Juan Luis Guerra Seijas is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 28 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and one Latin Billboard Music Award. He won 3 Latin Grammy Awards in 2010, including Album of the Year. In 2012, he won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year. He has sold 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
La Llave de Mi Corazón is the 10th studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by EMI Televisa Music on March 20, 2007. It was Guerra's first album to contain songs in English since his 1994 recording of Fogarate. The album contains fusions of mambo and tropical rhythms that Guerra himself defined as "Mambo merengue". Its production and musical structure of album is based on merengue, bachata and salsa and encompasses elements of Blues, Son, Jazz, Mambo and Bossa Nova. The album was written, arranged and produced by Juan Luis Guerra and according to the artist is his most romantic album. It is composed of four merengues, two bachatas, three romantic songs and two salsas.
Fogaraté! is the seventh album of the famous Dominican songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra. It was released on July 19, 1994. The album mixed a variety of music genres including rural and folkloric roots of merengue called "Perico Ripao" with elements of African soukus music and Tropical Music such as Reggae with the collaboration of African guitarist Diblo Dibala and Dominican accordionist Francisco Ulloa, along with Son, Bachata and Salsa. Also, the album features a particular, bachata-styled adaptation of the Lacrimosa movement from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor and Guerra's first song fully in English "July 19". Exploring lyrics and themes about magical realism of Latin American literature and commenting on the politics of the Caribbean, for many fans and critics, Fogaraté! is one of his most musically complex album.
A Son de Guerra, sometimes referred to as Asondeguerra, is the 11th studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by Capitol Latin on June 8, 2010. The album contains 11 tracks, and its musical structure and production are based on Merengue, Bachata, Son, Salsa, experimenting and incorporating elements of jazz, blues, funk, cumbia, rock, reggae, rap, and mambo. Lyrical themes on the album include protest against political corruption, immigration, love and romance. Featured appearances include Juanes and Chris Botti. For many fans and critics alike, it's his album with the most social content and strong social criticism since his 1992's Areito.
"Azul" (transl. "Blue") is a song by the Mexican singer Cristian Castro from his seventh studio album of the same name (2001). The song was co-written by brothers Kike and Gustavo Santander and produced by Kike, Andrés Munera, Fernando "Toby" Tobón. It is a pop rock power ballad in which the singer likens love to the color blue. The track was released on as the lead single from the album by BMG US Latin on 3 May 2001. A music video for "Azul" was directed by Pedro Torres and features Castro in a beach, house, and a nightclub with friends and premiered on 6 June 2001.
Salomón Villada Hoyos, better known by his stage names Feid and Ferxxo, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Medellín, Colombia, he has worked with several well-known singers such as Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Sebastián Yatra, Manuel Turizo, Maluma and Karol G.
"Culpables" is a song by Colombian singer Karol G and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. It was digitally released on September 14, 2018, and was included as the tenth single in Karol G's album Ocean (2019). A Latin trap song, "Culpables" revolves around a love affair between two persons, each of whom has already had a partner. A black-and-white music video was released on September 5 on YouTube, and became one of the singers' most-viewed music videos on the platform. The song has been described by Billboard as one of the best songs in the genre by a female singer, and was nominated for the Collaboration of the Year category at the Premios Tu Música Urbano.
"Burbujas de Amor" is a song by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, released as the third single of his album Bachata Rosa (1990). It is widely considered one of Guerra's most popular songs. The song was a commercial success and became an international hit in Europe and Latin America. It peaked at number 2 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. The track received universal acclaim from critics and was praised for its sophisticated lyrics and elegance. The song was marketed as a bachata; however, it's musical form is actually bolero.
"El Costo de la Vida" is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra from his sixth studio album, Areíto (1992). The song was released as the album's third single in 1992 by Karen Records. It is a Spanish-language adaptation of soukous song "Kimia Eve" composed by Diblo Dibala. The song features Dibala on the guitar and is performed by Guerra as a merengue number. The lyrics to the song provides a social commentary to the rising cost of living, while Guerra denounces the dislevel of socioeconomics as well as political corruptions in Latin America. Guerra also references the racial identities of Latin America.
Billy Pérez, known artistically as Musiko, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and record producer. In his discography, there are two studio albums and two collaborative ones, these being 7 together with Triple Seven and Dosis together with Indiomar.
"Despechá" is a song by Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 28 July 2022 by Columbia Records as a single from Motomami +, the deluxe edition of her third studio album Motomami (2022). The song was written by Rosalía, reggaeton veterans Chris Jedi, Gaby Music, and El Kagueto del Guetto, along with Motomami producers David Rodríguez, Noah Goldstein and Dylan Patrice. "Despechá" is a mambo track, with merengue and electropop elements, about "the joys of leaving work and toxic men behind to hit the club." A remix with American rapper Cardi B was released on 16 December 2022.
Grupo Frontera is a Mexican-American band from Edinburg, Texas. The band consists of Adelaido "Payo" Solís III, Juan Javier Cantú, Julian Peña Jr. (congas), Alberto "Beto" Acosta, Carlos Guerrero (drums), and Brian Ortega.
"Frágil" is a regional Mexican song by the American bands Yahritza y su Esencia and Grupo Frontera. It was written by Kevyn Cruz, Luis Ángel O'Neill Laureano, Yahritza Martínez and Edgar Barrera, who also produced it. It was released as a single on April 7, 2023 through Lumbre Music, Columbia Records and distributed by Sony Music Latin.
"Primera Cita" is a song by Mexican singer-songwriter Carín León, released on April 20, 2023, as the fifth single from his third studio album Colmillo de Leche (2023). It was written by Alejandro Lozano and produced by León and Orlando Aispuro.
"Según Quién" is a song by Colombian singer Maluma and Mexican singer Carín León. It was released on August 17, 2023, through Sony Music Latin, as the ninth single from Maluma's sixth álbum, Don Juan (2023).
Radio Güira is the second extended play by the Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra, released on November 3, 2023 by Rimas Entertainment. Written and produced by Guerra and Janina Rosado, the six track EP is inspired by a radio station broadcast created by Guerra titled 4:40 FM. Exploring a number of different sounds and music genres, the EP encompasses blues, jazz, rock, big band, bachata, mambo, and merengue and includes the participation of pianist Michel Camilo.
Joshua Omar Medina Cortés, known professionally as Omar Courtz, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter.
Billboard Latin Women in Music is an annual event by Billboard Latin. The Latin edition of Billboard's Woman of the Year event, it would "celebrates Latin female artists, executives and creatives who are proactively working for positive change, inclusion and gender parity in the music industry," according to the magazine. Like its American counterpart, the main award is titled Woman of the Year. The inaugural ceremony was held on May 6, 2023, with Shakira as the Woman of the Year awardee.
Rayo is the sixth studio album by Colombian singer J Balvin. It was released on 9 August 2024, through Capitol Records. It contains guest appearances from Chencho Corleone, Luar la L, Feid, Saiko, Bad Gyal, Zion, Dei V, Ryan Castro, Blessd, Carín León, Omar Courtz, Yovngchimi, Quevedo, Mambo Kingz and DJ Luian.
