Ricardo became hits in several countries. In Chile, the track "Taca Taca" became Song of the Year in 2003, and Gaitanes appeared in conjunction with Mekano at Monumental Stadium. The song "Mi amor no es un favor" reached the top on U.S., Latin American, and Spanish radios. Their third album, Monte Adentro, was dedicated to their homeland. A video for "Monte Adentro" from the album was filmed in Herrera, Panama. In 2008, as producer and songwriter, the duo won two Latin Grammy Awards for 90 Millas and for the Best Contemporary Salsa Album and Best Tropical Song of the Year.
In 2008, Issac Delgado's single "No vale la pena" composed by the duo, was nominated for Latin Grammy Awards 2009 and reached the top of the world's tropical stations. Between mid-2008 and early 2010, they produced two groups of Spanish rock from Guatemala. The first, Viento en Contra, saw them nominated for Latin Grammy Awards in 2010. Between 2008 and 2010 they released five singles, "Hazme Sentir." arranged by Cucco Peña; "No juegues conmigo", a duet with Ivan Barrios ; "Tengo tantas cosas", a duet with Samy y Sandra Sandoval ; "La Señal", with Commando Tiburon ; and "El Preso," with Los Rabanes. The latter was a fusion of Caribbean rhythms, combined with rap and compa rhythms, by Fruko y Sus Tesos.
Their album Caminos was nominated to 2012 Latin Grammy in Best Tropical Contemporary Album Category, and they launched their latest CD La Parranda in which they paid tribute to the music of Panama.
In 2014, they made their album The Kings, including duets with Willie Colón, Oscar D'León, Rey Ruiz, Sergio Vargas, and Tito Nieves. In December 2016, they launched their album La Parranda de Gaitanepayingy, paying tribute to Panamanian musician Lucho Azcarraga. This album was nominated for Latin Grammy 2017 in the category Best Contemporary Tropical Album.
In 2018, they produced a song titled "Rise the Tide" in honor of the Panama soccer team, which, for the first time, was going to play in the World Cup. Later that year, they produced another song called "La Bendición," which was chosen as the song of the Telethon 20-30 of Panama.
In 2019, Ricardo Gaitanes was named Consul General of Panamá in Miami, Florida, USA.
In 2024 they released their eight album "imperdible", where they performed duets with Gilberto Santa Rosa, Rey Ruiz, Mickey Taveras, Tony Vega, Ronald Borjas, Adolescentes, Juan Miguel, Victor Jaramillo & Luis Lugo.

Discography

  • Entrégate, 1997
  • Alberto y Ricardo, 2001
  • Monte Adentro, 2006
  • Grandes Exitos, 2008
  • Caminos, 2011
  • La Parranda, 2012
  • The Kings, 2014
  • La Parranda de Gaitanes, 2016
  • Imperdible, 2024

    Singles

  • Entrégate, 1997
  • No sé que hacer, 1997
  • Dimelo Amigo, 1997
  • Mi amor no es un favor, 2001
  • De qué nos vale, 2002
  • Volveré alguna vez, 2002
  • Taca Taca, 2002
  • Galán de Novela, 2002
  • Te Conozco, 2002
  • Monte Adentro, 2006
  • Solo te pido, 2006
  • Asi es mi vida, 2006
  • Te vas, 2006
  • Hazme Sentir, 2008
  • No juegues conmigo, 2008
  • Quien, 2009
  • Tengo tantas cosas, 2009
  • La Señal, 2009
  • El Preso, 2010
  • Tu ni te imaginas, 2011
  • Regresa Pronto, 2012
  • Inventaré, 2012
  • Soy, 2012
  • Tu me respondes, 2012
  • Adonay, 2012
  • Para Mi, 2013
  • Solo Contigo, 2013
  • Que te parece Cholito, 2013
  • Guararé, 2013
  • Mi Gallo Pinto, 2013
  • De qué me vale, 2014
  • La media vuelta, 2015
  • Me cayó del cielo, 2015
  • Quiero dormir cansado., 2015
  • La Mesa., 2015
  • Esta Navidad., 2016
  • Amor Amor., 2017
  • Solo te pido., 2017
  • Me sube hasta el cielo., 2017
  • Sube la marea., 2018
  • La Bendición., 2018
  • Desesperado., 2020
  • Rumba y Fiesta., 2020
  • Si pudiera olvidarla., 2023
  • Estas aqui., 2023
  • No puedo decirte adiós., 2023

    Collaborations as singers

  • Arjona Tropical, Te Conozco, 2001
  • Chasing Papi, Taca Taca, 2004
  • Edwin Bonilla, Canto Abacua, 2010
  • Mirella Cesa, Por que te vas, 2012
  • Nauta, 'Contigo soy feliz", 2014
  • Jocimar y su Yambú, 'Amor Amor", 2017
  • Rubén Blades, Omar Alfanno, Erika Ender, Emilio Regueira, Nando Boom, and many more, "Sube la marea", 2018
  • La Bendición., 2018
  • ''Eddie Montalvo Tributo a Rubén Blades''

    Productions and collaborations as producers and composers

  • Mi forma de sentir, Gianko, 1998
  • Arrasando, Thalía, 2000
  • Alma Caribeña, Gloria Estefan, 2000
  • Por un beso, Gloria Estefan, 2000
  • Better part of me, Jon Secada, 2000
  • Muy dentro de mi, Marc Anthony, 2000
  • Rabanes, Los Rabanes, 2000
  • Sound Loaded, Ricky Martin, 2000
  • Encore, Roberto Blades, 2000
  • Shalim, Shalim, 2000
  • Mi Corazon, Jaci Velasquez, 2001
  • Mal Acostumbrado, Fernando Villalona, 2002
  • Miami Sound Machine, MSM, 2002
  • Amanecer, Jon Secada, 2002
  • Dame de eso, Carlos Baute, 2002
  • A Tiempo, Gian Marco, 2002
  • Jimena, Jimena, 2003
  • Latin Songbird, La India, 2003
  • Cuarto sin Puerta, Shalim, 2003
  • Almas del Silencio, Ricky Martin, 2003
  • Las Miami, MSM, 2004
  • Unwrapped, Gloria Estefan, 2004
  • Tu Fotografia, Gloria Estefan.
  • The Last Don Live, Don Omar,, 2004
  • Asi soy yo, David Bustamante, 2004
  • Seducción, Jennifer Peña, 2004
  • Chasing Papi, Soundtrack, 2004
  • Empire, Soundtrack, 2004
  • Paulatina, Paulina Rubio, 2004
  • Travesia, Victor Manuelle, 2004
  • Lamento, Gian Marco, 2004
  • No hace falta, Cristian Castro, 2005
  • Greatest Hits, Thalia, 2005
  • El Rock de mi Pueblo, Carlos Vives, 2005
  • Abreme la puerta, Erika Ender, 2005
  • Sedúceme, La India, 2005
  • Noelle, Gloria Estefan, 2005
  • Otra Vez, Ilsa, 2005
  • Gio, Gio, 2006
  • Selena Vive, Gloria Estefan, 2006
  • Christian Danielle, Christian Danielle, 2006
  • Obsesión, Daniela Castillo, 2006
  • 90 Millas, Gloria Estefan, 2007
  • Asi Soy, Issac Delgado, 2008
  • Casino, Viento en Contra, 2009
  • Los Guerreros de Barrio, La K-Shamba, 2009 "Perdona"
  • Perfume, El Tambor de la Tribu, 2010
  • Natalia Jimemez, Natalia Jimenez, 2011
  • El Noble de la Salsa, Johnny Rivera, 2011 "Golpe bajo al corazón"
  • Super Cubano, Issac Delgado, 2011 "Perdona, Mienteme"
  • Mas Allá, Gusi y Beto, 2012 "Te Juro"
  • Viajero Frecuente, Ricardo Montaner, 2012 "Hazme Regresar"
  • Deseo Concedido, Mirella Cesa, 2012
  • One Flag, Elvis Crespo, 2013
  • Radio Universo, Chino & Nacho, 2013
  • Sube la marea, Various Artists, 2018
  • La Bendición, Various Artists, 2018

    Awards and nominee

  • ASCAP, 2000,, Marc Anthony
  • BMI, 2000,, Marc Anthony
  • Grammy, 2001,, Gloria Estefan
  • Latin Grammy, 2001,, Thalia
  • Premios Lo Nuestro, 2002,, Ricardo y Alberto
  • Latin Grammy, 2002,, Gian Marco
  • Grammy, 2002,, Jaci Velazquez
  • Grammy, 2002,, Fernando Villalona
  • BMI, 2002,, Fernando Villalona
  • Grammy, 2003,, India
  • Latin Grammy, 2003,, India
  • Grammy, 2004,, India
  • Latin Grammy, 2004,, Banda El Recodo
  • Latin Grammy, 2004,, Ricky Martin
  • Latin Grammy, 2004,, Victor Manuelle
  • Latin Grammy, 2004,, Paulina Rubio
  • BMI, 2004,, Paulina Rubio
  • BMI, 2005,, Victor Manuelle
  • Grammy, 2005,, Victor Manuelle
  • Grammy, 2005,, Paulina Rubio
  • Latin Grammy, 2005,, Don Omar
  • Latin Grammy, 2006,, India
  • Billboard, 2008,, Gloria Estefan
  • Latin Grammy, 2008, Best Traditional Tropical Album,, Gloria Estefan
  • Latin Grammy, 2008, Best Tropical Song,, Gloria Estefan
  • Latin Grammy, 2009, Best Tropical Song,, Issac Delgado
  • Latin Grammy, 2011,, Edwin Bonilla
  • Grammy, 2012,, Edwin Bonilla
  • Latin Grammy, 2012, Best Tropical Contemporary Album,, Gaitanes
  • Latin Grammy, 2017, Best Tropical Contemporary Album,, Gaitanes