Grammy Nominations: my comments on Latin music
Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
As Latino music fans, we have the advantage of seeing our favorite artists participate in 2 cycles of Grammy awards. We have the Latin Grammy Awards and we are now entering the original Grammy Awards, which have several Latin categories. And I like when new artist are recognized by nominations and awards, which did not got nominated [...]
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Tito Rodriguez - Fania promotional video
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I just received from Kiko Morillo over at CodigoMusic a mail with promotional material for the Tito Rodriguez CD pack that Fania remastered and released last month. I do not have the CD set of this master of Latin music, but when I get it I will give you my views on it.
The email came [...]
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Christmas Latin Music begins with Asalto Navideño
Posted on 02. Dec, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Last Friday (Black Friday), while my wife went to work, I had the daunting task of cleaning up the kitchen after having hosted the Thanksgiving dinner to our 5 invited couples with the children the previous evening. Having had several glasses of wine with our friends the night before, I wasn’t all that peppy for [...]
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Thanks for all Latin Music
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I’m thankful to have the bunch of friends we have. We got together 3 of the 4 days off we had due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. In these 3 meetings, the house hosts played a variety of their favorite music, and it seems we all enjoyed all the Latin music played, even when it was [...]
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Is Furtado the next Gorme?
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I still remember the Sunday afternoons when my dad would play his favorite music in his hi-fi stereo. One of the most memorable of dad’s favorites was the LP of a sweet female voice with the famous Trio Los Panchos. That famale voice had a special accent that made it captivating to listen. Whether because [...]
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Latin Music reads for the Weekend
Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
One of the things I like most about participating in social networking sites and in the blogosphere is that the reader, in this case you, is the beneficiary of our “friendly competition” to publish content. The Latin music aficionado, as well as the profesional, has increasingly more sources of good information about your favorite music, [...]
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Johnny Pacheco: 50 years making Latin Music History
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Johnny Pacheco is celebrating 50 years in the music business, and I want to share with you my favorite songs from this great Dominican artist. Pacheco arrived to New York in the 1940’s and since then became an influential part of the development of Latin music in New York. I will not attempt to write [...]
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Nelly Furtado has a Great Plan
Posted on 14. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Nelly Furtado seems to have a great plan for her introduction into Latin music with her 1st CD in Spanish titled “Mi Plan”. The pop album was well planned by Furtado, as the song selection along with the signing duets in several songs, produced a recording of great musical variety and excellent quality.
Chances are that, [...]
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Fania is back with good old Salsa
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
The Fania label is back again, providing us the availability of some of the best classic Salsa ever recorded. Now under new ownership, Fania officially launched its www.Fania.com web site, which will make available a great part of their archived catalog. I understand more titles will become available over time.
I’m glad that Fania is back, [...]
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2009 Latin Grammy Awards - My Objections and Ideas
Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Awards are a diffucult thing, but people love them. I’m one who is always disappointed with music awards. For one, I always seem to disagree with some of the selections for award winners. Another reason is that sometimes there are two very good entries in one category, and only one can win.
Luis Enrique’s “Ciclos” vs. Jose Lugo’s “Guasabara”
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