El Boza

Humberto Ceballos Boza (born Panama City, July 25, 1997),[1] better known by his stage name El Boza, is a Panamanian singer and songwriter. He began his career in 2015 by venturing into urban music. His style is characterized by the fusion between the dancehall and R&B genres with the Panamanian style "canela."[2] In April 2017 he joined the record label Panama Music, and in the following years he released songs such as "Ratas y ratones", "Lollipop" and "Me mató", which allowed him to obtain international recognition.[3] In April 2019 he signed with Sony Music Centroamérica, thus becoming the first Panamanian artist to sign with the record company.[4][5]

Humberto Ceballos Boza
Birth nameHumberto Ceballos Boza
Also known as
  • El Boza
Born25 July 1997
Panama City, Panama
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1995–present
Labels
  • Free Tempo LLC
  • Sony BMG
  • Buddha's Productions
  • Free Music Inc.
Associated acts

In June 2019 he announced that his debut album was in development.[6] In September of the same year he released the first single from the album entitled "En 4 vente".[7]

Biography
"Singing was not something that was in my future plans; I wanted to be a footballer, but because of limited resources I couldn't. Music came about because it passed from one friend to another. They listened to me on street corners and it was at my first performance, which was pretty straightforward, that Faster [DJ and music producer] was told about me. He introduced me to music from day zero and until today we are what we are, thanks to him"

—El Boza in an interview with La Teja.[8]

El Boza has commented that since childhood he had an interest in football, and wanted to perform as a professional footballer. However, for various reasons he decided to go into music. In his childhood he used to sing to his friends on top of an old refrigerator, and they were amazed by his musical qualities and decided to tell a music producer about him.[9] He rose to fame in Panama in 2015 with the song "Bandolera" along with the also Panamanian singers Yemil and El Tachi.[10]

Career

El Boza came to notice in Panama in 2015 when he was just 17 years old. His first song was "Canelas" but his popularity was ignited with "Bandolera", the single by Yemil and Tachi.[11] He was one of the fresh faces of the new wave of Panamanians that with dancehall, reggae in Spanish, trap and explicit content flowed in a musical category that they called "canela". They were immediately criticized by artists from the past and tried to censor them, as is often the case with sounds created by a young generation.[12]

The Chombo legendary figure of Latin music is one of the main detractors of "canela".[13]

Producers

In 2017 he decided to work fully again together with the company Panama Music led by Januario Crespo, who signed the rights to represent the idol.

This musical credit goes to "Faster" producer who asserts that the artist will continue to maintain his essence, confirming the talent and versatility he possesses when it comes to interpretation.[14]

On April 10, 2019, he signed with Sony Music Central America and the Caribbean, thus achieving for the artist to represent the beginning of a great dream. It also thus becomes the first of its kind to sign in Panama with the record label.[15]

Controversy

In January 2020, the singer starred in an altercation on Twitter after a follower hinted at the male artist to which he responded with a macho and even homophobic tone.[16][17]

References
  1. "Boza". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. "Boza: nuevo artista en Panama Music". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  3. LatinOLStudio.com (2019-04-11). "Sony Music Centroamerica & Caribe firman la revelación musical de Panamá, EL Boza". LatinOL.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  4. Sánchez, Marilyn Cejas (2019-06-25). "El Boza anuncia que pronto saldrá su disco y que podría grabar con Pedro Capó". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  5. Miranda, Marilyn Cejas de (2019-04-11). "El Boza firma con Sony Music Centroamérica, le gustaría grabar con Daddy Yankee". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  6. Sánchez, Marilyn Cejas (2019-06-25). "El Boza anuncia que pronto saldrá su disco y que podría grabar con Pedro Capó". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  7. "Un nuevo Boza, pero con la misma esencia". Critica (in Spanish). 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  8. Latina, Francesca Chinchilla Bachiller en periodismo de la Universidad. "Cantante panameño defiende su tierra: prefiere al exsaprissista Jaime Penedo en lugar de Keylor Navas". La Teja, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  9. "¡Por lo grande! A Boza le gustaría grabar con Anuel, Karol G y ¿Snoop Dogg?". Critica (in Spanish). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  10. Panamá, LOS40 (2019-04-10). "Boza nuevo artista de Sony Centroamérica". LOS40PA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  11. "Hablemos de El Tachi, el futuro musical de Panamá que casi se apagó". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  12. "Hablemos de El Tachi, el futuro musical de Panamá que casi se apagó". Heabbi.com (in Spanish). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  13. "La 'canela' que tiene 'cabrea'o a DJ sigue de turno". www.critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  14. REDACCI\u00d3N \/ @PANAMAAMERICA (2017-04-13). "El artista 'Boza' firmó contrato". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  15. Panamá, LOS40 (2019-04-10). "Boza nuevo artista de Sony Centroamérica". LOS40PA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  16. "El Boza dice que su música es solo para 'señoritas' y cierra Twitter. Lo tildan de homófobo". www.midiario.com (in Spanish). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  17. "¡Qué revulú! Critican al Boza y lo acusan de homofóbico y machista". www.critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
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