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Before he graduated from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University using a publicist degree, singer/songwriter Carlos Vives joined different bands and participated in a number of plays. In 1982, the musician got a job in the Colombian Television series Tiempo Sin Huella, beginning his successful performing career, later increasing his professional abilities …

A native of NJ, Latin pop singer Frankie Negron debuted in 1997 using the album Con Amor Se Gana, credit scoring a hit using the one “Inolvidable.” After producing his Broadway debut in Paul Simon’s disastrously short-lived musical The Capeman, he resurfaced in 1998 without Me Compares, implemented a year …

The flagship act for Fania Information, the Fania All-Stars popularized NY salsa through the 1970s by organizing concerts at much larger and much larger venues (from your Red Garter in Greenwich Town completely to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx) that spotlighted not merely the label’s however the salsa world’s biggest …

El Super Present de los Vaskez is renowned throughout Mexico, SOUTH USA, and regions of america because of their big-band cumbia del sureste (cumbia southeast). This family members group, founded in 1968 by patron Ricardo Vasquez Fuentes and his sons, provides at onetime or another included brothers, grandchildren, nephews, etc. …

Carlos “Patato” Valdes was the most influential conguero of his era. Furthermore to his unrivaled rhythmic and melodic sensibilities, he also developed the tunable conga, practically reinventing the device along the way. Valdes was created November 4, 1926 in Havana, where his dad played electric guitar with regional group Los …

Spanish vocal group Un Consorcio was shaped in 1993 by ex-Mocedades Amaya, Estíbaliz, and Weñaki Uranga, along with Sergio Blanco and Carlos Zubiaga. Performing tracks inspired by everyday living and love, Un Consorcio’s first recording, known as Lo Que Núnca Muere, was stated in 1993 by Rosa León and accompanied …

Puerto Rican singer Tony Vega got involved with music while taking part in a teen rock-band called City Garbage. Nevertheless, the youthful designer was finally captivated by Afro-Caribbean rhythms, specifically tropical music, becoming a member of Raphy Levitt’s la Selecta and operating along with Willie Rosario quickly later on. In …

Led by pianist and musical director Rafael Ithier (created Rafael Ithier Eddie Perez), El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico is definitely among Puerto Rico’s very best dance rings. Four years after their inception, the 13-piece salsa group is constantly on the inspire dancers using its horn-punctuated Latin rhythms and lush …

A hot Afro-Cuban outfit that rivals any today. Their name originates from the bat? drum from Africa in addition to the “cumbia” rhythms of montuno and mambo, which advanced from tribal dance.

Panamanian Un General (created Edgardo A. Franco) began singing and composing tracks at age 12 in his indigenous Rio Abajo. After obtaining a scholarship or grant, the young designer shifted to the U.S. to review business administration, quickly learning to be a professional accountant. However, he noticed that music was …