Tag Archives: Tropical

Legendary salsa group from Venezuela Guaco started playing traditional folklore in the 1960s, later on turning to exotic style. Because the music group was getting mixed up in local scene, an increasing number of fans made them probably one of the most well-known acts from coast to coast. Led by …

Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza’s profession always had something of the Spanish taste to it, despite the fact that she excelled in Mozart and Rossini assignments and other components of the original repertory. She regularly championed Spanish music, from zarzuela (the Spanish musical movie theater genre), towards the music of Granados and …

Puerto Rican tropical group Caña Brava was formed in the first ’90s, getting the possibility to perform live at New York’s Madison Square Backyard and Radio Town Music Hall immediately after. Lo Nuestro-nominated and ACE-awarded Caña Brava produced its brand-new lineup debut while documenting 2000’s Y Por Qué No, made …

Mexican Grupo Pegasso debuted using the release of the self-titled album in 1980 that included the hit one “Los Dos Amantes,” accompanied by the large success of “Se Tambalea” in 1982. After greater than a 10 years holding top-selling position in the exotic music field, Grupo Pegasso put into two …

Led by singer/guitarist Hector Fregoso, Grupo Modelo produced their debut in 1992 with Comparte Mi Soledad; 1997’s Te Acordas de Mi was their U.S. discovery, followed a calendar year afterwards by Tu Admirador Secreto.

We were young in NEW YORK, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, bassist Ray Martinez first started performing in ny with an organization called Frequency. Manufacturer Teo Macero, no slouch with regards to looking for skill, found this band for the CBS documenting, kick-starting Martinez’s energetic career being a bassist, …

Cuban singer/songwriter David Alvarez started tinkering with traditional music following going to percussion and acoustic guitar classes in his homeland. His live debut arrived while touring Cuba with regional performers and playing their very own songs towards the nueva trova fans, a style also called nueva canción (fresh music). After …

Within the years before reggae as well as ska was known beyond the Caribbean, Byron Lee was the 1st bandleader to accomplish a global following playing Jamaican music, and he performed an essential role in popularizing it all over the world. So when Bob Marley was a battling young musician …

Vocalist and bandleader Tommy Olivencia was a pioneer within the advancement of Puerto Rican salsa music. His renowned support combo, la Primerisima, was the releasing pad for upcoming superstars including Frankie Ruiz, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Marvin Santiago. Delivered Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán within the Santurce portion of San Juan …

b. María Antonia del Carmen Peregrino, 1912, Veracruz, Mexico, d. November 1982, Mexico Town, Mexico. Toña ‘La Negra’ would be to the bolero what Billie Vacation would be to the jazz ballad. Just like the mambo, danzón, as well as other melody types, the bolero started in Cuba. The Mexico …