Biography
Ricky Castro y su Banda Soberbia is a Dominican merengue band led by the singer Ricky Castro, which AllMusic describes as a hardcore merengue outfit and which was popular in the 1990s.
Hits
The band is best known for «Después de ti», «El enano», «El pariguayo», «Es duro» and «El sun sun de la carabela». A merengue page recalls that it was a great hit especially in 1997 and 1998, and a video series of album reissues dates «Después de ti» and «Deseos» to 1997.
Albums
Its streaming catalogue includes «El beeper» (1993), «Banda Soberbia» (1996), «La mole de Nueva New York» (1997) and «Por qué eres así» (1999), as well as «Merengue funkyao» and «Espejo», a Discomanía release with «El enano» among its tracks.
Legacy
Ricky Castro’s official channel describes him as a Dominican artist who has taken his style and energy to national and international stages, and the band’s 1990s songs remain in circulation on the platforms.