El Alfa

Emmanuel Herrera Batista, known professionally as El Alfa, is a Dominican dembow recording artist.[1]

El Alfa El Jefe
Background information
Birth nameEmmanuel Herrera Bautista
BornBajos de Haina, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Genres
Occupation(s)Recording artist
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
Associated acts

Career

In 2015, after receiving criticism for insulting the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic in a music video, El Alfa was sentenced to 15 days of community service. The President of El Instituto Duartino, Cesar Romero called for the boycott and destruction of El Alfa's albums for having disrespected the founding fathers. Part of El Alfa's sentencing was to clean the Plaza de la Bandera and to sing the national anthem for two hours for fifteen consecutive days. Additionally, El Alfa was ordered to hand out educational pamphlets about the founding fathers at traffic lights in Santo Domingo.[2] He considered the situation a misunderstanding.[3]

In 2018, he celebrated his 10-year career with a concert at Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, being the first Latin urban artist to headline that venue.[4] He has released collaborations with Anuel AA,[5] Bad Bunny and Nicky Jam.[6]

In November 2018, he released the single "Mi Mami" featuring Cardi B.[7]

Artistry

El Alfa is known for his great dembows hits.[8]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Latin
[9]		 US
Latin Rhythm
[10]
2017 Disciplina 45 11
2018 El Hombre
  • Released: November 2, 2018
  • Label: El Jefe
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 7 6
2020 El Androide
  • Released: May 15, 2020
  • Label: El Jefe
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 9 6

Singles

Charts

List of El Alfa's charted tracks as a lead artist and as a featured artist:

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
ARG
[12]		 BEL
[13]		 NL
[14]		 SPA
[15]		 US
Latin
[10]		 US
Latin Digital
[16]		 US
Dance
[17]
2018 "Mi Mami" (featuring Cardi B)
 — — — — 42 9 — El Hombre
"La Romana" (Bad Bunny featuring El Alfa) — — — 80 13 5 — X 100pre
2019 "Que Calor" (Major Lazer featuring J Balvin and El Alfa)
 70 —[A] 91 18 13 1 6 Music Is the Weapon
"Imaginate" (Tito el Bambino, Pitbull and El Alfa) — — — — — 24 —
"Coronao Now" (featuring Lil Pump) — — — 82[18] 31 19 — El Androide
2020 "4K" (with Darell and Noriel) 13 — — 66
[19]		 — — —
"Mera Woo" — — — — — 18 —
"Pam" (Justin Quiles featuring Daddy Yankee and El Alfa) 26 — — 1
[20]		 33 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes
  • A ^ "Que Calor" did not chart on the Ultratop chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.

References
  1. Jiménez, Karina (2018-08-24). "El Alfa: "Soy una persona que me gusta el riesgo del éxito"". El Caribe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. Ramírez, Dixa. Colonial Phantoms : Belonging and Refusal in the Dominican Americas, From the 19th Century to the Present. NYU Press, 2018. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1612028&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
  3. "Dominican Musician 'El Alfa' Punished for YouTube Video". PanAm Post. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  4. "El Alfa triunfa al cumplir su sueño de llenar el Palacio de los Deportes". Diario Libre. September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  5. "Con Silenciador, de El Alfa El Jefe y Anuel AA: letra y vídeo". El Mundo (in Spanish). October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  6. "El Alfa nos cuenta sobre su reciente colaboración con Nicky Jam". Telemundo 47 (in Spanish). Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  7. Herrera, Isabelia (2018-11-02). "Cardi B Responds to Backlash on El Alfa Collab, Says Not Making a Dembow Song Was Strategic". Remezcla. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  8. Infante, Victor D. (2018-08-09). "El Alfa to perform at Palladium". Telegram. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  9. "El Alfa". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  10. "El Alfa Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  11. "Moviéndolo (Remix) – Single by Pitbull". Mr. 305 Inc. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  12. "El Alfa Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  13. "Major Lazer – Belgium (Flanders) Charts". ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien.
  14. "Major Lazer – Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
  15. "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  16. "El Alfa Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  17. "Major Lazer Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  18. "El portal de Música". www.elportaldemusica.es. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  19. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 16". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  20. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 22". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved June 2, 2020.


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