Sandy, a member of the missing duo “Sandy y Papo”, died of a heart attack, according to the singer’s friends and colleagues.
Sandy’s death took place in New York, this newspaper could confirm.
Mariano Lantigua, vocalist of the group Aljadaqui and close to the Sandy family, confirmed the information of this newspaper and stressed that the appropriate documentation was made between the hospital and the police authorities to start the funeral.
There is no information on whether he would have transferred to the Dominican Republic.
“He died of a sudden heart attack, he was found dead in his residence“Famous journalist reporter Robert Sánchez.
Merenguero Jandy Ventura He offered his condolences to the family: “I’m on a plane and I just received the sad news that Sandy, from the duo ‘Sandy and Papo’, has just died. I am very sorry, peace to your soul and conformity to the family “.
Equally, Rufino SantosSandy’s friend confirmed the sad news through social media: “Rest in peace dear friend Sandy Adalberto Carrillo Rojas (1972-2020) God bless you in his holy bosom. Now you can sing with papo from heaven #paquegoceconsandyypapo ”.
+ His career
Sandy Carriello, 48, known for her successes in the e-merengue house and hip-hop duo, formed a rap group, which performed in small concerts, clubs and television, competing with similar groups for choosing who would dance and rhyme better.
On one of these occasions, he met Papo with whom he established a close friendship, even though he was a member of various groups.
Then Sandy MC together with Mariano mc, Careta, Skunk, Chinito and Berman formed the group Boogie Down Rap and until 1989 they started appearing on television programs such as “Sábado de Corporán”, where they began to become known in the country. This is where the true history of Dominican hip hop begins.
In 1991 he had the opportunity to move to New York. Although with some sadness, he settled in Babel de Hierro, always thinking of his friends and his dreams, which would remain only as memories of the good times of his childhood. There he met his friend Papo.
In 1992, they were discovered by Pavel de Jesús and Porfirio Piña, in an audition called to replace some of the members of groups such as Proyecto Uno and Clan De La Furia.
They also participated in the remix of the song “La dueña del swing”, which was performed by Los Hermanos Rosario.
About October 1995, they completed their first record production for Parcha Records, which is distributed by Antilla Records.
The duo Sandy and Papo mc have become famous nationally and internationally. Being one of the pioneers of Urbana Dominicana music, they recorded rap, merenhouse, reggae, hit hop, etc. They have toured in Venezuela, Colombia, the United States, Mexico and Canada, as well as in Central and South America.
Papo, died in a car accident in 1999, when I was traveling with friends in Santo Domingo.
In 2000 Sandy released the album Tributes to Papo dedicated to his late partner Papo MC in a car accident in Santo Domingo Este. Later, in 2005, Sandy returned to the music world with the album “El Duro Soy Yo”, which released songs such as “El Hijo De Doña Beba (Your Woman)” and “Pa ‘Qué Me Tiras”; the latter referring to Magic Juan, an artist with whom he has a musical quarrel.