Basque music refers to the music made in the Basque Country, reflecting traits related to its society/tradition, and devised by people from that territory. While traditionally more closely associated to rural based and Basque language music, the growing diversification of its production during the last decades has tipped the scale in favour of a broad definition.
Barón Rojo is a Spanish heavy metal band from Madrid that achieved international success in the 1980s. The band is led by siblings Carlos and Armando de Castro, previously from the band Coz, and is considered one of the most important representatives of Spanish hard rock. Barón Rojo in Spanish means "red baron", the name of the band being an homage to Manfred von Richthofen; the 1981 eponymous song "Barón Rojo" is about him. In 2017, they were ranked number 18 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Spanish Rock Bands".
The 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Miami at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday, September 3, 2003. It was the first time the telecast was held outside of Los Angeles. Juanes was the night's biggest winner winning a record five awards including Album of the Year. He tied his own record winning five awards again five years later in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra and Calle 13 also tied this record in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Iván Ferreiro Rodríguez is a Spanish singer-songwriter born in Vigo, Galicia. He was the voice, leader and composer of the popular pop-rock band Los Piratas.
Eva María Amaral Lallana is a Spanish singer-songwriter, and a member of the group Amaral with Juan Aguirre.
Estrella de mar is the third studio album by the Spanish folk rock group Amaral released in Spain during 2002. Led by the first single and #1 hit "Sin Ti No Soy Nada", Estrella de Mar became the duo's breakthrough album, selling more than 1 million copies in Spain alone. "Te necesito", "Moriría por vos", "Salir corriendo" and "Toda la noche en la calle" were also very successful singles in Spain, all four reaching number one. The album received a nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals. An English version of Estrella de Mar was released in the United Kingdom in July 2006, exclusively on iTunes.
Pájaros en la cabeza is the fourth studio album by the Spanish folk rock group Amaral released in Spain during 2005, that same year the album received their second nomination for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and it was the best selling domestic album of that year in Spain.
Gato negro dragón rojo is the fifth studio album by the Spanish folk rock group Amaral. It was released in Spain in 2008. Recording and album mastering was completed on 25 April 2008. The album contains Juan Aguirre's first contribution as lead vocalist, on the track "Es sólo una canción".
Juan Vicente García Aguirre is a Basque musician and songwriter. He is best known for being one-half of the Spanish group Amaral with its namesake Eva Amaral.
Antonio Escobar Núñez is a Spanish musical artist who has won awards during his career as a music producer, mixing engineer, sound designer and composer for advertising, film, TV and recording artists. Escobar's music features rock, electronica, pop, dance, urban, Latin and orchestral influences.
The 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday, November 11, 2010, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the third time the annual event had taken place at this location. The eligibility period for recordings to be nominated was July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Nominations were announced on September 8, 2010. On September 14, 2010, it was announced that the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year honoree would be Plácido Domingo. The big winners of the night were Camila, Juan Luis Guerra and Gustavo Cerati with three awards.
As of 2019, the discography of Spanish rock group Amaral consists of 8 studio albums, 2 live albums, 3 live DVDs/Blu-rays, 4 special edition box sets, 38 singles, and 1 EP. The group has released music through EMI International, Virgin Records, Capitol, Gatorama, and Antártida.
Los Gatos Salvajes, from Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina, were a beat and garage rock band active in the early to mid-1960s, following which members Litto Nebbia and Ciro Fogliatta would go on to form the later, more successful group, Los Gatos. They were one of Argentina's first teenage rock & roll bands, and part of the popular worldwide beat movement inspired by the success of the Beatles and the British Invasion. They enjoyed only limited record sales, despite some degree of success in their television appearances, but are recognised as a pioneering group in Argentina.
Nocturnal is the seventh studio album by Spanish band Amaral. The songs were composed by Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre, while the recording included the participation of Guillermo Quero as the sound and mixing engineer, Toni Toledo and Ged Lynch playing the drums, Chris Taylor on the bass and Tomás Virgos on the piano. Also, Nus Cuevas contributed an arrangement of strings, Abraham Boba played the organ for one of the songs, and John Calvert and David Antony Brinkworth, along with Eva and Juan themselves, undertook the synth programming. Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre also took charge of the production, along with Chris Taylor.
Hacia lo salvaje is the sixth studio album by the Spanish band Amaral. The songs were recorded in the duo's Madrid studio by Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre, with the participation of Toni Toledo and Chris Taylor. The production was undertaken by Juan de Dios Martín, Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre. Antonio Escobar was the synthesizer programmer. The album was mixed and mastered in New York by Michael Brauer in Electric Lady and Greg Calbi in Sterling Sound. It was the first album published under the new label created by the duo, Antártida, which was named after the song that the band were currently working on when they realised that they had not yet given their new label a name. Acoustic versions of all the songs were also recorded and released as bonus material
Salto al color is the eighth studio album by the Spanish band Amaral. The songs were composed by Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre except "Ondas Do Mar De Vigo", which was composed by Martin Códax. Eva Amaral, who sings and plays the guitar, and Juan Aguirre, who plays acoustic, electric and Portuguese guitars, both took charge of the production. The programming was by Eva Amaral, Juan Aguirre, Amit Kewalramani and Pablo Gareta. The keyboard and piano is played by Tomás Virgós while Chris Taylor and Ricardo Esteban both play the banjo. The percussion is by Tino di Geraldo and Álex Moreno, the latter of whom also plays the drums. The album also features a string orchestra, which was recorded at Angel Recording Studios in London.
L.H.O.N., also called L.H.O.N. is the eighth studio album by Argentine musical duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas, released on April 8, 2016, through Sony Music. The album was produced by Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur, the two members of the duo, and features collaborations with Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade and American singer Miguel.
Carlos Alberto García López, better known as El Negro García López, was an Argentine guitarist and rock and roll musician, and one of the most influential instrumentalists of Argentine rock.
