Los Sultanes (The Sultans) is an Argentine cumbia band formed in 1992 and comprising Jorge Kazmer (vocals), Jorge Valeggiani (drum), José Luis Navarro (keyboards), Adrián Lexicon (güiro), Gonzalo Rodríguez (bass) and Marcelo López (keyboards).
[1] They band's members started meeting in 1992 and wrote funny lyrics together, eventually playing at bars and clubs in their neighbourhood.
In 1998, Zona Roja (Red Light District), an album released simultaneously in the United States, Spain and Mexico, reached a much larger audience.
It included hits such as "Decile que lo quiero: Estoy saliendo con un chabón" ("Tell him I love him: I'm dating a dude") and "El Chupete (¡Agente, agente!)"
which drew attention from young and old alike, making the album triple platinum in Argentina; it has sold more than 30,000 copies.