Upon graduating from high school, Raúl began his studies in music and sound engineering by joining Kennedy's Music World, a local music school. There he worked retail and operated the music studio as well as helped students in their classes. In 1990, after graduating high school, he held different positions within the Hudson County government. Finally, in 1994, he formed New York's hottest and most established merengue band, Oro Sólido. That same year, he released his self-titled debut album, Oro Sólido. To his amazement, it was the beginning of a long and exciting career that has spanned over 12 years and worldwide recognition.
The albums came almost every year after that. With hits like "Ta Cache," "La Tanguita Roja," "Maria se Fue," "El Baile del Beeper," "Una Nalgadita," "La Morena," and many more, Oro Sólido, positioned itself as one of the biggest Latin music groups in the world. They have surpassed various barriers when it comes to performing in the Anglo media and having their music played on English-speaking radio stations. Raul Acosta has been nominated for and won numerous awards throughout the years, including Premios Estrella, Premios ACE y Premio Lo Nuestro, just to name a few.
The group has performed regularly on some of Hispanic TV’s most distinguished and popular TV shows. Oro Sólido was also the first merengue band to perform on Fox 5 News New York and The Jerry Lewis Telethon. The group has also performed over 5 times in the renowned Madison Square Garden as well as other famous arenas like the Universal City Amphitheater in Los Angeles, El Zócalo de Mexico, Estadio Modelo de Ecuador, El Monumento in Dominican Republic and the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The group has shared the stage with artists such as 50 cent, Leann Rhymes, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Fat Joe, Johnny Ventura, Wilfrido Vargas, Tito Puente, El Gran Combo and The Temptations, just to name a few.
Keeping in mind their humanitarian spirit, Oro Sólido also does benefit work with different organizations like World Vision, March of Dimes, The Wheelchair Foundation, Health Plus, Verizon and the City of New York's Commission of Domestic Violence.
Oro Sólido is also affiliated to companies such as Supercanal Caribe, a growing Latin cable station in the U.S. and Dominican Republic. Recently, the group launched their own Oro Sólido Phone Card, which proves that they are one of the biggest market shares in Latin music presentations worldwide, and one of the most promising acts to be able to knock on the door of U.S. mainstream markets.
La Tanga
Oro Solido Lyrics
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Me gusta tenerte en tanga
Yo quiero tenerte en tanga
Que linda te ves en tanga
Póntelo otra vez en tanga
Me gusta a mí verte en tanga
Yo quiero tenerte en tanga
Que linda te ves en tanga
Me gusta a mí verte en tanga
Yo quiero tenerte en tanga
Que linda te ves en tanga
Póntelo otra vez
Que linda
Tanga
Que tu te vez
Tanga
Cuando te pones
Tanga
Que rico, e'
Tanga
Si es en la playa
Tanga
Pues en la casa
Tanga
Esa tanguita
Tanga
A mi me mata
Tú tanga
Me gusta a mí verte en tanga
Yo quiero tenerte en tanga
Que linda te ves en tanga
Póntelo otra vez
Mambo
Esa tanga me pone
Hot
Esa tanga me pone
Caliente
Esa vaina me pone
Hot
Esa cosa me pone
Caliente
Ese g-string me pone
Hot
Esa vaina me pone
Caliente
Esa cosa me pone
Hot
Esa tanga me pone
Caliente
Y cuando estoy caliente
Me bebo un vaso de agua
Que agua
Agua e' ra
Que ra
Rabo de mono
Que mono
Monopolio
Que polio
Policía
Que cía
Se acabó
Que bo
Bocachica
Que chica
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
Mambo
Esa tanga me pone
Hot
Esa tanga me pone
Caliente
Esa tanga me pone
Hot
Esa vaina me pone
Caliente
El hilito me pone
Hot
Esa vaina me pone
Caliente
Esa cosa me pone
Hot
El g-string me pone
Caliente
Y cuando estoy caliente
Me bebo un vaso de agua
Que agua
Agua e' ra
Que ra
Rabo de mono
Que mono
Monopolio
Que polio
Policía
Que cía
Se acabo
Que bo
Bocachica
Que chica
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
La de la tanguita roja
The lyrics for Oro Solido's "La Tanga" are in Spanish and, upon translation to English, are quite sexually explicit. The song is about the singer's desire for his lover to wear a thong, or "tanga," and his appreciation for how she looks in it. He repeats multiple times that he wants her to put on the thong again and how beautiful she looks while wearing it. The lyrics also mention other women wearing thongs and how it turns him on. The song ends by saying that when he gets so turned on, he drinks water to calm himself down.
This song is a celebration of the female body and its sensuality. The lyrics and melody are designed to create a sense of sexual desire and appreciation for the female form. The focus on the tanga, or thong, highlights the objectification of women's bodies that can dominate popular culture. However, the song can also be interpreted as a celebration of women's sexuality and their ability to express themselves through their clothing choices.
Line by Line Meaning
En tanga
In a thong
Me gusta tenerte en tanga
I like to have you in a thong
Yo quiero tenerte en tanga
I want to have you in a thong
Que linda te ves en tanga
You look so beautiful in a thong
Póntelo otra vez en tanga
Put it on again in a thong
Me gusta a mí verte en tanga
I like to see you in a thong
Que linda
You are so beautiful
Tanga
In a thong
Que tu te vez
You look
Tanga
In a thong
Cuando te pones
When you wear
Tanga
In a thong
Que rico, e'
How nice
Tanga
In a thong
Si es en la playa
If it's on the beach
Tanga
In a thong
Pues en la casa
Well, at home
Tanga
In a thong
Esa tanguita
That little thong
Tanga
In a thong
A mi me mata
It drives me crazy
Tú tanga
Your thong
Mambo
Mambo music
Esa tanga me pone
That thong turns me on
Hot
Hot
Caliente
Hot
Esa vaina me pone
That thing turns me on
El hilito me pone
That little string turns me on
El g-string me pone
That G-string turns me on
Y cuando estoy caliente
And when I'm horny
Me bebo un vaso de agua
I drink a glass of water
Que agua
What water
Agua e' ra
Water from the river
Que ra
What river
Rabo de mono
Tail of the monkey (a type of drink)
Que mono
What monkey
Monopolio
Monopoly (the game)
Que polio
What polio
Policía
Police
Que cía
What company
Se acabó
It's over
Que bo
What bo
Bocachica
Mouth of the river Chico in the Dominican Republic
Que chica
What girl
La de la tanguita roja
The one with the red thong
Contributed by Blake P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.