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Boricua En La Luna
"Boricua en la Luna" is originally a poem by Juan Antonio Corretjer. Puerto Rican singer/songwriter Roy Brown popularized it by adapting it to song. It was first featured on the album ''Árboles'', from Brown and Cuban singer Silvio Rodríguez and became one of Brown's most popular songs. Song history On the booklet of Roy Brown's hits album ''Colección'', he writes that the song "could've never been". Brown writes that in the late 70s, Corretjer handed him the lyrics, which he intended to be ''décimas'', to see if Roy could come up with something. Brown, who at the time was moving to New York City, forgot about them. Several years later, when Corretjer died, Brown started looking for the ''décimas'', but had a hard time finding them. A year later, Brown finally found them and says the music came "like a yank". However, he broke his finger playing basketball so he was unable to play it for a year. In 1987, he finally recorded it for the album ''Árboles''. Lyrical interpreta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Brown (Puerto Rican Musician)
Roy Brown Ramírez (born July 18, 1945 in Orlando, Florida) is a Puerto Rican musician and singer.Liner notes of "Basta Ya... Revolución" (Disco Libre) Early years Brown's father was an American United States Navy, naval officer and his mother a native of Puerto Rican citizenship, Puerto Rico. Brown was raised during turbulent times in the United States. Among the important issues of those days were racism, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Most of these events went on to form an important part in his ideals and his way of thinking. In the late-1960s, Brown enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico. He enjoyed writing poems and while he was a student, he became actively involved in groups against the Vietnam War, poor living conditions, and especially in favor of the independence movement of Puerto Rico. Brown was also involved in the student disturbances which spread throughout the university, by participating in the protest and picket lines. First Recordings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)
''Primera Hora'' is a daily newspaper of Puerto Rico. History It was established on November 17, 1997, by Carlos Nido and Héctor Olave. Distributed free of charge through a print edition from Monday to Friday, readers can get ''Primera Hora'' through subscription, in establishments and at traffic lights throughout the island. Reaching more than 200,000 people with its regionalized distribution, Primerahora.com is also the second most visited local news website in Puerto Rico. ''Primera Hora'' also fleshed out questions raised by Puerto Rican politicians in 2002, by publishing research findings and even conducting its own research during a Sandungueo#Controversy, national controversy over music and , a popular dance move associated with reggaeton. ''Primera Hora'' conducted its minor survey on how dancing to reggaeton music affects youth, specifically young women in Puerto Rico. References External links * Spanish-language newspapers published in Puerto Rico News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stateside Puerto Ricans
Stateside Puerto Ricans ( es, link=no, Puertorriqueños de Estados Unidos), also ambiguously known as Puerto Rican Americans ( es, link=no, puertorriqueño-americanos,), or Puerto Ricans in the United States, are Puerto Ricans who are in the United States proper of the 50 states and the District of Columbia who were born in or trace any family ancestry to the unincorporated US territory of Puerto Rico. As Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, all Puerto Ricans living on both the island and stateside have US citizenship. At 9.6% of the Hispanic population in the United States, Puerto Ricans are the second-largest Hispanic group nationwide, after Mexican Americans and are 1.78% of the entire population of the United States. Stateside Puerto Ricans are also the largest Caribbean-origin group in the country, representing over one-third of people with origins in the geographic Caribbean region. While the 2010 Census counted the number of Puerto Ricans living in the States at 4.6&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Junte Para La Historia
''Un Junte para la Historia'' was a concert from three Puerto Rican bands: Fiel a la Vega, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, and Moliendo Vidrio, celebrated in Puerto Rico on November 29, 1998. The concert was then released as a DVD and a CD. The concert featured four sets. The first three sets consisted of each band presenting some of their hit songs. The last set, featured a "junte" (slang for get together) of all three bands performing hit songs from each other. Track listing Haciendo Punto en Otro Son * "Los Carreteros" * "Vida Campesina" * "Sal a Caminar" * "Que Vivan Los Estudiantes" * "Yolanda" * "Cantares" * Medley * "La Muralla" Moliendo Vidrio * "La Montaña" * "Sigue Caminando" * "El Tambor" * "De Ciales Soy" * "Peyo Mercé" * "El Gesto de la Abuela" Fiel a la Vega * Medley ("Resurrección", "Todo Cambia y Todo Sigue Igual", "Las Flores de Emilio", "Los Superhéroes", "De Pecho", "Bla,Bla,Bla" & "El Panal") * "Al Frente" * "Granos de Sal" * "Septiembre, Río Piedras" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moliendo Vidrio
Moliendo Vidrio (originally called Moliendo Vidrio con el Pecho) is a Nueva Trova band from Puerto Rico, founded in 1975. Band members included Gary Núñez, Sunshine Logroño, Rosita Velázquez, Iván Martínez, Pedro Villalón and Carmen Nydia Velázquez, among many others. Moliendo Vidrio's repertoire has been sung by generations and it has become part of the Puerto Rican folklore. Band history Un Junte para la Historia In November 1998, the band reunited for a concert with Puerto Rican bands Fiel a la Vega and Haciendo Punto en Otro Son. During the concert, the bands alternated sets performing the hit songs of each other, ending with a huge "junte" of all of the musicians singing several songs of each band. The concert was recorded and released later as an album titled ''Un Junte para la Historia ''Un Junte para la Historia'' was a concert from three Puerto Rican bands: Fiel a la Vega, Haciendo Punto en Otro Son, and Moliendo Vidrio, celebrated in Puerto Rico on Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haciendo Punto En Otro Son
''Haciendo Punto en Otro Son'' is a ''Nueva Trova'' band from Puerto Rico, founded in 1975. They recorded fourteen albums and performed in Latin America, the Caribbean and United States. Band members included Tony Croatto, Silverio Pérez, Josy LaTorre, Irvin García, Nano Cabrera, Ivan Gonzalez, Jorge Arce, José Vega Santana, Moncho Diaz, Jose ‘Pache’ Cruz and many others. ''Haciendo Punto''’s repertoire has been sung by generations and it has become part of the Puerto Rican folklore. ''Haciendo Punto''’s contribution was the dissemination of other performers' music from the Caribbean and Latin America as well as their own Puerto Rican culture. Band history The original quintet recorded the first two albums. Tony and Nano departed the group to form their own band which focuses on folklore and not "''Nueva Trova''". The third album was a huge success. Since the fourth album, Silverio Perez was the only member left from the original group. Bassist and producer Ivan Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Concierto Acústico
''El Concierto Acústico'' is the first live album by the Puerto Rican rock band Fiel a la Vega, and their second album overall. The album was recorded at the Performing Arts Center in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, during the concerts the band held on July 19–21, 1997. It was released later that year. The album consists of acoustic versions of songs from the band's first album, ''Fiel a la Vega'' and cover versions of some of the artists that influenced them, including Roy Brown, Silvio Rodríguez and Leon Gieco. Brown himself made a guest appearance during his song "Boricua en la Luna". Other guest artists were Adean Cabán (son of Antonio Cabán Vale "El Topo") and Mike Villegas. Track listing # "Recuerdos de Borinquen / Las Flores de Emilio" # "86'" # "De Mi Casa y Mi Viento" # "Fábula de los Tres Hermanos" (from S. Rodríguez) # "Mil Canciones" # "Buscando Guayaba" (from R. Blades) # "Ojalá" (from S. Rodríguez) # "Sólo le pido a Dios" (from L. Gieco) # "Un Pueblo Durmiend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tito Auger
Alfonso "Tito" Auger Vega (born 3 March 1968, in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician best known for being the lead singer of the Rock en Español band Fiel a la Vega. Auger is also the band's main songwriter, together with Ricky Laureano. Biography Early years and schooling Auger was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, and grew up in the town of Vega Alta. He is the son of Alfonso Auger Cabrera and Olga Vega Colón. Auger studied in the ''Nuestra Señora del Rosario'' school in Vega Baja. He followed his studies at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in San Juan where he received a bachelor's degree in Communications in 1990. As a young man, he migrated to New Jersey in the hope of becoming a rock star. Interest in music Auger started in music when he was 15 years old, playing the guitar. When he was 18, he was invited by some childhood friends (Emilio and Jorge Arraiza among them) to play in a band called ''Crossroads''. The band performed mostly in the local ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiel A La Vega
Fiel a La Vega is a Rock en Español band from Puerto Rico formed in 1994. The band consisted of members Tito Auger and Ricky Laureano (vocals and guitars), who come from the northern city of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, along with brothers Pedro and Jorge Arraiza (drums and bass), who come from the neighboring city of Vega Baja. Their hometown is what gave name to the band. Since 1996, they were joined by percussionist Papo Román, who left the band in 2006 to spend time with his family. The band rose to prominence with their eponymous debut album, which was released in 1996. The album was a hit, spawning several hit singles like " Salimos de Aquí" and "El Wanabí", and turning the band into one of the most popular musical groups in the island at the moment. Fiel a la Vega followed their debut album with four more studio albums, three of which were released independently. Despite not having the support of a multinational record label or wide publicity, after 20 years, the band is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colección (Roy Brown Album)
''Colección'' is a two-disc compilation album from Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown. It features a collection of Brown's hits and old songs, some of them recorded live. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1996. Background and recording Roy Brown describes ''Colección'' as a "self-conscious journey" through his career. He says that the album includes songs that are "favorites of the public, others favorites of mine, some forgotten and unknown, others never recorded and that had their chance, even if they never made it to the 'hit parade'".''Colección'' album booklet Most of the songs on Disc one were recorded live. The first eight tracks were recorded during a concert in San Juan in 1993, while tracks nine to eleven were recorded during a presentation in Jayuya in 1992. "Mister con macana" (Track 12) was recorded for this album on E 1212 Studio in 1994. The remaining songs on the first disc ("Oubao-Moin" and "Encántigo") originated from the albums '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distancias En Vivo
''Distancias en Vivo'' is a live album from Puerto Rican singer Roy Brown. The album was released under Brown's label Discos Lara-Yarí in 1990. on Cancioneros Background and recording ''Distancias en Vivo'' is the first released by Roy Brown. Like the '' Distancias'' album, released in 1977, most of the songs featured in this live album are based onJuan Antonio Corretjer
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