El Chombo

Rodney Sebastian Clark Donalds (born November 27, 1969), better known by the stage name El Chombo,[note 1][1] is a Panamanian reggaeton artist and producer.

El Chombo
El Chombo in 2000.
Background information
Birth nameRodney Sebastian Clark Donalds
Also known asEl Chombo
Born (1969-11-27) November 27, 1969
Panama City, Panama
GenresReggaeton
Years active1995–present
LabelsOilers Music, Energy Music Corp., Epic

Works

El Chombo is best known by non-Spanish speaking audiences for the hit songs "Chacarron Macarron" and "Dame Tu Cosita" which both became Internet memes. "Chacarron Macarron"'s mumbling vocals and lyrics earned him the nickname El Mudo, translating as "the mute".

His major local hits under his own name include "Kung Fu", "El Gato Volador", "Chacarron Macarron" and "Dame Tu Cosita" (as El Chombo). Rodney created an EP called Macarron Chacarron containing many mixes of his hits, which is available on iTunes.

As a producer, he is best known for producing Lorna's 2003 hit single "Papi chulo... (te traigo el mmmm...)", which served as an introduction of reggaeton for many Europeans, reaching number one in the French charts with top ten appearances in Greece, Italy, India, Turkey, and the Netherlands.

In 2006, there was a campaign on BBC Radio 1 in the UK to get the song "Chacarron Macarron" to number one; in the end, it only reached number 20 in the charts.

In March 2018, "Dame Tu Cosita" became a viral Internet dance challenge and meme.

Discography

Albums

Spanish Oil series

  • Spanish Oil 1 (1995)
  • Spanish Oil 2 (1996)
  • Spanish Oil 3 (1997)
  • Spanish Oil 4 (1998)
  • Spanish Oil 5 (1999)
  • Spanish Oil Plus (1999)

Cuentos de la Cripta

  • Cuentos de la Cripta 1 (1996)
  • Cuentos de la Cripta 2 (1997)
  • Cuentos de la Cripta 3 (1999)
  • Cuentos de la Cripta Remixes (2001)
  • Cuentos de la Cripta 4 (2003)
  • Cuentos de la Cripta Platinum (2004)

La Mafia series

  • La Mafia 1 (2000)
  • La Mafia 2 (2001)

El Chombo and Predikador

  • El Chombo and Predikador – ReggaeMania Vol. 1 (2003)
  • El Chombo and Predikador – Expedientes Vol. 4 (2004)
  • El Chombo and Predikador – Criptonita Vol. 2 (2004)
  • El Chombo and Predikador – Súper Galleta Vol. 2 (2004)
  • El Chombo and Predikador – La Dinastía

Others

  • El Chombo featuring Deenovo – Planet Ganja Vol. 1 (1999)
  • La Banda (2000)
  • El Chombo and DJ Pablito – El Imperio (2000)
  • El Chombo and DJ Pablito – El Pentágono 2 (2000)
  • Apocalipsis (2002)
  • El Chombo and Andy Van Attes – Expedientes 2 (2001)
  • El Chombo and Andy Van Attes – Expedientes 3 (2002)
  • Super Galleta (2002)
  • La Criptonita (2003)
  • La Criptonita V3.03 (2007)

Singles

As lead artist
Singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
[2]		 FIN
[3]		 FRA
[4]		 SWE
[5]		 UK
[6]		 US
[7]		 US
Latin
[8]		 ARG
[9]
"El Gato Volador" 1998 ———————— Non-album single
"Chacarron Macarron" 2006 —2—4120———
"Dame Tu Cosita" 2018 37—75——361— Cuentos De La Cripta 2
"Dame Tu Cosita" (Remix) (with Pitbull and Karol G) ———————36 Non-album single

As producer
Singles as producer, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
(FL)
[10]		 BEL
(WA)
[11]		 FRA
[12]		 ITA
[13]		 NET
[14]		 SPA
[15]		 SWE
[16]		 SWI
[17]
"Papi chulo... (te traigo el mmmm...)"
(performed by Lorna)		 2003 122123184912
  • BEL: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
 Non-album single

Reference notes
  1. In Panama, Chombo refers to a black person but is generally a derogatory term.

References
  1. Jamison, Lee (2018). Panamanian Spanish: Speak like a Native!. p. 12. ISBN 0-692-75886-0.
  2. "El Chombo Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  3. "Discography El Chombo".
  4. "Discographie El Chombo" (in French).
  5. "Discography El Chombo".
  6. "El Chombo Chart History (UK)".
  7. "El Chombo Chart History (US)". Billboard.
  8. "El Chombo Chart History (US Latin)". Billboard.
  9. "HOT 100 20 de Octubre de 2018 - Billboard". Billboard.
  10. "Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". ultratop.be.
  11. "Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". ultratop.be.
  12. Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". lescharts.com.
  13. Hung, Steffen. "italiancharts.com - Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". italiancharts.com.
  14. Hung, Steffen. "Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". hitparade.ch.
  15. Hung, Steffen. "spanishcharts.com - Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". spanishcharts.com.
  16. Hung, Steffen. "swedishcharts.com - Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm". swedishcharts.com.
  17. Hung, Steffen. "Lorna - Papi Chulo... te traigo el mmmm - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
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