December 23, 2020 – 10:03 pm
Drafting of El País
Sandy Carriello, a member of the iconic musical duo ‘Sandy & Papo’, died this Wednesday in New York at the age of 48, in the opinion of a heart attack.
His death was reported by local and international media, who did not go into further detail about the cause of his death or reveal where his funeral will be.
Carriello, whose stage name was Sandy MC, became famous in Latin America thanks to the success he achieved in the popular meringue group house and hip hop, formed with his friend Luis Deschamps, Papo MC, who died in a car accident in 1999.
Sandy & Papo managed to release their first record in October 1995, recalls the Dominican media El Nou Diario.
Until the late 90’s, songs like ‘El mou mou’, ‘L’escorpí’, ‘It’s time to dance’, ‘La festa’, ‘MSR’ and ‘La noia sexy’ became popular not only in its native Dominican Republic, but in different countries from the continent.
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The artists went on tour in Colombia, Venezuela, the United States, Mexico, Canada and several other countries in Central and South America.
After Papo’s death, Sandy continued her solo career, first with the release of an album in honor of her partner, released in 2000.
He later recorded the albums ‘El dur sóc jo’ (2005) and Insuperable (2010).