ArtistInfo

Samy Y Sandra Sandoval

Band,
Latin

The brothers Samy and Sandra Sandoval are a musical duo of Panama as part of a range of Panamanian artists specialized in traditional music of the country. They perform típico, a form of traditional Panamanian music and Panamanian-style cumbia. They have been praised as Patrones de la Cumbia ("masters of cumbia"), and are very popular in Panama. Some of their successful songs include "Brindemos por lo nuestro" ("Toast to Ourselves"), "La mujer superficial" ("Superficial Woman"), "Oiga el viejo pá jodé," and "Lo que no da se deja" ("What is ungiving ought to be abandoned"). In 1994, at the Encuentro de Acordeones ("Meeting of Accordions") festival they became popular with the song "La gallina fina" ("The Fine Hen"), which they also performed on the soundtrack for the 2001 movie The Tailor of Panama. They have sold more than 30,000 records, and have had a platinum album. They have recorded a duet with Gilberto Santa Rosa, who considered them some of the best performers of tipíca. One of their main concepts was " Evolucion",recorded on CD or DVD . They have also published a book entitled "Samy and Sandra history. " They have given concerts in the United States, Dominican Republic, Belgium, the Netherlands, among others, and came to perform a function in front of Prince Rainier of Monaco before his death.

Members

	Samy Sandoval acc, voc
	Sandra Sandoval voc *1970