Tag Archives: Luis Enrique
…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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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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Salsa Music Ups and Downs; Part 3, Salsa Romantica and the Merengue threat
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
Salsa survived the threat of Rock and Disco in the 1980’s thanks to a mainstream trend in Salsa and to the birth of “Salsa Romántica”. But would this be enough to hold-off the “Merengue” threat of the early 90’s? Merengue took a page from Salsa’s book, and changed its message and its appearance. With these [...]
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Luis Perico Ortiz shines in Peru
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by Hector Aviles.
The legendary Puerto Rican trumpet player, Luis “Perico” Ortiz was one of the highlights of the “Festival de la Salsa Chim Pum Callao” (Chim Pum Callo Salsa Festival) in Peru. The Puerto Rican maestro and bandleader received excellent reviews for his performance by the Peruvian press and fans. Luis “Perico” Ortiz was accompanied by singers [...]
