Carlos Cabral Junior, also known as Junior Cabral, is a songwriter, producer, and arranger. Multiple Latin Grammy and Grammy Award winner, as well as music director for several Award-Winning World Tours. Latin Grammy nominations include; Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Vocal Pop Album, Best Ranchero Album, Best Norteño Album, Best Tejano Album, Best Vallenato Album. As producer/arranger/guitarist, Cabral has collaborated in more than 20 top #15 Billboard charting albums and singles.
Beginning in 1995 with La Trampa by Ana Bárbara, and after moving from Brazil to Mexico, Junior began his career as a producer in the Latin market. He then continued to work with Artists such as Intocable, Juan Gabriel, Lucero, Ana Gabriel, Nydia Rojas, Lucía Méndez, Julio Iglesias, Rocio Durcal, Pepe Aguilar, and Vicente Fernandez. In 2000, the start of his relationship with Ricardo Arjona resulted in his arrangement contribution to the album Galeria Caribe. Following the success of this album, Junior produced Arjona's top charting Album; Santo Pecado. Since then, he has collaborated as a producer/arranger and engineer in almost every album released by Arjona.
In 2002 and 2003 Junior produced Ana Bárbara #1 album Te Atrapare...Bandido, Ricardo Arjona's singles "El Problema" and "Minutos", the Santo Pecado album by Ricardo Arjona. From there on, Junior has produced top-selling and top-charting albums for Sony Music Latin, Universal Music, and Warner Music.
As a producer, arranger and guitarist he's been credited in more than 200 albums and has received +30 Latin Grammy Nominations and 5 Grammy Award Nominations, of which he has won 5 Latin Grammys and 1 Grammy Award for the album Adentro by Ricardo Arjona.
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| Year | Category | Album | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album | Diez by Intocable | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Grupero Album | Loca de Amar by Ana Bárbara | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2006 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album | Adentro by Ricardo Arjona | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2009 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Norteño Album | Siempre by Costumbre | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2010 | Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Ranchero Album | Canta un Homenaje a Juan Gabriel by Lucía Méndez | Latin Grammy Nomination |
| 2013 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album | Diferente by Felipe Pélaez & Manuel Julián | Latin Grammy Award |
| 2018 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album | Proyecto Insomnio | Nomination |
| 2022 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Album | El Mundo Esta Loco by Jorge Luis Chacin | Nomination |
| 2023 | Latin Grammy Award for Best Mariachi Album | Bordado A Mano by Ana Barbara | Nomination |
| Year | Category | Album | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Intimamente by Intocable | Grammy Award |
| 2005 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Diez by Intocable | Nomination |
| 2005 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Solo by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2006 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | No Es Brujería... by Ana Barbara | Nomination |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Album | Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos by Intocable | Nomination |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Adentro by Ricardo Arjona | Grammy Award |
| 2010 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | 5to Piso by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2011 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Poquita Ropa by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2013 | Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album | Independiente by Ricardo Arjona | Nomination |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Best Musica Mexicana Album | Bordado A Mano by Ana Barbara | Nomination |
| Album | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Independiente by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| 5to Piso by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| Galería Caribe by Ricardo Arjona | 1 |
| Santo Pecado by Ricardo Arjona | 3 |
| Duetos by Rocío Dúrcal | 12 |
| Vivencias by Ana Gabriel | 14 |
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| Chart (2000–2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Latin Songs [5] | 89 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Songs [6] | 33 |
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, known as Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan-Mexican singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold. He is often called El bajito de sal, thanks to his breakthrough success with his fourth studio album, which bears the same name. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteño music, and Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, sexuality, violence, racism and immigration.
Intocable is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays regional Mexican music; specializing in norteño and tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the early 1990s. In a few years, Intocable fused the genres Tejano and Norteño with a musical signature that fused Tejano's robust conjunto and Norteño folk rhythms with a pop balladry. Intocable is perhaps the most influential group in Tejano and their Tejano/Norteño fusion has become the blueprint for several Tejano bands. The group's style combines romantic, hooky melodies, tight instrumentation and vocal harmony.
María de los Ángeles de las Heras Ortiz, better known as Rocío Dúrcal, was a Spanish singer and actress with a career spanning more than four decades. She performed pop music, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish singers of all time. Popular across Mexico and Latin America, she earned the sobriquet of Reina de las Rancheras.
Juan Fernando Silvetti Adorno, professionally known as Bebu Silvetti or simply Silvetti, was an Argentine- born Mexican pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and record producer. In the 1970s he moved to Mexico and became a citizen. Popularly known for the 1977 instrumental disco hit, "Lluvia De Primavera", the album was produced in Spain and for the 1980 modern instrumental mariachi album. Silvetti was also a successful, Grammy-winning producer for a wide variety of Latin and international music performers. He was the father of six children, including the actress Anna Silvetti. Silvetti also worked in the music of successful films and telenovelas in Mexico.
The 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held for the first time in New York City, NY. The awards show was held at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, November 2, 2006. Shakira was the big winner winning Album of the Year, one of four awards that she won. She is the first female artist to win Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras, better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior").
Adentro is the tenth studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on December 6, 2005, by Sony Music Entertainment. Recorded in the United States and Mexico, the album was produced by Arjona himself, as well as Dan Warner and Lee Levin, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres, and long-time collaborator Carlos Cabral Jr. The album marks the first collaboration between Arjona and Cabral, who would subsequently become a regular contributor in following albums by the singer.
Intimamente: En Vivo Live is the title of a live album released by Regional Mexican band Intocable. This album became their fourth number-one set on the Billboard Top Latin Albums. It was released with two formats, CD and CD/DVD, and won the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.
Siempre (Always) is a studio album released by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal in 1986. This album includes the first number-one song ever in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart: "La Guirnalda". The album also included "Quedate Conmigo Esta Noche", which peaked at number 4 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
Santo Pecado is the ninth studio album recorded by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released by Sony BMG Latin on November 19, 2002 and was produced by Arjona, Carlos Cabral Jr. and Fernando Otero. The album earned nomination for Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album in the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 3, 2003, losing by Quizás by Enrique Iglesias.
Independiente is the thirteenth Spanish-language studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on 23 September 2011. Recorded in the United States and Mexico, it was produced by Arjona with Dan Warner, Carlos Cabral "Junior", Lee Levin and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres. The album—the first independent release by Arjona after he was signed by Sony Music in 1993 and Warner Music in 2008—was issued by his own label, Metamorfosis.
The 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the fifth time the awards was held at this venue and in Las Vegas. It also marks the last year in the Latin Recording Academy's contract where the Mandalay Bay Events Center hosted. It is unknown if the awards will continue to be held at this location beyond 2012.
Canciones de Amor is a compilation album released by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona on through Sony Music on January 23, 2012. It contains ballads from previous studio albums released by Arjona from 1993 to 2001. The album charted at number 16 on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and at number five on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums component chart.
"Mojado" is a latin pop song a written by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his tenth Studio album, Adentro (2005). It was released in 2006 as the lead single from the album in Mexico, but the third single from the album overall.
"A Ti" is a song written by the Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his tenth studio album, Adentro (2005). It was the fourth single released from the album in 2006 and was later included on Arjona's compilation album, Quién Dijo Ayer (2007), alongside a reworked version with the Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti.
"Te Quiero" is a Latin pop song by Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona, released on 5 July 2012 as the third single from his 13th studio album, Independiente (2011). The song was written by Arjona, who produced it with longtime collaborators Dan Warner and Lee Levin under their stage name Los Gringos. Additional recording work was handled by Peter Wallace, Matt Rollings, Carlos "Cabral" Junior and Isaías García.
The 10th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1997 and 1998 took place on May 14, 1998, at a live presentation held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida. The ceremony was broadcast in the United States and Latin America by Univision.
Alma Ranchera is the title of the last studio album released by Spanish singer Rocío Dúrcal on 14 September 2004 by BMG and RCA. Produced by Memo Gil and Carlos Cabral "Junior", the album is a tribute to ranchera music.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1980s, namely in Ibero-America. This includes recordings, festivals, award ceremonies, births and deaths of Latin music artists, and the rise and fall of various subgenres in Latin music from 1980 to 1989.
X (also titled X (Diez), "Ten" in English) is a double album by Regional Mexican band Intocable, released on February 15, 2005 through EMI Latin. It was produced by René Martínez and Ricardo Muñoz, two members of the band, alongside Pepe Aguilar, Carlos Cabral Jr., Jason Cano, Alex Espinoza, Chuy Flores, Kinky, Jorge Lares Amaro, Sacha Triujeque, Alan Baxter, Nir Seroussi and Tom Baumgartner. The album features collaborations from Kinky, Jumbo, DJ Kane, Ice, Tego Calderon, Volován, Pepe Aguilar and Natalia y la Forquetina.