Quilapayún are a folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential ambassadors of the Nueva Canción Chilena movement and genre. Formed during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution that occurred in the popular music of the country under the Popular Unity Government of Salvador Allende.
Les Luthiers is an Argentine comedy-musical group, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries including Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, Cuba, Costa Rica and Venezuela. They were formed in 1967 by Gerardo Masana, during the height of a period of very intense choral music activity in Argentina's state universities. Their outstanding characteristic is the home-made musical instruments, some of them extremely sophisticated, which they skillfully employ in their recitals to produce music and texts full of high class and refined humor. From 1977 until his death in 2007, they worked with Roberto Fontanarrosa, a renowned Argentine cartoonist and writer.
Illapu are a Chilean folk and Andean musical ensemble that was formed in 1971 in Antofagasta, in northern Chile, by the brothers José Miguel, Jaime, Andrés and Roberto Márquez Bugueño. A later addition to the group was Osvaldo Torres.
Grupo Bryndis is a Mexican grupero band from Cerritos, San Luis Potosí, - though founded in Santa Paula, California, in 1983 by Mauro Posadas, the band is a Latin Grammy Award winner. The band has performed ballads, cumbias, rancheras, and huapangos.
Andrés Cepeda Cediel is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He composed his first piece at the age of 12. He studied at Colegio San Carlos and later at Colegio Emilio Valenzuela. His musical career began as the lead voice of Poligamia, a latin rock-pop group which he founded with some friends during his adolescence. After Poligamia was disbanded, Cepeda continued with his musical career as a soloist, finding success in different musical genres such as bolero and Balada, among other romantic genres. His album El carpintero achieved quadruple-platinum sales in Colombia.
Pongo en tus manos abiertas is the fourth studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, released in June 1969. It was the third release of the Jota Jota record label, created by the Communist Youth of Chile to publish recordings by artists of the Nueva canción chilena such as Quilapayún, who collaborated in the musical accompaniment of some songs.
Pedro Manuel Guerra Mansito, better known as Pedro Guerra, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. He originally performed under the name Pedro Manuel.
La Población is the seventh studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, released in 1972 by DICAP, and Odeon labels.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra is a Latin dance music orchestra based in the United States, founded by Aaron Levinson and Oscar Hernandez.
Canto libre is the fifth studio album by Chilean singer-songwriter Víctor Jara, released in 1970 by Odeon. In this album, he had the support of Inti-Illimani and Patricio Castillo.
Jose Carlos Sebastián Gómez Maraschio, professionally known as Piru Sáez, is an Argentine actor and rock singer. He is best known for portraying Rocco Fuentes Echagüe in Rebelde Way and Piru in Floricienta and El Refugio , and being a member of musical group Rolabogan. Currently he is the singer of the Latin rock bands Coverheads and FOXLEY. Actually, the artist are working in a new album to release in 2023.
Rolando Alarcón Soto was a Chilean singer-songwriter and teacher, who was one of the main figures of the movement Nueva canción chilena. He was the artistic director of Cuncumén, one of the most important Chilean folk groups in the 20th century. During the 1970s, Rolando was a political activist for the Popular Unity of the socialist president Salvador Allende.
Claudia Alejandra Menkarski, known as Claudia Brant, is an Argentine composer, producer and singer in diverse genres and multiple languages.
Burbles was a Cuban rock band in the early 1990s. The band, formed mainly by Carlos Cobas and Raul Barroso, had a significant success among the rock bands in Cuba. "Canción por los Perros"(Song for Dogs),"Soy como no quiero" , “La alegría del mundo","Gaviotas en el mar", among others, were some of its most popular songs.
"Amanecer" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Edurne, with music by Tony Sánchez-Ohlsson, Peter Boström, and Thomas G:son, and lyrics by Sánchez-Ohlsson. It premiered on 1 March 2015, and it was released as a single on digital platforms on 2 March 2015 as the lead single of her sixth studio album, Adrenalina. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 held in Vienna. It was also the official song of the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Puerto Rican reggae band Cultura Profética has released five studio albums, three live albums, and one tribute album. The group released its debut album, Canción de Alerta, in 1998. The group followed up with Ideas Nuevas in 2000, and then Diario in 2004. After relocating to Mexico, the band released M.O.T.A. in 2005. In 2010, La Dulzura was released, which took a more romantic lyrical focus and produced the radio hit "La Complicidad". Cultura Profética released its most recent single, "Saca, Prende y Sorprende" in 2014, and is reported to be working on a new album.
Amaia Romero Arbizu, known mononymously as Amaia, is a Spanish singer-songwriter, pianist and actress. After participating in many talent shows, she gained national recognition after winning series nine of musical television contest Operación Triunfo, later representing Spain alongside fellow competitor Alfred García at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with "Tu Canción". Romero later signed with Universal Music and released her debut album Pero No Pasa Nada in 2019.
"Sudor" is a song by the Mexican singer Thalía released as the first single of her second album release Mundo de Cristal, in 1991. "Sudor" is the second of four songs in which Thalía talks about body fluids, the others are "Saliva", "Sangre" and "Lágrimas" from the albums Thalía, Love and En éxtasis, respectively.
"Un Pacto Entre los Dos" is a song by Mexican singer Thalía from her self titled debut solo album. It was released by Melody/Fonovisa as the album's first single and despite the controversy caused by its lyrics, it managed to be successful on the Mexican charts.
"Pienso en Ti" is a song by Mexican singer Thalía from her self titled debut solo album. It was released by Melody/Fonovisa as the album's third single after the controversies generated by the previous songs. It achieved the album's best performance on the Mexican charts. About 20 years after the release, the song was part of the singer's Primera Fila live show and appeared as a bonus track for the special edition of the album: Primera Fila...un año después, released in 2010.
