Babilla
''Babilla'' is the studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Vico C, released on October 6, 2009 through Caribbean Records under exclusive license to EMI Televisa. The 69% of the album was recorded at Luny Tunes' Más Flow Studios in Carolina, Puerto Rico, while the remaining 31% was recorded at Pichaera Studios, Golden Boy Studios (both in San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Rotary Music Studios ( Bayamón, Puerto Rico). Vico C produced almost the entire album, while Hyde, Luis Almonte and Joel Morales worked as recording engineers. Half the album was mixed at KDS Studios, while American producer Mike Fuller mastered it at Fullersound Inc., both studios located in Florida. All tracks feature session musicians for guitars, drums, trumpet, trombone, saxophone and choirs, while Vico C played the electronic keyboard on eight of the thirteen songs that includes the album. It features urban artists including Arcángel, Yaga & Mackie and Wiso G, and also other artists from other genres like Gustavo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vico C
Luis Armando Lozada Cruz (born September 8, 1971), known by his stage name Vico C, is an American rapper and record producer. Regarded as the founding father of reggaeton, Vico C has played an influential role in the development of Latin American hip hop and urban music. Biography Early life and influence He was born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico. Nicknamed ''El Filósofo del Rap'', ("The Philosopher of Rap"), Luis Armando Lozada Cruz adopted the professional name Vico C. Vico C describes reggaeton as "essentially hip-hop but with a flavor more compatible to the Caribbean." As one of the founders of hip hop in Spanish, Vico C was able to show that it was possible for one to be able to rap entirely and compellingly in Spanish using just occasional English phrases or slang terms. He can be seen in the rap movement as far back as its "underground" days ghostwriting and producing music for other young performers in the Puerto Rican rap scene. Vico C grew up in the ''Puerta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Latin Grammy Award For Best Urban Music Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and promotes a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin Americans, Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. According to the category description guide for the Latin Grammy Awards of 2012, 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental merengue music, merengue house, R&B, reggaeton and rap music, rap music albums containing at least 51 percent playing time of newly recorded material. The award was first presented as the Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album until it received its current name, Best Urban Music Album, at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004, 5th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony in 2004. The accolade for Best Urban Music Album was first presented to the Argentine band Sindicato Argentino del Hip Hop at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2001, second Latin Grammy Awards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Luis Almonte
Luis Almonte (born January 19, 1963) is a Dominican record producer, audio engineer, mixing engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. His production, songwriting, and mixing credits include Miguelito, single, which won the 2008 Grammy Award for Grammy Award for Best Latin Urban Album The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m .... Early life Almonte was born and raised in En Villa Fundacion, Bani Provincia Peravia in Dominican Republic. Discography Producer and writer discography References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Almonte, Luis American record producers Living people 1963 births Dominican Republic musicians People from Baní ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching Drum stick, drumsticks, one in each hand, and uses their feet to operate a foot-controlled hi-hat and bass drum pedal. A standard kit may contain: * A snare drum, mounted on a snare drum stand, stand * A bass drum, played with a percussion mallet, beater moved by a foot-operated pedal * One or more Tom drum, tom-toms, including Rack tom, rack toms and/or floor tom, floor toms * One or more Cymbal, cymbals, including a ride cymbal and crash cymbal * Hi-hat cymbals, a pair of cymbals that can be manipulated by a foot-operated pedal The drum kit is a part of the standard rhythm section and is used in many types of popular and traditional music styles, ranging from rock music, rock and pop music, pop to blues and jazz. __TOC__ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mi Niña Bonita
''Mi Niña Bonita'' is the second studio album released by the Venezuelan reggaeton duo Chino & Nacho. It was released on 6 April 2010. It has 12 tracks, 2 featuring guest stars like Don Omar and Baroni. Track listing Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Sales and certifications Mi Niña Bonita: Reloaded ''Mi Niña Bonita: Reloaded'' is a re-edition of the ''Mi Niña Bonita'' released on 24 August 2010.Track listing # #[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chino & Nacho
Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan pop duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album for '' Mi Niña Bonita''. History Before forming a duo, Chino and Nacho were both part of the Venezuelan merengue boy band Calle Ciega alongside Luifer, Gabo Marquez and Emilio Vizcaino where they started their musical careers. They released five albums, with the hit single, "Mi Cachorrita" on '' Una Vez Más''. Calle Ciega gained significant airplay in Venezuela and surrounding countries. The group fought for having more publicity than other Venezuelan groups like 3 Dueños. Calle Ciega employed various musical genres, though most reggaeton, and liked to mix salsa and merengue with reggaeton. The group later stopped releasing singles, and eventually broke up into what is now Chino & Nacho and Los Cadilacs. Chino & Nacho debuted their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andy Montañez
Andrés Montañez Rodríguez (born May 7, 1942), better known as Andy Montañez, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Early life Montañez is a native of the ''Tras Talleres'' area of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is known by the nicknames "El Godfather de la Salsa" and "El Niño De Trastalleres". Musical career Montañez first gained fame as a member of the internationally successful El Gran Combo group, with songs like "Hojas blancas" (White Leaves), "Un verano en N.Y." (A Summer in NY), "El barbero loco" (The Crazy Barber), "Julia", "Ponme el alcolado, Juana" (Rub Me With the Bay Rum, Juana), "Vagabundo" (Bum), "El Swing", etc. He stayed for approximately 15 years, producing 37 LPs. He left El Gran Combo to pursue a career with Venezuelan group La Dimension Latina, creating a feud between the two groups. After leaving El Gran Combo, he enjoyed considerable success on an international scale with his own orchestra, touring Latin America Latin America or * frenc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Son By Four
Son by Four is a latin music group from Puerto Rico, well known for their English U.S. pop hit " The Purest of Pain (A Puro Dolor)". The group is now independent, as they founded their own label SB4 Music Group in 2003. Son by Four was created by Panamanian producer and songwriter Omar Alfanno and their members Ángel López, Pedro Quiles, and brothers Javier Montes and Jorge Montes. Currently, the band is formed by the Montes brothers, Javi and Jorge. Music career In 1998, the group released two songs produced by Omar Alfanno, "No Hay Razón" and "Nada". The songs were minor hits on the '' Billboard'' Latin Tracks chart, and helped Son by Four sign a recording contract with Sony Music. The same year, they had their first album ''Prepárense'' and started touring to promote the album. In early 2000, they released an eponymous album featuring single "A Puro Dolor". This song, written by Omar Alfanno and originally recorded in Spanish, proved to be a success. Its ballad version wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gustavo Laureano
Gustavo Laureano is a Puerto Rican guitarist and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer of the band La Secta AllStar. Career As a songwriter and solo artist Laureano began his career as a songwriter, together with friend Mark Kilpatrick. In the 1990s, Laureano and Kilpatrick started writing and playing at clubs in Florida and Puerto Rico. At some point, they were discovered by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, who recorded the song " Bombón de Azúcar", written by Laureano, on his 1995 album ''A Medio Vivir''. The following year, Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario recorded the song "Ultima Vez", also written by Laureano, on her 1996 album '' Espíritu Libre''. After achieving success, Laureano has continued to contribute his songwriting to several artists like Obie Bermúdez and Wilkins, among others. Laureano has also collaborated with artists like Ignacio Peña, Wisin & Yandel, Robi Draco Rosa, Reyli, Eddie Dee, Lito & Polaco, KC Porter and Fonseca. In 2007 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yaga & Mackie
Yaga & Mackie are a reggaeton duo from Puerto Rico. They are signed to Los Mackieavelikos Inc. Discography Studio albums * 2002: ''Sonando Diferente'' * 2004: ''Clase Aparte'' * 2005: ''La Moda'' * 2007: ''La Reunión'' * 2008: ''Los Mackieavelikos'' * 2012: ''Los Mackieavelikos HD'' Singles * "Munequita" (featuring Johnny Prez) * "Tortura" * "La Batidora (featuring Don Omar) * "Vestido Blanco" (featuring Don Omar) * "Muévete" (featuring Pitbull) * "Buche y Pluma" (featuring Julio Voltio) * "El Tren" * "Nena Chula" * "Bailando" (featuring Nina Sky) * "Maulla" (featuring Daddy Yankee) * "Pide Más" (featuring Zion) * "Imposible Ignorarte" (featuring Zion & Lennox) * "Aparentemente" (featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto) * "El Pistolón" (featuring Arcángel & De La Ghetto, Randy) * "Block Party" (featuring Daddy Yankee) * "Ponla Hay" (featuring Andy Boy) * "El Día Nacional del Genero" (featuring Divino, La Sista, MJ, Trebol Clan, Mario VI, Jomar, De La Ghetto, Naldo, Jayko, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arcángel (singer)
Austin Agustín SantosBiografía de Arcángel Retrieved on May 19, 2017 (born December 23, 1985), better known by his stage name Arcángel, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He was born in to Dominican parents. In 2002, he was interested in becoming a performer of , a contemporary Latin American urban music genre. While living in Puerto Rico, he eventual ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument, an electronic derivative of keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards are capable of recreating a wide range of instrument sounds (piano, Hammond organ, pipe organ, violin, etc.) and synthesizer tones with less complex sound synthesis. Electronic keyboards are usually designed for home users, beginners and other non-professional users. They typically have unweighted keys. The least expensive models do not have velocity-sensitive keys, but mid- to high-priced models do. Home keyboards typically have little, if any, digital sound editing capacity. The user typically selects from a range of preset "voices" or sounds, which include imitations ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |