Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna, known professionally as Rubén Blades, is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in the salsa, and Latin jazz genres. As a songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Son Cubano salsa to his music, creating "thinking persons' (salsa) dance music". Blades has written dozens of hit songs, including "Pedro Navaja" and "El Cantante". He has won nine Grammy Awards out of seventeen nominations and five Latin Grammy Awards.
¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira, released on 29 September 1998 by Columbia Records and Sony Music Latin. After attaining success in Latin America with her major-label debut Pies Descalzos (1995), Shakira met producer Emilio Estefan, who identified her potential to break into the US Latin market, and became her manager. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted previous collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa along with Pablo Flores, Javier Garza, Lester Mendez, and Estefan, who executive produced the album. Its music incorporates Latin pop styles, additionally experimenting with rock en Español and Middle Eastern music sounds.
Diego Antonio Caccia, known as Diego Torres, is an Argentine two Grammy Award-nominated pop singer, songwriter, composer, musician and actor. He is the son of the legendary Argentine artist Lolita Torres (1930–2002). He has sold 20 million albums worldwide.
Black Guayaba, often spelled Black:Guayaba, is a Grammy-winning Puerto Rican rock band that was formed in 2000.
Tomas 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, Jaci Velasquez, Ednita Nazario, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin and Franco De Vita.
Amarte Es un Placer is the thirteenth studio album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. It was released by WEA Latina on 13 September 1999. Produced by Miguel, it is a pop album with R&B and jazz influences. Miguel was more involved with the songwriting on this record than on earlier albums and was assisted by composers including Arturo Pérez, Armando Manzanero, and Juan Carlos Calderón. Despite the popularity of his contemporaries Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias who crossed over to the English-language market, Miguel preferred to sing and record in Spanish at the time.
Los de atrás vienen conmigo is the third studio album by Puerto Rican alternative rap band Calle 13 and was released on October 21, 2008 by Sony Music Latin. This album is a bit more colorful than the previous, although dark humor continues to be the tone. The album has a fusion of rhythms the band discovered during their visits to several countries. They fuse rhythms of 'cumbia villera' native to Argentina, and rhythms of Balkan music. The album features collaborations with Rubén Blades, Café Tacuba, and Afrobeta.
"La Perla" is the third single by alternative rap band Calle 13 taken from their third studio album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo, released on May 9, 2009 by Sony BMG. It features Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades and samba group La Chilinga. A music video was made and released for this song. Calle 13 and Ruben Blades performed the song at the Latin Grammy Awards for 2009.
The discography of Diego Torres, an Argentine pop singer, consists of seven studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, thirty-three singles, twenty-nine music videos and two DVDs, certifications and sales are also included.
"Guapa" is a Latin pop song written and performed by Argentine pop singer-songwriter Diego Torres released on February 22, 2010, as the first single off his seventh studio album.
"Color Esperanza" is the lead single from Diego Torres's fifth studio album Un Mundo Diferente.
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez, also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Draco, is a multiple-time Grammy and Latin Grammy winning American-born musician, singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur.
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, 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.
En Primera Fila is the third live album by Venezuelan recording artist Franco De Vita. It was released by Sony Music on May 31, 2011, after a three-year gap since the release of De Vita's last studio album. De Vita worked as producer with David Cabrera. The album is part of the live albums series entitled Primera Fila, promoted by the record label and including De Vita's greatest hits on re-worked versions and new songs.
Vida (Life) is the twelfth studio album by Puerto Rican recording artist Draco Rosa, released on March 19, 2013 by Sony Music Latin. It consists of 16 duets of Rosa's hits featuring guest artists chosen personally by Rosa himself. This is the first album released by Draco after his non-hodgkin lymphoma cancer diagnosis near his liver on April 25, 2011. It is entitled Vida symbolizing Draco's recovery after his cancer treatment. The album won Album of the Year at the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards and Best Latin Pop Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
Gracias Por Estar Aquí is the tenth studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís. It was released by Universal Music Latino on October 22, 2013.
Terral is the third studio album by Spanish singer-songwriter Pablo Alborán, scheduled to be released 11 November 2014 through Warner Music. The album was written by Alborán and composed and produced by Eric Rosse. Terral earned a nomination for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album at the 16th Latin Grammy Awards and for Best Latin Pop Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
The 16th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on November 19, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise. This is the second time that Latin Grammys will be held at this location, will be broadcast live on the Univision Network from 8–11 p.m. ET/PT.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in Latin music in the 1980s, namely in Ibero-America.
Pausa is the first extended play by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on May 28, 2020, through Sony Latin. Pausa is the first studio release by Martin since his 2015 studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar. Originally planned as a full-length album, Martin changed the concept following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and his experience with panic attacks. He split the album into two EP's, Pausa which consists of slower songs and ballads and Play which is set to include more up-tempo songs. The EP features six songs, out of which, five are collaborations with Sting, Carla Morrison, Pedro Capó and Bad Bunny among others.
