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| Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Salsa, Reggae | |||
| Length | 37:31 | |||
| Label | Sony Discos | |||
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Dark Latin Groove is the debut studio album by American salsa group Dark Latin Groove. The album peaked at #35 on the Top Latin Albums chart and #5 on the Tropical Albums chart. [1] The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album. [2]
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the Latin pop genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Linda Bell Viera Caballero, better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album for the Intensamente La India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel album.
"Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti" is a song written and produced by Rudy Pérez. It was first recorded by Puerto Rican singer Lourdes Robles on her album Definitivamente (1991). In the ballad, the singer remembers her lover even when she tries to forget. Nine years later, American recording artist Christina Aguilera included a cover version on her second studio album Mi Reflejo which Pérez also produced. It was released as the second single from the album in December 2000. The music video for Aguilera's version was directed by Kevin Bray.
"No Me Ames" is a Latin pop duet recorded by American singers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony for Lopez's debut studio album, On the 6 (1999). It is a Spanish cover version of the Italian song "Non Amarmi", written by Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani and Aleandro Baldi and recorded by Baldi and Francesca Alotta for Baldi's album Il Sole (1993). The song was translated into Spanish by Ignacio Ballesteros at Anthony's request. Two versions of the song were produced for On the 6; one as a ballad and the other as a salsa. The ballad version was produced by Dan Shea, while the salsa version was arranged and produced by Juan Vicente Zambrano. The music video was directed by Kevin Bray and received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Short Form Music Video. It served as the encore during the couple's co-headlining tour in 2007.
Huey Dunbar is a singer and the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. His hits with the band included "La quiero a morir", "Juliana", "No Morirá", "Volveré", "Todo mi corazón", and a remake of Ricardo Montaner's original classic "Me va a extrañar". In 2000, he split up with DLG and since had a solo career which. For his first solo album he was awarded "Best New Artist" by Billboard magazine, and received a Grammy nomination. The album was certified Gold and Platinum by RIAA. In Billboard's Tropical Songs chart, the single "Te amaré" had moved from the number 9 song to number 4. "Huey Dunbar IV", debuted on the Tropical Albums chart at Number 2 on March 20, 2010.
Ilegales is a Grammy-nominated Dominican merenhouse group, which is one of the main exponents that helped to introduce and establish the merenhouse to the mainstrean and get an international audience. The band is well known by hits such as "La Morena", "Taki Taki", "Tu Recuerdo", "La Otra" and "Chucucha". They were one of the first merenhouse acts to perform at Viña del Mar International Song Festival in 1998 and 2003.
"El Amor" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Tito El Bambino. It was composed by Tito and Joan Ortiz and released on February 9, 2009, as the second single from his third studio album, El Patrón (2009). The song blends the sounds of Latin pop with cumbia and merengue. A regional Mexican and a salsa version were recorded and included on the special edition of the album.
"No Matter What" is the fourth single from freestyle singer George Lamond's debut album Bad of the Heart featuring Brenda K. Starr. In 1993, Lamond recorded a Spanish-language version as "No Morirá" with Lisa Lopez on his album Creo en Ti.
The Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for releasing albums in the tropical latin music genres. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Sigo Atrevido is the second studio album recorded by Puerto Rican salsa singer Eddie Santiago. The album was released by TH-Rodven in late 1987 and topped the tropical charts throughout the first half of 1988. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Tropical Latin Performance and another nomination for a Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year.
Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen, Royce met Andrés Hidalgo, who became his manager. Hidalgo later introduced Royce to record producer Sergio George, who immediately signed him to his label after hearing three of his demos.
The 8th Lo Nuestro Awards ceremony, presented by Univision honoring the best Latin music of 1995 and 1996 took place on May 9, 1996, 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.
Soy El Mismo is the third studio album by American singer Prince Royce. The album was released on October 8, 2013, by Sony Music Latin and became Royce's third number 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States. With Soy el Mismo, Royce also reached a career-best peak of number 14 on the US Billboard 200.
Más Corazón Profundo is the fourteenth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives, was released on May 13, 2014 by Sony Music Latin. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and was awarded Best Contemporary Tropical Album at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards. It won the Grammy Awards in 2015 for Best Tropical Latin Album.
Double Vision is the fourth studio album by American singer Prince Royce; it was released on July 24, 2015, by RCA Records. It is Royce's first album to be recorded primarily in English.
"Ríe y Llora" (English: "Laugh and Cry") is a song performed by Cuban recording artist Celia Cruz. The song was written by Sergio George and Fernando Osorio, produced by George and released as the lead single from Cruz's final studio album Regalo del Alma (2003) on 12 July 2003. It was the final song recorded by Cruz, following being sidelined by a brain tumor and before her death on 16 July 2003.
Vives is the fifteenth studio album by Colombian singer Carlos Vives, released on November 10, 2017, through Sony Music Latin. The album was produced by Vives alongside Andrés Castro and features collaborations with singers such as Sebastián Yatra, Shakira, Thalía and Cynthia Montaño, among others.
"Todo Mi Corazón" is a ballad written by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Ilan Chester and performed by Mexican singer Yuri on her 11th studio album Soy Libre (1991). It was released as the second single from the album and peaked at number No. 5 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the US. A music video for the song was filmed and features Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. The music video was nominated in the Latin field for Best Female Artist at the 1991 Billboard Music Video Awards. Chester recorded his own rendition of the song on his album studio Un Mundo Mejor (1992). It was later covered by American salsa band Dark Latin Groove (DLG) on their 1996 self-titled debut studio album. Their version became their second No. 1 song on the Tropical Airplay chart in the US. DLG's version was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year at the 1997 ASCAP Latin Awards on the tropical field.
The Grammy Award for Best Música Urbana Album is an honor presented to recording artists for quality vocal or instrumental Latin urban albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". Bad Bunny was the inaugural winner of this category thanks to his 2020 album El Último Tour Del Mundo.
Yo Si Me Enamoré is the debut studio album by American salsa recording artist Huey Dunbar. Released on February 27, 2001 through Sony Discos. The album was produced by Omar Alfanno and co-produced by Alejandro Jaén, Sergio George and Kike Santander and contains 11 songs and 4 singles in bolero, salsa and Latin pop versions.
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