Pochy y su Cocoband

Pochy y Su Cocoband, also called Cocoband, was a leading Dominican Republic merengue group in the 1990s. The group was founded in 1987 by Alfonso "Pochy" Vásquez, and had a number of hit albums with the Kubaney label:^[1]

Group members in the early years included Kinito Méndez Bobby Rafael, Elvis Class & Silvio Sosa. Each of whom went on to a career of their own.

Hit songs by the group include "La Faldita", "Chupo Yo, Chupa Tú", "El Hombre Llego Parao", "Salsa Con Coco". The phrase "¡Pero Con Coco!" (But With Coco!) was a favorite refrain in several songs.

Discography

• Cocoband (1989)
• La Faldita (1990)
• Llegaron los Cocotuces (1991)
• Los Cocotuces... Pero Con Coco! (1991)
• El Arrollador (1992)
• ...La Coco Es la Coco (1993)
• El Hombre Llegó Parao (1995)
• Temible (1995)
• El Ombliguito (1996)
• Ponle Sazón! (1998)
• Tú Sabes... No Te Hagas (1999)
• Con Más Sabor a... Coco (2001)
• La Barriguita (2004)
• Coco Reencuentro (2008)
• Coco de Calle (2013)

Compilations

• Grandes Éxitos de la Cocoband Vol. 1 (1994)
• Grandes Éxitos de la Cocoband Vol. 2 (1994)
• Coco de Oro (2007)
• A Man and His Music: ...¡Pero Con Coco! (2007)

Singles

• Lotomanía (1988)
• Canciones Cocománticas (1993)
• Navidad Con Coco (1998)

Remixes

• Remixes (1989)
• Coco Mixes (1998)

Cassette

• Grandes Éxitos de Pochi y Su Cocoband (1997)

Live

• En México (1996)
• En Vivo (2002)

Reedition

• Merengue Total! (1991)

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References