Tag Archives: Grammy
…and the Grammy goes to YOU!
Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
The Grammy event had little surprises this year for Latino artists. I obviously was pulling for a couple of Latinos who eventually didn’t win, and within the Latino music categories, the same artists won. Whichever artist you were pulling for, one clear winner Sunday evening was you, the Latin music listener. The nominee list is [...]
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Eddie Palmieri - His Musical History
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
I received an excellent comment on the musical life of Eddie Palmieri from a LatinoWebCafe reader (Rick). He posted the below detailed comment in response to my “PBS Latin Music USA” blog. I find the Eddie Palmieri information he shared so complete and interesting, that I’m taking it out from the obscurity of the comments [...]
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Premios Billboard Musica Latina - more of the same!
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
After the results of the “Premios Billboard 2009” of latin music, you have to wonder if whoever chooses the award winners even listens to the recordings. These latin music awards, as with the Grammy’s, “Lo Nuestro”, etc., seem to reward the most popular and conected artists than the quality of music they play.
My particular grief [...]
