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Ramón Orlando
Ramón Orlando Valoy García (born July 29, 1959), is a Dominican musician, singer, arranger, composer, record producer and songwriter, besides being a gran maestro pianist in Caribbean rhythms. Ramón Orlando received seven Casandra awards in the 1992 ceremony, including the ''Soberano'', which is the most important category in the Dominican awards ceremony. In 2005, he was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award in the Best Merengue Album category. Career Ramón Orlando Valoy was born on July 29, 1959 in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is the son of Cuco Valoy. Ramón Orlando started his music career at age 14, as a singer, piano player, arranger, composer and songwriter in his father's merengue band called ''La Tribu.'' He formed his own merengue music band in 1984 called "Los Virtuosos", later renamed “Cuco Valoy y Orquesta” with Peter Cruz y Henry García as lead singers. Years later, the Cuco Valoy group broke up and Ramón moved to Colombia to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santo Domingo
, total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , website Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo ( meaning "Saint Dominic"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Ciudad Trujillo, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city and immediate surrounding area (the Distrito Nacional) had a population of 1,484,789, while the total population is 2,995,211 when including Greater Santo Domingo (the "metropolitan area"). The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.", "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Founded by the Spanish in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando in 1502 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Grammy Awards Of 2005
The 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, November 3, 2005. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast by Univision in the United States. Ivan Lins was the big winner, winning two awards, including Album of the Year. He is the first and only Brazilian and Portuguese-language artist to win Album of the Year to date. Alejandro Sanz was honored with Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Juanes won three awards including Best Rock Solo Vocal Album. Awards Winners are in bold text. General ;Record of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "Tu No Tienes Alma" *Bebe — "Malo" *Daddy Yankee — "Gasolina" *Reyli — "Amor del Bueno" *Aleks Syntek featuring Ana Torroja — "Duele el Amor" ;Album of the Year Ivan Lins — ''Cantando Histórias'' *Bebe — ''Pafuera Telarañas '' *Obie Bermúdez — ''Todo el Año'' *Intocable — '' Diez'' * Diego Torres — ''MTV Unplugged '' ;Song of the Year Alejandro Sanz — "Tu No Tienes Alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toño Rosario
Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), known as Toño Rosario, is a Grammy Award nominee musician, best known for his role of bandleader of Merengue music act Los Hermanos Rosario. In 1990, he started his successful solo career receiving gold and platinum certifications. Toño Rosario is a best selling merengue artist who has received nominations to the Latin Grammy Awards, Latin Billboard Music Awards and Grammy Awards. Rosario is known for hits such as ‘Kulikitaca’, ‘Resistire’, ‘Seguire’, ‘Jenny’ and ‘Viborar del Mar’. Rosario was the first solo merengue artist to ever sell out Madison Square Garden, United Palace, Altos de Chavón, la Plaza del Toro, Madrid, and Cuervana Stadium, México. Rosario is a minority owner/limited partner of the Miami Dolphins NFL team. Musical career Maximo Antonio del Rosario is best known for his Merengue numbers. As a member of Los Hermanos Rosario, Rosario has been a key figure in popularizing Merengue mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the bachata group Aventura. In 2002, the song " Obsesión" reached number one in Italy for 16 consecutive weeks. He released several albums with Aventura before the group broke up. Since then, Santos has embarked on a solo career which has spawned seven number one songs on the Hot Latin Songs chart and seventeen number ones on the Tropical Songs chart. Over his career, he sold over 40 million albums and over 100 million singles. Early life Santos was born in 1981 in the Bronx, New York City to a Dominican father and a Puerto Rican mother. He had a humble upbringing, with his father, who worked in construction, under-paid but earning enough for his family with his mother staying at home taking care of them. Santos began his career by singing in a church choir at a young age. Romeo was exposed to Latin genres of music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Manuel
Cruz Manuel Hernández Santiago (born December 1, 1972), known artistically as Manny Manuel, is a Puerto Rican musician and singer of merengue, bolero, and tropical music. He became famous first as a member of the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, before launching a successful solo career in 1994. Early life Manny Manuel was born in the mountain town of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. He studied elementary and high school in the José Rojas Cortés School at his hometown. Since a young age, he started presenting himself in talent shows and other musical activities. He later joined the group Tempo Merenguero, and subsequently became a vocalist and choreographer for the merengue duo of Mayra y Celinés. Musical career After several years, Manuel joined the group Los Sabrosos del Merengue, debuting with the hit song "Fiera Callada". After the success of the song, the group released their first album, ''Sin Fronteras'', featuring Manuel prominently in the lyrics. The album even included a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Cruz
Miriam Cruz (born Miriam Aracelis Cruz Ramírez, August 17, 1968, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a merengue musician and actress. She is best known for being the lead vocalist of the successful female merengue group, Las Chicas del Can Las Chicas Del Can was the first all-female Merengue music, merengue group from Dominican Republic. Originally created by pianist Belkis Concepción, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Ch .... In 1992, the group reinvented itself under the name Míriam Cruz y Las Chicas del Can, Las Chicas. Discography Studio albums *''Chicán'' (1985) *''Nada Común'' (1991) *''Nueva Vida'' (1993) *''Punto y Aparte'' (2001) *''Aquí Estoy'' (2006) *''Siempre Diva (2013)'' *''Me Sacudi (2015)'' *''Miriam Collection (2016)'' *''Sali De Ti (2017)'' Singles *"La Loba" *"Tómalo Tú" *"Te Propongo" *"El Ñoño" *"Me Siento tan Sola" *"Agua de Sal" *"Quiero hacerte el amor" *"La Guayaba Pod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luys Bien
Luys Bien is a Dominican Republic, Dominican singer, musician and songwriter. He interprets poetical lyrics with a melodious voice in a variety of Latin music genres, including bachata, merengue, bolero and salsa. Luys Bien's most recent release, ''Latidos de Tambor'', is a collaboration with Ramón Orlando. Biography Luys Bien debuted in December 2020 with ''Firme Albor'', an EP of five songs written by Dominican poet Cristino Gómez. ''Firme Albor'' tells the story of a lover whom moves from living in solitude and sad verses to living the dreamed love and singing lovely tunes. A year later, in December 2021, Luys Bien released "Mujer Amiga" a merengue arranged and produced by Dominican Republic, Dominican legendary musician Ramón Orlando. Previously, in 2021 Luys Bien released three singles adapted from Taiwanese songs that he interpreted in Spanish and in Latin rhythms. The adaptations are from the songs "Ho Hay Yan 喔嗨洋" by Suming, "Angel (天使)" by Mayday (Taiwanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfrido Vargas
Wilfrido Radamés Vargas Martínez (; born April 24, 1949 in Altamira, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) is a band leader, trumpeter, vocalist, arranger, composer and producer who was instrumental in making the merengue style a worldwide phenomenon. He was surrounded by musical influences; namely, his father Ramón, an accordionist and guitarist, and his mother Bienvenida, a flute player and guitarist. Vargas began his musical studies early, attending the Municipal Academy of Music beginning at age 10. He has been a trumpeter and a vocalist, but has also arranged, composed, and led his band, and is also a producer. Career 1970s He began his career with the band Wilfrido Vargas y sus Beduinos by recording his first album in 1972. Alongside many Latin music super stars, he performed during the 1979 music festival Havana Jam. 1980s During the 1980s he had international commercial success with songs such as , , , and . Wilfrido appeared in the 1989 film . 1990s He was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubby Perez
Roberto Antonio Pérez Herrera (born March 8, 1956), known professionally as Rubby Perez is a Dominican merengue singer."Rubby Pérez presenta nuevo álbum en NY" (Rubby Pérez presents a new album in NY) ''El Nacional'' March 15, 2010 http://www.elnacional.com.do/que-pasa/2010/3/15/42638/Rubby-Perez-presenta-nuevo-album-en-NY Biography Perez, who aspired to be a baseball player in his youth, turned to music when a car accident caused permanent damage to his left leg. After studying music at the National Conservatory of Santo Domingo, he took his first steps as a member of school groups: Choir Youth Guidance Society, The Youth of Bani in 1978 and Los Hijos del Rey. Perez then entered Wilfrido Vargas' orchestra during the early years of the 1980s (1982-1986), where he had the honor to popularize hits like "El Africano", "Volveré", "Cuando estés con él", and "Cobarde cobarde" among others. His foray as a solo artist in 1987 brought him hits such as "Buscando tus besos", "Dame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milly Quezada
Milagros Quezada Borbón (born May 21, 1955) is a Dominican singer specializing in Merengue. She is a four-time Latin Grammy Award winner and has been referred to as the "Queen of Merengue" because of her impact on the world of merengue music. Early life Milagros Quezada Borbón was born in Santo Domingo, the daughter of two Cibao natives and sister of four musician brothers. Growing up in such a musical family, Quezada became interested in music as a toddler—she would sing along with her brothers for family, friends, and small gatherings near her home. She expressed an interest in developing her singing talents as a young girl, and, partly for this reason the Quezada family moved to New York City when she was still a child. Milly spent her pre-teen and teen years in New York, a city that is well known as a school for Merengue and Salsa singers from its Latino barrios, e.g. Spanish Harlem. In New York, Quezada developed an in-depth knowledge of her favorite musical genre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Villalona
Fernando Villalona, the first artist named "El Mayimbe" (born in Loma de Cabrera, Dajabón Province on May 7, 1955, Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora), is a Dominican merengue singer who began singing in the early 1970s, his popularity started to grow by the late 1970s and has not declined ever since. Songs such as "Tabaco y Ron," "Celos," "Te Amo Demasiado," "La Hamaquita," "Dominicano Soy," "Sonámbulo," and "Carnaval" among others became popular in the 1980s. "Quisqueya," " No Podrás," "Música Latina," "Retorno," and "Me he Enamorado" were some of his biggest hits in the 1990s. In recent years he has had some health problems making performing a difficult task. But besides the fact that he has not been able to perform frequently, he probably still is the most important merengue singer in Dominican history. He was married to Evelyn Jorge a woman of Puerto Rican origin and they have a daughter named Paloma. Career Fernando began singing at a very early age and became popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
