Tag Archives: Jose Lugo
Small Music Groups Are The Big Thing: Part 1
Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Hector Aviles.
Small Latin music groups seem to have become recently the big thing when it comes to live entertainment. In this economic environment where dollars are still scarce and employers are still recuperating from the recent reductions in workforce, it would be insane to expect lavish expenditures in holiday company parties. This is where small music [...]
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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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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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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 [...]
