Tacabro is an Italian dance music trio from Catania, Sicily,[1] initially made up of Italian DJs and record producers Mario Romano and Salvatore "Salvo" Sapienza, and later also of Cuban singer Martínez Rodríguez, better known as Ruly MC.

Tacabro
Ruly MC and Mario Romano in 2012
Ruly MC and Mario Romano in 2012
Background information
OriginCatania, Sicily, Italy
GenresElectro-pop, Tribal
Years active2008 – present
LabelsHollister Records
MembersRomano (Mario Romano)
Sapienza (Salvatore Sapienza)
Websitetacabro.com

Mario Romano (born 28 November 1984) and Salvo Sapienza (born 21 February 1986) started working in Italian nightclubs as DJs, and in the spring of 2008 they formed the duo known as Romano & Sapienza, playing mostly electro/tribal sounds. Their first break as Romano & Sapienza was with their first single "Judas Brass", released that year for "Hollister Records".

However they are best known for the hit "Tacata'", released in 2011 in Italy and credited to "Romano & Sapienza featuring Rodriguez", the latter being Cuban rapper Ruly MC, mentioned before. Based on this success, the single was released the next year with a new music video under the name "Tacabro", becoming a hit in Denmark where it reached #1, in France where it reached #6 and in Sweden.

According to PROMUSICAE, the publisher of the Official Spanish Singles and Albums Charts, "Rayos de Sol" was the seventh biggest selling single in Spain in 2012.[2]

In 2015, Mario Romano collaborated with American singer-songwriter Liza Fox and DJ "Jus Grata" on the single "Unlimited".

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
Vl

[5]
BEL
Wa

[6]
DEN
[7]
FIN
[8]
FRA
[9]
GER
[10]
NED
[11]
NOR
[12]
SPA
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
2008 "Judas Brass"
(Romano & Sapienza)
Singles only
2011 "Mujeres"
(Romano & Sapienza feat. Rudy MC)
"I Like Reggaeton"
(Romano & Sapienza feat. Rudy MC)
2011 /
2012
"Tacata'"
(Romano & Sapienza feat. Rodriguez)
4 67
2012 "Tacata' "
(Tacabro)
1 5 5 1 2 1 4 3 4 1 14 1
"Asi Asi"
(Tacabro)
2013 "Tic Tic Tac"
(Tacabro feat. Prado Grau vs Orchestra Bagutti)
2014 "I Love Girls"
(Tacabro vs. DJ Matrix feat. Kenny Ray)

References

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  1. ^ "Danceandlove.com: Romano & Sapienza feat. Rodriguez – Tacata'". Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  2. ^ PROMUSICAE: TOP 50 CANCIONES ANUAL 2012 Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Romano & Sapienza feat. Rodriguez on FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana – Classifica settimanale dal 10/01/2011 al 16/01/2011". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  4. ^ "LesCharts.com Tacabro discography (Austria)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be/nl/ Tacabro discography (Belgium Flanders)". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be/fr/ Tacabro discography (Belgium Wallonia)". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  7. ^ "danishcharts.dk Tacabro discography (Denmark)". Archived from the original on 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. ^ "LesCharts.com Tacabro discography (Finland)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  9. ^ "LesCharts.com Tacabro discography (France)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  10. ^ "/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tacabro Gfk-Entertainment.com Tacabro discography (Germany)". Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  11. ^ "DutchCharts.com Tacabro discography (Netherland)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  12. ^ "NorwegianCharts.com Tacabro discography (Norway)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  13. ^ SpanishCharts.com Tacabro discography (Spain)
  14. ^ "SwedishCharts.com Tacabro discography (Sweden)". Archived from the original on 2012-12-18. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  15. ^ SwissCharts.com Romano & Sapienza feat. Rodriguez discography (Switzerland)
  16. ^ "Ultratop Belgian – Goud en Platina". Ultratop 50. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  17. ^ "Danish single certifications – Tacabro – Tacatà". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tacabro)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  19. ^ Italian certification Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  20. ^ "Spanish certification" (PDF). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  21. ^ "Veckolista Singlar – Vecka 34, 24 augusti 2012". Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  22. ^ "Swiss Awards". IFPI (Switzerland). Archived from the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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