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Mazz
Mazz is a Tejano band originally from Brownsville, Texas. The band was known for their idiosyncratic and innovative form of Tejano cumbia which made them distinguishable among their counterparts. Mazz became one of the most popular Tejano music bands during the genre's 1990s golden age. Mazz won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album in 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2001, 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2002, 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2003, 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2004, and in 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, 2009, the most wins for a Tejano musician. They landed their first major recording contract with EMI Latin in the early 1990s, before switching to Freddie Records in 1999. Joe Lopez and Jimmy Gonzalez formed Mazz in 1978 before disbanding and creating smaller bands throughout their careers. Gonzalez was known for blending a variety of genres into his basic Tejano sound, a formula he continued to use up until his final release, ''Porque Todavía te Quiero' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Award For Best Tejano Album
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings in the tejano music genre. Jimmy González & Mazz, El Grupo Mazz are the biggest winners in this category with five awards, including four years in a row from 2001 to 2004, and they are followed by Los Palominos, with two, who were also the first winners of this category in Latin Grammy Awards of 2000, 2000 for the album ''Por Eso Te Amo''. In Latin Grammy Awards of 2008, 2008, Emilio Navaira became the first and so far only solo singer to earn this award for the album ''De Nuevo''. To date the award has only been presented to artists originating from the United States, mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejano Music Award For Single Of The Year
The Tejano Music Award for Single of the Year was an honor presented annually at the Tejano Music Awards from 1981 to 1995. The category was retired, while eligible entries were nominated for the Tejano Music Award for Song of the Year and the genre-specific categories Tejano Crossover, Mexican Regional Song, and Tejano Country Song of the Year. The only English-language recording to have won the award (and to be nominated) was "Oh Girl" by La Mafia in 1983, which was included on ''Honey'', which also won Album of the Year. The most awarded artist is Mazz, who holds four wins, while Luis Silva remains the most awarded songwriter. Recipients See also *Music of Texas The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, punk rock, country, hi ... References General * Specific External linksOfficial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejano Music
Tejano music ( es, música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences. Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech and German genres – particularly polka or waltz. Tejano music is traditionally played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar or bajo sexto. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation known as ). It reached a much larger audience in the late 20th-century thanks to the explosive popularity of the singer Selena ("The Queen of Tejano"), Mazz, and other performers like Ramon Ayala, La Mafia, Ram Herrera, La Sombra, Elida Reyna, Elsa García (singer), Elsa García, Laura Canales, Oscar Estrada, Jay Perez, Emilio Navaira, Esteban "Steve" Jordan, Shelly Lares, David Lee Garza, Jennifer Peña and La Fiebre. Origins Europeans from Germany (first during the Spanish regime in the 1830s), Poland, and what is now the Czech Republic migrated to Texas and Mexico, bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 3rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theatre on Wednesday, September 18, 2002. Alejandro Sanz was the night's big winner, winning a total of three awards including Album of the Year. The ceremony returned in style after the 2001 ceremony was cancelled because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks across America, and all presenters apologized to viewers during the broadcast for such. Awards Winners are in bold text. General ;Record of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" *Celia Cruz — "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" * La Ley — "Mentira" *Gian Marco — " Se Me Olvidó" *Carlos Vives — " Déjame Entrar" ;Album of the Year Alejandro Sanz — ''MTV Unplugged'' *Miguel Bosé — '' Sereno'' *Celia Cruz — ''La Negra Tiene Tumbao'' *Ivan Lins — ''Jobiniando'' *Carlos Vives — '' Déjame Entrar'' ;Song of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "Y Sólo Se Me Ocurre Amarte" *Juanes — "A Dios le Pido" *Andres Castro, Martín Mader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Miami at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday, September 3, 2003. It was the first time the telecast was held outside of Los Angeles. Juanes was the night's biggest winner winning a record five awards including Album of the Year. He tied his own record winning five awards again five years later in 2008. Juan Luis Guerra and Calle 13 also tied this record in 2007 and 2009 respectively. Awards Winners are in bold text. General Record of the Year Juanes — "Es Por Ti" *Bacilos — "Mi Primer Millón" *Luis Miguel — "Hasta Que Vuelvas" * Molotov — " Frijolero" *Tribalistas — "Já Sei Namorar" Album of the Year Juanes — ''Un Día Normal'' *Bacilos — ''Caraluna'' *Rubén Blades — '' Mundo'' *Alexandre Pires — '' Estrella Guía'' *Tribalistas — ''Tribalistas'' Song of the Year Juanes — "Es Por Ti" *Jorge Villamizar — "Caraluna" (Bacilos) *Natalia Lafourcade — "En El 2000" *Sergio George and Jorge Villamiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Silva (songwriter)
Luis Silva (November 5, 1943 – October 22, 2008) was a Tejano music songwriter, considered by music critics to have been one of the "most well-known and prolific songwriters in the history of Tejano music" and "one of the most influential and prolific songwriters and record label promoters in Tejano music history". Silva wrote two winning Tejano Music Awards for Song of the Year, won three consecutive times for Songwriter of the Year, and remains the most awarded songwriter for the Tejano Music Award for Single of the Year category. He is part of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and his songwriting career spanned three decades and included a roster from Ram Herrera, Mazz, La Mafia, David Marez, among others. Career Recordings written by Silva include "Boulevard de Suenos" (Fama), "Te Voy a ensenar a Querer" ( Gary Hobbs), "Entre mas Lejos me Vaya," (David Marez), "Borracho de Besos," ( La Fiebre); "Laura Ya No Vive Aquí," "Ahora Quiero que m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Records
Freddie Records is an American independent record label founded in Corpus Christi, Texas on November 1, 1969, by musician Freddie Martinez. Initially operating as a recording studio and distributor for Martinez, he expanded his roster to include other musicians of Tejano music in fear of his company folding if he no longer was commercially successful. The label began producing albums for Ramon Ayala, Agustin Ramirez, Oscar Martinez, and Joe Bravo. It became commonplace for albums produced by Freddie Records to appear on ''Billboard''s Latin albums chart in the state of Texas. Ayala became the company's top-selling act, allowing Freddie Records to be commercially viable throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1978, Freddie Records sponsored a concert at Cole Park in Corpus Christi to record Little Joe's ''Live for Schlitz'' album. The event was met with protestors who complained of noise violations to the city council who banned future events to be held in the area. The album remai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Tejano Music Awards
The 10th Tejano Music Awards were held in 1990. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. The Tejano Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony recognizing Tejano music musicians. Award winners Vocalists of The Year *Male Vocalist of The Year **David Marez * Female Vocalist of The Year **Selena Vocal Duo Of the Year *Joe Lopez, Jimmy Gonzalez and Mazz Albums of the Year *Orchestra (Breaking the Rules by Latin Breed) *Conjunto (Emilio by Emilio Navaira) Songs of The Year *Song of The Year **Ahora Quiero Que Me Quieras by Mazz *Single of The Year **Ay Mujer by Latin Breed Entertainers of the Year *Male Entertainer of The Year **Emilio Navaira *Female Entertainer of The Year **Selena Most Promising Band of The Year *Emilio Navaira Song-writer of The Year *Joe Lopez Tejano Gospel Music Artist *Paulino Bernal See also *Tejano Music Awards References {{reflist Tejano Music Awards Tejano Music Awards by year Tejano Music Awards T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tejano Music Award For Male Vocalist Of The Year
The Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performers of Tejano music—a subgenre of regional Mexican music. The nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors and disc jockeys of Spanish-language radio stations in Texas. Originally, winners were chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners, and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States. Winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames. By 1987, the award ceremony was broadcast through 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The awards ceremony were originally held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, then to the San Antonio Convention Center until 1994, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Latin
Capitol Latin (formerly EMI Latin) is a brand of Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group. Previously, it was a subsidiary of EMI. History In 1989, José Behar, the former head of CBS Discos, signed Selena to EMI Latin, because he thought he had discovered the next Gloria Estéfan. In 1990, EMI Latin acquired San Antonio, TX-based Cara Records in order to capitalize on the popularity of Tejano. Artists under the Cara label included Mazz, David Lee Garza, and La Mafia. Popular EMI Latin performers linked to the EMI Televisa Music and Televisa networks included Thalía, Pedro Fernández, RBD, María Daniela y su Sonido Lasser, and Kudai. The label also signed reggaeton artists like DJ Flex and Tito El Bambino. In 2009, EMI Latin ended its partnership with Televisa, moved from Miami, to Los Angeles, and was renamed Capitol Latin. After Universal Music Group's acquisition of EMI in 2012, Capitol Latin merged with Universal Music Latin Entertainm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the second time the show took place in Las Vegas. Juan Gabriel was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year on November 4, the day prior to the telecast. Calle 13 were the big winners, winning five awards including Album of the Year. 2009 marked the ten-year anniversary of the Latin Grammy Awards. Awards Winners are in bold text. General ;Record of the Year Calle 13 featuring Café Tacuba — "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" * Luis Fonsi featuring Aleks Syntek, Noel Schajris and David Bisbal — "Aquí Estoy Yo" * Ivan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra — "Arlequim Desconhecido" * José Lugo Orchestra featuring Gilberto Santa Rosa — "Si No Vas a Cocinar" * Laura Pausini — " En Cambio No" ;Album of the Year Calle 13 — ''Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo'' * Andrés Cepeda — '' Día Tras Día'' *Luis Enrique — '' Ciclos'' * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. This was the last telecast of the awards nationally in the United States in English with a CBS contract. Effective in 2005, the awards were announced in Spanish with an exclusive Spanish-language telecast. Alejandro Sanz was the big winner winning four awards including Album of the Year. Awards Winners are in bold text. General ;Record of the Year — "No Es Lo Mismo" * — "A Festa" * |
