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Ricardo Arjona Discography
Guatemalan recording artist Ricardo Arjona has released 15 studio albums, sixteen compilation albums, two live albums, forty-five singles and two promotional singles. Four of his albums have reached the number-one position on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, while four of his singles have topped the ''Billboard'' Latin Songs chart. Throughout his career, Arjona has sold approximately 20 million albums worldwide, making him one of the most successful Latin artists in music history. Arjona released his debut album, ''Déjame Decir Que Te Amo'', in 1985. However, his experiences while recording the album and its commercial failure led to his decision to abandon the music industry. Despite this decision, Arjona returned and released ''Jesús, Verbo No Sustantivo'' in 1988. In 1991, Arjona signed a record deal with Sony Music and released his third studio album, ''Del Otro Lado del Sol''. His 1992 release, ''Animal Nocturno'', garnered international success and spawned the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Arjona
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Algadeoro (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter. Arjona is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 80 million records sold. He is often called ''El Animal Nocturno'' (The Nocturnal Animal),Moscatel, Susana (23 March 2012)"Ahmadineyad vs. Arjona"(in Spanish). Milenio. Archived frothe original Retrieved 30 March 2012. thanks to his breakthrough success with his fourth studio album, which bears the same name. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteño music, and other Afro-American and Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, sexuality, violence, racism and immigration. As of 2016, Arjona had released sixteen studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums and forty-three singles. Four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America (later the Federal Republic of Central America). In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was originally located ... [...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] |
Mojado (song)
"Mojado" is a latin pop song a written by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his tenth Studio album, ''Adentro'' (2005). It was released in 2006 as the lead single from the album in Mexico, but the third single from the album overall. Composition "Mojado" has norteño and tejano music influences, mainly driven by the presence of Mexican band Intocable Intocable ("Untouchable" in English) is an American band from Zapata, Texas that plays Regional Mexican music; specializing in Norteño and Tejano music. It was started by friends Ricardo Javier Muñoz and René Orlando Martínez in the earl ... as featured artists on the song. Lyrically, the song revolves around immigration, El Universal (Mexico). Retrieved 23 March 2012. telling the story of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chenoa
María Laura Corradini Falomir (born June 25, 1975, in Mar del Plata, Argentina) popularly known as Chenoa, is an Argentine-Spanish music artist who rose to fame as a contestant on reality television singing competition ''Operación Triunfo''. Her music style could be described as pop. Most of her music is in Spanish, although a few tracks on some albums were recorded in English. Although her albums are not readily available in the U.S. record shelves as they are in Spain and Latin America, they can be found on the Internet. She has sold more than 1,000,000 records since 2002. Early life Chenoa was born in Mar del Plata, Argentina on June 25, 1975, although her family moved to Mallorca, Spain, when she was eight. She grew up in a musical family; both parents were musicians who used to sing in hotels at live music shows. At the age of 16, Chenoa began to sing professionally, taking part in her parents' show. When her mother fell ill, Chenoa had to stand in for her. Her fathers fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingüinos En La Cama
"Pingüinos En La Cama" is a latin pop and ballad song written by Guatemalan latin pop singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his tenth studio album, ''Adentro'' (2005). It was produced by Arjona, Dan Warner, Lee Levin and Tommy Torres and performed by Arjona. The album includeas an additional version of the song, labeled "Piano & Strings version". A remix version featuring Spanish singer Chenoa was also produced. The remix was released as the second single from the album in January 2006. Both versions charted together on ''Billboard'' charts. Music video The music video for "Pingüinos En La Cama" was recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2006. Argentinian model Emilia Attias appears on the video. The music video relates the story of a couple throughout their time together."R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adentro
''Adentro'' ( en, Inside) is the tenth studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on December 6, 2005, by Sony Music Entertainment. Recorded in the United States and Mexico, the album was produced by Arjona himself, as well as Dan Warner and Lee Levin (under their stage name Los Gringos), Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres, and long-time collaborator Carlos Cabral Jr. The album marks the first collaboration between Arjona and Cabral, who would subsequently become a regular contributor in following albums by the singer. Arjona experimented with prominent Latin sounds for ''Adentro'', such as Mexican and Tejano music on " Mojado", as well as some Colombian and bachata elements on "Adiós Melancolía". ''Adentro'' was named "Arjona's most personal album", and his performance style was classified as "confident", with a "relevant-as-ever lyricism". It was named best Latin Pop Album for 2007 at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. ''Adentro'' became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minutos
"Minutos" is a latin pop song written by Guatemalan latin pop singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his ninth studio album, '' Santo Pecado'' (2002). The song was released as the second single from the album. Music video The music video for "Minutos" was filmed in Argentina, on the Caseros prison, actually unused. It was filmed in two days, and in it, Arjona can be seen "playing basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... with the other recruits, doing exercise on an improvised gym, and thinking on the days he lived with his wife." El Siglo del Torreón. Retrieved May 3, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Problema
"El Problema" ("The Problem") is a Latin pop song written, produced and performed by Guatemalan Grammy Award winner singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released as the lead single from his ninth studio album, ''Santo Pecado'' (2002). It is also recognized as one of Ricardo Arjona's signature songs. Critically and commercially successful, the song became a hit by the singer, staying at No.1 for eight consecutive weeks at the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and twelve weeks at No.1 on the Latin Pop Songs chart, both being the most by any of his singles to date. Reception On the success of the song, Arjona commented that "it is an accident that happens, and you doesn't now how it is about. I thought 'El Problema' wasn't a song that could sound on radio and it happened." Mario Tarradell from ''The Dallas Morning News'' commented that "filled with lengthy verses and a gospellike chorus, the cut hardly sounds like your usual drive-time fodder." Music video The music video for " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Pecado
''Santo Pecado'' (English: ''Holy Sin'') is the ninth studio album recorded by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona. It was released by Sony BMG Latin on November 19, 2002 (see 2002 in music) and was produced by Arjona, Carlos Cabral Jr. and Fernando Otero. The album earned nomination for Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album in the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on September 3, 2003, losing by '' Quizás'' by Enrique Iglesias. Reception The AllMusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 3.5 stars stating "Needless to say, Arjona's songwriting is masterful. Even if the musical style of a particular song isn't to one's liking, the lyrics are always a wonder to behold. ".Birchmeier, JAllmusic Reviewaccessed September 5, 2011 Track listing All tracks by Ricardo Arjona except where noted. # "El Problema" (The Problem) – 5:31 # "Dame" (Give Me) – 3:46 # "Quesos, Cosas, Casas" (Cheeses, Things, Houses) – 5:06 # "Minutos" (Minutes) (Arjona, Migu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuando (song)
"Cuando" (English: "When") is a song written and performed by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his eighth studio album, ''Galería Caribe'' (2000). It was released as the album's lead single in 2000. It became his second number-one song on both the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts in the United States. A pop version was also recorded for the album as well as a Portuguese-language version titled "Quando". The song was inspired by an Internet chat Arjona had with a woman. Michael Paloetta of ''Billboard'' magazine called it "dreamy". The music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ... for the song was filmed in Barcelona, Spain and directed by Pedro Aznar. Charts Weekly charts Yearly charts See also * List of number- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galería Caribe
''Galería Caribe'' (English: ''Caribbean Gallery'') is the eighth studio album recorded by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, It was released by Sony Music México on August 29, 2000 (see 2000 in music). and became his first number-one album in the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart, peaking at the top of the chart in 2000 and 2001. Reception The Allmusic review by Jason Birchmeier awarded the album 3 stars stating "All in all, Galería Caribe is a curious entry in Arjona's catalog that most fans can overlook without missing much."Birchmeier, JAllmusic Reviewaccessed September 4, 2011 Track listing All songs were written by Ricardo Arjona, except where noted. # "Carabelas" (Caravels) – 2:32 # "Mujer de Guanahani" (Woman From Guanahani) (Arjona, Angel "Cuco" Peña) – 3:42 # "Lo Poco Que Queda de Mi" (What Little is Left Of Me) – 4:56 # "Un Caribe en Nueva York" (A Caribbean in New York) – 5:24 # "Cuando" (When) – 4:34 # "Receta" (Prescription) – 4:52 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
