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Dark Latin Groove
Dark Latin Groove (DLG) is a salsa band that mixes salsa, reggae and hip-hop. The group was brought together in New York by producer Sergio George (who also signed them to his record company Sir George Records) and included Huey Dunbar, Fragancia, and James "Da Barba" de Jesus. Beginnings Looking for vocalists, Sergio George discovered within the salsa club scenes both Huey Dunbar and James "Da Barba" de Jesus. De Jesus had previously been a backup singer for both Tito Nieves and Sistah Souljah. Their first appearance took place in April 1996 when they performed alongside Sergio George, who took up keyboard. Breakup After their third album in 2000, lead singer Huey Dunbar decided to break away from DLG to pursue a solo career. This essentially led to an anticipated breakup of the entire group. James DaBarba and Fragrancia formed a new DLG with a new female member. Rebirth In 2007, DLG producer Sergio George announced that the group would resurface again. Dunbar rejected Geo ...
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Lo Esencial (Dark Latin Groove Album)
''Lo Esencial'' () is the fourth greatest hits album by the American salsa band Dark Latin Groove. It was released on December 7, 2004 through Legacy Recordings, Sony BMG and Sony Music Latin. Part of the ''Lo Esencial'' compilation album series, it contains songs from his first studio album ''Dark Latin Groove'' released in 1996 by Sony Discos to his third studio album entitled '' Gotcha!'' released in 1999 on Columbia Records. It contains hits like "Volveré", " La Quiero A Morir", " No Morirá", "Juliana", "Que Locura Enamorarme de Ti", among others. Background The album contains in its essence the 3 DLG albums, the style of salsa reggae from the ''DLG'' album, ''Swing On!'' and '' Gotcha!''. Which were the creativity of producer Sergio George the voice of their lead singer Huey Dunbar, the rough rap of James Da Barba, the freestyle and soft rap of Fragrancia. Repertoire and recordings ''Lo Esencial DLG'' It contains fifteen songs, most of them covers of merengue, lati ...
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Historias Sin Contar (album)
''Historias'' is the fifth studio album released on April 19, 1994 by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. Reception The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 4.5 stars: "If you were to pick only one Arjona's album for your collection that wasn't a greatest-hits compilation, this should be the one"; he called the album a "career-defining success".Birchmeier, JAllmusic Reviewaccessed September 1, 2011 Track listing All tracks by Ricardo Arjona # "Si Yo Fuera" (If I Were) – 4:28 # "Señora de Las Cuatro Décadas" (Lady of The Four Decades) – 5:07 # "Casa de Locos" (Crazy House) – 3:01 # "Historia de Taxi" (Story of a Taxi Driver) – 6:45 # "La Noche Te Trae Sorpresas" (The Night Brings You Surprises) – 4:10 # "Amor de Tele" (Television Love) – 3:18 # " Te Conozco" (I Know You) – 4:11 # "Historia del Portero" (Story of a Doorman) – 5:12 # " Realmente No Estoy Tan Solo" (I'm Really Not That Alone) – 3:51 # "Del Otro Lado del Sol" (The ...
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Renacer (Dark Latin Groove Album)
''Renacer'' is DLG's first album after their breakup with previous lead singer Huey Dunbar. The album features Yahaira Vargas, otherwise known as Miss YaYa, as the new lead singer. The album received a Grammy nomination for " Best Tropical Latin Album. Features ''Renacer'' features long time group contributor Fragancia along with an invited guest singer Ness and Rapper/Singer/DJ, DJ Napoles(Napo). DLG released a new hit via radio in February 2008 called "Quiero decirte que te amo" which is a remake of Italian ballad of Laura Pausini, and also a Peruvian folk song cover called "Toro mata" (The Bull Kills). Also included is the remake of the ballad that was now done Salsa style of "Pero me acuerdo de ti", which was done by Christina Aguilera and was featured on her album "Mi Reflejo", which was written by songwriter Rudy Pérez. Sergio George had also included on the album of live performances of Miss Ya Ya and group doing the hit songs, "No morirá", "Volveré", "Muévete" and "Juli ...
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Gotcha! (album)
''Gotcha!'' is the third album released by the salsa band DLG in April 20, 1999 by Sony Music. It includes well known singles such as ''Volvere''. It is the last album to feature Huey Dunbar Huey Dunbar (born Eustace Dunbar IV; May 15, 1974) is the former singer of Dark Latin Groove. Born in New York City, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Jamaican father, he was exposed to music since his earliest years due to his parents' musi ... as the lead singer. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Salsa Album. Track listing # "Volveré" - 4:51 # "Eres Mi Vida" - 4:52 # "Got a Hook On You" (DLG Blues) - 5:00 # "Acuyuyé" - 4:52 # "Ángeles" - 4:50 # "A Veces Me Pregunto" - 4:50 # "De Oro" - 4:32 # "Prisionero" - 4:51 # "Gotcha" - 5:11 # "Volveré" (Bachata) - 4:36 # "La Quiero a Morir" (Bonus Track) - 5:01 Chart position Certification References 1999 albums Dark Latin Groove albums Albums produced by Sergio George {{latin-album-stub ...
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Swing On (album)
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Dark Latin Groove (album)
''Dark Latin Groove'' is the debut studio album by American salsa group Dark Latin Groove. The album peaked at #35 on the Top Latin Albums Top Latin Albums is a record chart published by ''Billboard'' magazine and is labeled as the most important music chart for Spanish language, full-length albums in the American music market. Like all ''Billboard'' album charts, the chart is based ... chart and #5 on the Tropical Albums chart. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Tropical Latin Album. Track listing # No Morirá (No Matter What) - 4:31 # Me Va an Extrañar (Unchain My Heart) - 4:41 # Dark Latin Groove - 4:42 # Si Tú No Estás - 4:44 # Muévete - 4:36 # Todo Mi Corazón - 4:59 # Triste y Solo (Broken Hearted) - 4:58 # Suéltame - 4:20 References External links * 1996 debut albums Dark Latin Groove albums Albums produced by Sergio George Sony Discos albums {{latin-album-stub ...
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Premio Lo Nuestro
The Lo Nuestro Awards or Premios Lo Nuestro (Spanish for "Our Thing") is a Spanish-language awards show honoring the best of Latin music, presented by Univision, a Spanish-language television network based in the United States. The awards began in 1989. The artist with the most Premios Lo Nuestro awards is Puerto Rican singer Olga Tañón. The awards ceremony features famous Latino actors, musicians and show business personalities. The show is broadcast all over the Americas. In February 2006, Univision announced that closed captioning in English would be offered for the first time in the history of the broadcast. The 2013 edition, which officially marks its 25th anniversary on the network was dedicated to singer Jenni Rivera after her death in December 2012. Background In 1989, the Lo Nuestro Awards were established by Univision, to recognize the most talented performers of Latin music. The nominees were initially selected by Univision and ''Billboard'' magazine, and the winn ...
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