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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., music from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2001.
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| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Sea | Jorge Drexler | |||
| Nóis E a Viola | As Galvão | ||||
| 2 | Tango Fatal | Carlos Franzetti | |||
| 30 | Instinto y Deseo | Víctor Manuelle | Salsa | "Me Da lo Mismo" "Cómo Se lo Explico al Corazón" | Sony Discos |
| 31 | Reação | Pavilhão 9 | |||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 6 | Siempre en Mi Mente | Los Tri-O | EMI Latin | ||
| 13 | Despreciado | Lupillo Rivera | EMI Latin | ||
| Sueño Repetido | Ricardo Montaner | Latin pop | "Bésame" "La Clave del Amor" "Resumiendo" | WEA Latina | |
| Todo Tuyo | Pesado | ||||
| Solo: Live in New York | Chucho Valdés | ||||
| 20 | Propuesta | Grupo Niche | Salsa | ||
| Brasilidade | Bossacucanova and Roberto Menescal | ||||
| 27 | Shhh! | A.B. Quintanilla and Los Kumbia Kings | EMI Latin | ||
| Yo Si Me Enamoré | Huey Dunbar | Salsa, tropical | "Yo Si Me Enamoré" "Con Cada Beso" | ||
| De Vuelta y Vuelta | Jarabe de Palo | ||||
| Sin Límite | Ednita Nazario | ||||
| En Vivo | Liberación | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Viaje Infinito | Nicole | |||
| 6 | Rivera | Jerry Rivera | Latin pop | "Quiero" "Muero" | BMG US Latin |
| Intenso | Gilberto Santa Rosa | Salsa, Latin pop, bolero | "Pueden Decir" "Pero No Me Ama" "La Agarro Bajando" | Sony Discos | |
| 13 | This Side of Paradise | Néstor Torres | |||
| 19 | Na Paz | Sidereal | Fonovisa | ||
| 20 | Con Banda y de Parranda | Los Razos de Sacramento | Fonovisa | ||
| Grupomanía 2050 | Grupo Manía | Merengue | "Caracolito" | Sony Discos | |
| Duetos | Armando Manzanero | Latin pop | |||
| Reina de Reinas | Banda Arkángel R-15 | ||||
| Que lo Baile Bien | Los Tigrillos | ||||
| 21 | Batuque | Ney Matogrosso | Fonovisa | ||
| 27 | Live! The Last Concert | Selena | EMI Latin | ||
| Siempre Pensando en Ti | Bobby Pulido | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ansia de Amar | Conjunto Primavera | Fonovisa | ||
| 9 | Mi Cante y un Poema | Estrella Morente | |||
| 10 | La Charanga Eterna | Orquesta Aragón | |||
| Yaire | Yaire | ||||
| 17 | Nocturne | Charlie Haden | |||
| Los Hombres Calientes, Vol. 3: New Congo Square | Los Hombres Calientes | ||||
| Para las Madrecitas | Sparx and Lorenzo Antonio | ||||
| 18 | Sortimento | Zélia Duncan | |||
| So Alegria | Rio Negro and Solimões | ||||
| 24 | Tango Bar | Raul Jaurena | |||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | El General Is Back | El General | |||
| Piedras y Flores | Amaury Gutiérrez | Latin pop | "Dime Corazón" | ||
| 8 | Cuando Regreso a Tu Brazos | El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa | |||
| Mi Corazón | Jaci Velasquez | Latin pop | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Sony Discos | |
| 15 | Entre Tangos Y Mariachi | Rocío Dúrcal | Tango, mariachi | "Sombras... Nada Más" "Caminito" "A Media Luz" "Nostalgia | BMG U.S. Latin |
| En Otra Onda | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Un Amor Así" | WEA Latina | |
| Le Modulor | Mœnia | ||||
| Rey Sol | Fito Páez | ||||
| Barrio Bravo | Celso Piña | ||||
| 18 | Virus | Camorra | |||
| Coisa de Chefe | Claudio Jorge | ||||
| Viola Nordestina | Heraldo do Monte | ||||
| 21 | Wetsuit | Grupo Mojado | |||
| 22 | Fuerza Musical | Palomo | "No Me Conoces Aun" | ||
| Cachaito | Orlando "Cachaíto" López | ||||
| 29 | Más de Mi Alma | Marco Antonio Solís | Latin pop | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" "Sé Que Me Va a Dejar" "Cuando Te Acuerdes de Mí" "Dónde Estará Mi Primavera" | Fonovisa |
| Más con el Número Uno | Vicente Fernández | ||||
| Expandiendo Raices/Branching Out | William Cepeda | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 5 | Azul | Cristian Castro | Latin pop | "Azul" "Yo Quería" "Lloviendo Estrellas" "Con Ella" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| Próxima Estación: Esperanza | Manu Chao | ||||
| La Reunión | Banda Machos | ||||
| Vivo | Vico C | ||||
| São João Vivo | Gilberto Gil | ||||
| Villa-Lobos: String Quartets, Vol. 6 | Cuarteto Latinoamericano | ||||
| 12 | Lo Mejor de Nosotros | Pepe Aguilar | |||
| Homenaje a Chalino Sánchez | El Original de la Sierra | ||||
| Desde El Corazón | Los Desperadoz | ||||
| Union | Puya | ||||
| 19 | No Todo Lo Que Es Pop Es Bueno | Circo | |||
| 25 | Sueños | Intocable | |||
| 26 | Encore | Roberto Blades | Salsa | ||
| Pa' La Calle | Los Toros Band | Merengue, bachata | |||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 1 | Cambaio | Chico Buarque and Edu Lobo | |||
| 7 | Sérgio & Odair Assad Play Piazzolla | Sérgio and Odair Assad | |||
| 10 | Cuando la Sangre Galopa | Jaguares | |||
| Peces de Ciudad | Ana Belén | ||||
| Entre Amigos | Julio Preciado | ||||
| 17 | Yo Por Ti | Olga Tañón | Latin pop, merengue | "Cómo Olvidar" "Ahora Soy Mala" "Miénteme" | |
| Supernova | Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio | ||||
| Chuntaros Radio Poder | El Gran Silencio | ||||
| 18 | Yamayá | Lázaro Ros | |||
| Orisha Ayé. Shangó | Lázaro Ros | ||||
| 23 | Bloco do Eu Sozinho | Los Hermanos | |||
| 25 | Jessico | Babasónicos | |||
| 29 | Contigo Por Siempre... | Banda el Recodo | |||
| 31 | Bandidos Rurales | León Gieco | |||
| Cine Baronesa | Guinga | ||||
| En Vivo | Los Huracanes del Norte | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 6 | Pachanga | King África | |||
| 7 | Por Tu Placer | Frankie Negrón | Salsa | "Comerte a Besos" | WEA Latina |
| Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento | Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento | ||||
| Nydia | Nydia Rojas | ||||
| 10 | La Rumba Soy Yo | El All-Stars de La Rumba Cubana | |||
| 16 | Golijov: La Pasión Según San Marcos | María Guinand | |||
| 21 | Alexandre Pires | Alexandre Pires | Latin pop | "Usted Se Me Llevó la Vida" "Necesidad" "Es Por Amor" | BMG U.S. Latin |
| Una Pagina Mas: Lo Mejor de los 70's Y 80's | Chuy Vega | ||||
| Corazón de Mujer | Melina León | ||||
| Nuevo Milenio-El Mismo Sabor | El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico | Salsa | "Me Liberé" "El Amor Es Ciego" "Se Nos Perdió el Amor" | Combo | |
| 28 | Uniendo Fronteras | Los Tigres del Norte | |||
| Thalía con banda: Grandes éxitos | Thalía | ||||
| Recodo de Mi Madre | Los Originales de San Juan | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | En Vivo: Desde la Plaza El Progreso en Guadalajara | Joan Sebastian | |||
| MTV Unplugged | La Ley | ||||
| Multiplicame | Fuerza Juvenil | ||||
| El Que Busca Encuentra | Elefante | ||||
| Lamento Negro | Susana Baca | ||||
| 11 | Embrace the Chaos | Ozomatli | |||
| Soy Lo Prohibido | Alicia Villareal | ||||
| Latin Spirits | Poncho Sanchez | ||||
| 13 | Da Roca e da Cidade | Martinho da Vila | Samba | ||
| Influencias | Dori Caymmi | ||||
| 18 | Huelo a soledad | Ana Gabriel | |||
| Atrevido | Eddy Herrera | Merengue | "Tu Eres Ajena" | ||
| Sandunguero | DJ Blass | ||||
| 24 | Para Mi Amor | Priscila & Sus Balas De Plata | |||
| Entrega De Amor | Los Rieleros del Norte | ||||
| 25 | En El Idioma del Amor | Grupo Bryndis | |||
| Orígenes | Alejandro Fernández | Ranchera | "Tantita Pena" "Si Tú No Vuelves" | ||
| 8 | Gisselle | ||||
| Lo Dice Tu Mirada | Emilio Navaira | ||||
| Nadie Como Tu | Solido | ||||
| Cambio De Tiempo | Vocal Sampling | ||||
| Desahogo | Pilar Montenegro | Latin pop, norteño | "Quitame Ese Hombre" | ||
| Tenampa | José José | Mariachi | "Cada Vez y Cada Vez" ""Cómo Hacer Para Olvidar" | BMG U.S. Latin | |
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 2 | Tango Por Vos | Julia Zenko | |||
| CPM 22 | CPM 22 | ||||
| 5 | Te Voy a Enamorar | Los Ángeles de Charly | |||
| 6 | A Prueba De Balas | Banda Machos | |||
| Navidad | Jaci Velasquez | ||||
| 9 | Paz – Ao Vivo | Padre Marcelo Rossi | |||
| 13 | Mis Romances | Luis Miguel | Latin pop, bolero | "Amor, Amor, Amor" "Cómo Duele" "Al Que Me Siga" | Warner Music Latina |
| Sufriendo a Solas | Lupillo Rivera | ||||
| Cuban Masters – Los Originales | Various artists | ||||
| Perdón Por Extrañarte | Los Mismos | ||||
| ...Ahora y Siempre | Liberación | ||||
| El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye) | Various artists | ||||
| 20 | MTV Unplugged | Alejandro Sanz | Latin pop | "Y Sólo Me Ocurré Amarte" "Aprendíz" | Warner Music Latina |
| De un Solo Sentimiento | Charlie Zaa | Bolero, tropical music | "Flor Sin Retoño" | Sony Discos | |
| Americanizao | Fulanito | ||||
| Mancha Registrada | Super Ratones | ||||
| Quiero Llegar a la Casa | Tito Rojas | Salsa | Musical Productions | ||
| Pa' Los Treseros | Nelson González | ||||
| Mensaje De Oro | Los Huracanes del Norte | ||||
| El Autentico Y Unico en Vivo | El Poder Del Norte | ||||
| Moreno | Jorge Moreno | ||||
| Buenos Muchachos | La Mosca Tsé Tsé | ||||
| Un Mundo Diferente | Diego Torres | Latin pop | "Color Esperanza" | BMG | |
| 26 | Viva La Vida | Rabito | |||
| 27 | Retro Momentos | Leonard Gonzales and Los Magnificos | |||
| Siempre Humilde | Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz | ||||
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
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| 4 | Calle Sabor, Esquina Amor | Limi-T 21 | |||
| Condom Black | Otto | ||||
| Paradeiro | Marisa Monte | ||||
| Juventude/Slow Motion Bossa Nova | Celso Fonseca and Ronaldo Bastos | ||||
| 5 | Se las Voy a Dar a Otro | Jenni Rivera | |||
| Festa | Ivete Sangalo | ||||
| 11 | Miguel Ríos y las estrellas del rock latino | Miguel Ríos | |||
| Libertad del Alma | Draco Rosa | ||||
| Un Paso a la Eternidad | Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop | ||||
| Sin Bandera | Sin Bandera | Latin pop | "Entra en Mi Vida" "Kilometros" | Sony Discos | |
| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muévete, Muévete Más | Grupo Atrapado | |||
| De Nuevos a Viejos | Wisin & Yandel | |||
| Musica das Esferas, Vol. 3: Terra | Marcus Viana | |||
| Canciones para Normales y Mero Dementes | Rosendo Mercado | |||
| Muchas Flores | Rosario Flores | |||
| Vuela | Mónica Molina | |||
| CD Pirata | Nocaute | |||
| Celesteacustica | Celeste Carballo | |||
| Ingrata | Ram Herrera | |||
| Corren Tiempos De Alegria | Diego El Cigala | |||
| Adiós Nonino – Quarteto Amazônia Toca Astor Piazzolla | Quarteto Amazonia | |||
| Afrodisíaco | Tony Tun Tun | |||
| Un Sueño de Amor | Rogelio Martinez | |||
| AllStar | La Secta AllStar | |||
| Enfermos del Amor | Los Acosta | |||
| Como É Que Se Diz Eu te Amo | Legião Urbana | Punk rock, folk rock | EMI | |
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard . [6]
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2001, according to Billboard. [6]
| Rank | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Abrázame Muy Fuerte" | Juan Gabriel |
| 2 | "Azul" | Cristian Castro |
| 3 | "Te Quisé Olvidar" | MDO |
| 4 | "O Me Voy o Te Vas" | Marco Antonio Solís |
| 5 | "Por Amarte Así" | Cristian Castro |
| 6 | "Cómo Se Cura una Herida" | Jaci Velasquez |
| 7 | "Yo Te Amo" | Chayanne |
| 8 | "La Bomba" | Azul Azul |
| 9 | "Despreciado" | Lupillo Rivera |
| 10 | "No Me Conoces Aun" | Palomo |
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Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres such as Latin pop, reggaeton, dance pop and tropical music.
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz, is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. He has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Album of the Year three times. The singer is notable for his flamenco-influenced ballads, and has also experimented with several other genres including pop, rock, funk, R&B and jazz.
The Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineer for new songs in Spanish or Portuguese language. The songs included on an album released the previous year of submission are also eligible only if they have not been submitted to competition before. Instrumental songs are also eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Record of the Year.
The Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the performers, producers, audio engineers and mastering engineers for vocal or instrumental albums with 51 percent of new recorded songs. Albums of previously released recordings, such as reissues, compilations of old recordings and greatest hits albums packages are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Album of the Year.Beginning in 2018, songwriters are eligible for the accolade if 33% of the playing time are composed by them.
The Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence, creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is given to the songwriters of new songs containing at least 51% of lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese language. Instrumental songs or a new version of a previously recorded track are not eligible. Due to the increasing musical changes in the industry, from 2012 the category includes 10 nominees, according to a restructuration made by the academy for the four general categories: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album was an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards from 2001 to 2011. The award was given to a male performer for albums containing at least 51% of new recordings of the pop genre. Since its inception, the award category has had several name changes. In 2000 it was presented as Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. The following year onwards the award is known as Best Male Pop Vocal Album.
Tomás Torres Carrasquillo, known professionally as Tommy Torres, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and record producer. Named "#1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer" of 2007 by Billboard magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists including Ricardo Arjona, Jesse & Joy, Ednita Nazario, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin and Alicia Keys.
The 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre on Wednesday, September 18, 2002. Alejandro Sanz was the night's big winner, winning a total of three awards including Album of the Year. The ceremony returned in style after the 2001 ceremony was cancelled because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks across America.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Song is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award is reserved to the songwriters of a new song containing at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish. Instrumental recordings or cover songs are not eligible. Songs in Portuguese may be entered in the Brazilian field.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for video albums consisting of more than one song or track and is awarded to artists, video directors and/or producers of at least 51% of the total playing time. If the work is a tribute or collection of live performances, the award is presented only to the directors or producers.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Banda Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album is an honor presented annually by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to solo artists, duos or groups, producer(s), recording engineer(s) and mixing engineer(s) of 51% or more of the total playing time of the album.
The Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists, in the United States and internationally. The award is given to a producer whose recordings released during the eligibility period represent extraordinary creativity in the area of record production. Six individual songs, or 51% of the duration of an album, are the minimum for a producer to be eligible. Two or more producers can participate as a team only if they have worked together during the period of eligibility.
Paraíso Express is the ninth studio album recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. It was released by WEA Latina on November 10, 2009, and was produced by Tommy Torres, mixed by Bob Clearmountain, mastered by Ted Jensen. This album is the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning albums No Es lo Mismo (2003) and El Tren de los Momentos (2006). All the tracks included were written by Sanz, along with several writers, a first for the singer, and also the first album without help by Emmanuele Rufinengo and Lulo Pérez, his longtime producing team. Paraíso Express received a nomination for an Album of the Year and won Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. It is also won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.
Throughout the thirteen-year history of the Latin Grammy Awards, multiple records have been set. This page includes competitive awards only and does not include special awards such as Lifetime Achievement awards or any other non-competitive awards presented by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the traditional tropical music category which includes genres such as son, danzón, guaracha and bomba interpreted in a traditional style.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award has been given to artists since the 1st Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 for vocal or instrumental albums containing more than half of its playing time of newly recorded material in Spanish or Portuguese. Latin jazz is a mixture of musical genres, including Afro-Caribbean and Pan-American rhythms with the harmonic structure of jazz. Other jazz genres may also be considered for inclusion by the Jazz Committee.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the tejano music genre.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.