It has not been a conscious reflection, but in Caminando, Rubén Blades (Panama City, 1948) has been looking a lot at the past and less at the future. The king of salsa has come out with an electrifying but nostalgic record. Of the first thing it is the fault that powerful big band, led by […]
Category: Latin
Don Omar retires
Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Don Omar has announced his retirement on Thursday with the “Forever King … The Last Tour” tour. Through his social networks, the musician has confirmed a series of concerts in his country, Puerto Rico, the next 15, 16 and 17 November to bid farewell to his followers. In this way, the […]
The cry of Rubén Blades to Maduro and Venezuela: “Forbidden to forget!”
They banned going to school and going to college. Prohibited the guarantees and the constitutional purpose. They banned all sciences except military science. Prohibiting the right to complain, they forbade asking. Today I suggest, my brother, pa ‘not to happen again, Forbidden to forget! You may have the opportunity to tell your face in a […]
Has Shakira made the worst album cover ever? Five designers respond
On Friday, April 7, I was in love, Shakira’s new single. Global joy: it is the advance of his awaited new album (the previous one came out in 2014). His lyrics evokes the beginning of his relationship with Piqué, so his repercussion is transcending the musical. Even in the Hello have dedicated a few lines. […]
Juan Magán: “As a child I wanted to be a philosopher”
It is easy to forget that Juan Magán (Badalona, 1978), the so-called King of electrolatine, was born in Spain. Although he never intended to be a singer – “I wanted to compose and produce music but fortuitously I also ended up singing” -, we listened to the Dominican nationalist artist, Paulina Rubio, Belinda and Gente […]
Bisbal encourages Manel Navarro: “Keep fighting for your dreams”
Since David Bisbal (Almeria, 1979) began his career in 2002, just after the first Operation Triumph, Latin music, which is standardized throughout the world, has gone through different stages. “My first two albums were very Latin, with metal, because at that time it was what it sounded,” recalls the musician, who later moved to a […]
The muiñeira arrives today with Cristina Pato to the Lincoln Center of New York
In New York, just when the expected day when the Muññeira de Chantada in the Lincoln Center will ring out of his hand. Thus the bagpipe Cristina Pato (Ourense, 1980) received the news of the Castelao Medal that the Galician Government has agreed to grant him. His work for Galicia will be recognized alongside characters […]
Selena Quintanilla: Queen, Icon and Myth of Tex-Mex Music
Selena Quintanilla lived only 23 years, but before her death she was already an icon of music and entertainment in America. Proud of her Hispanic ancestry, she always sang in Spanish, even in the United States. He showed at all times the pride he felt for his family and showed that with perseverance dreams are […]
All nominees Grammy Latinos 2017
A personal search project for Residente, the ex-caller of Calle 13, was raised Tuesday with nine Latin Grammy nominations, the music industry awards produced in Spanish and Portuguese around the world. Residente is an album and a documentary produced by the Puerto Rican artist René Pérez in which he traces his roots and explores conflicts […]
List of Nominees for the Latin Grammy Awards 2016
The Latin Recording Academy announced this Wednesday morning the nominees for this year’s Latin Grammy Awards, an announcement made through videos on Facebook. The list has divided the main nominations between styles and countries very different from Ibero-America. The Brazilian Djavan, the Spaniards Pablo Alborán, Enrique Iglesias or Buika, the Mexican Sin Bandera, Jesse and […]