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Voltio
Julio Voltio (born as Julio Irving Ramos Filomeno on June 11, 1977 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist. A pioneer of the reggaeton genre, Voltio retired from music in 2014 and dedicated himself to preaching Christianity. His nickname came to be as the result of an accident. Before joining Karel, he worked as an electrician. One day, he stuck his hand in the wrong place and got shocked. Everyone then called him "Bombillo" (Light Bulb) and "Corto Circuito" (Short Circuit), until eventually giving him a nickname that stuck: "Voltio" (Spanish word for volt). Julio Voltio now identifies as a born-again Christian. Julio said in an interview: "Yes, really I accepted Christ as my savior, I really do because sometimes you have a void in the hearts and therefore need to search for Christ." Music career Growing up in the Parque Ecuestre section of Carolina, Voltio entered the music business as a teenager. Together with Rey 29 and Héctor Delgado (AKA Hect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Dueños Del Estilo
''Los Dueños del Estilo'' (English: The Owner's of Style) was the first album of the duo Karel & Voltio. The album languished, however, and the duo's enthusiasm dwindled. Track listing # Dale Con La Lenta # Yal # Siempre Hay Algo (feat. Yaga & Mackie) # Julio Voltio (Voltio solo) # Vas A Sentir # Socio Dale Casco (Remix) (Voltio solo) # Mete y Saca (feat. Plan B) # Perrear Contigo # Me Pones Mal # Socio Dale Casco (Voltio Julio Voltio (born as Julio Irving Ramos Filomeno on June 11, 1977 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist. A pioneer of the reggaeton genre, Voltio retired from music in 2014 and dedicated himself to preaching Chris ... solo) # Mis Ojos # ¿Dónde Están? # Bonus Track: The Score Julio Voltio albums 2003 albums {{Reggaeton-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voltage AC
''Voltage AC'' is the debut solo album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Voltio. It was released in 2004 through record label Sony BMG. The album sold more than 200,000 copies to date, including 50,000 in Japan. Track listing # Intro # Julito Maraña (feat. Tego Calderón) # Maleante de Cartón # Cocorota # Pa' Guayarte Ese Mini (feat. John Eric) # Voltio # Locked-Up (Remix) (feat. Akon) # Mambo # Esto Es De Nosotros (feat. Maestro) # No Amarres Fuego (feat. Zion & Lennox) # Se Van (feat. Tego Calderón) # Bumper (produced by Luny Tunes) # Voltio (Remix) (feat. Maestro Maestro (; from the Italian '' maestro'' , meaning "master" or "teacher") is an honorific title of respect (plural: maestros or maestri). The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera, in line with the ubiqu ...) # No Meten Feca # Cáscara # Achero Pa' Un Palo (feat. Sonora Ponceña) References Julio Voltio albums 2004 albums Albums produced by Luny Tunes {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Lion Records
White Lion Records is a reggaeton, Latin Music, Latín reggae and urbano record label established by Elías de León with the release of the album '' No Mercy'' by Daddy Yankee in 1995. The label would temporarily change its name to 'Boricua Guerrero' from 1996-2001 until reestablishing as White Lion Records with the releases of Maicol y Manuel's "Como En Los Tiempos De Antes" and the compilation "Planet Reggae" in 2002. As an independent label in 2003, it was selling over 100,000 copies of Tego Calderon's most recent album at the time; it soon after signed a distribution deal with Sony BMG. White Lion is an issuer of Puerto Rican Hip Hop , Reggaeton, Latin Reggae & Urbano. The company and its founder Elias de León were first to discover and release material from future reggaeton stars such as Daddy Yankee, Calle 13, Eddie Dee, Mexicano 777, Tego Calderon, Farina and Nicki Nicole. They have released albums like "Calle 13" and "Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo" by Calle 13, "El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jowell & Randy
Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz (born March 3, 1982) and Randy Ortiz (born July 16, 1983). The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017. They were also members of the short-lived group Casa de Leones alongside J King & Maximan and Guelo Star. They became the first reggaeton acts to perform in the Principality of Monaco and the first reggaeton duo to do so in Australia. Career 1990s–2005: Early years Joel Alexis "Jowell" Muñoz Martínez was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A. on March 3, 1982 and was raised in Cataño, Puerto Rico, one of the island's poorest municipalities. He began to take interest in music at the age of 7 through Puerto Rican rapper Vico C and his 1989 cassette '' La Recta Final''. Vico C (born Luis Armando Lozada Cruz on September 8, 1971) is cited as a pionee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calle 13 (band)
Calle 13 is a Puerto Rican alternative hip-hop band formed by stepbrothers Residente (lead vocalist, songwriter) and Visitante (multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, beat producer), along with their half-sister iLe, also known as PG-13 (backing vocals). Pérez and Cabra first were discovered by Elias De Leon. They were subsequently given a record deal with White Lion Records after leaving a demo with A&R Director Carlos "Karly" Rosario. After the song "Querido FBI" was released, the group gained attention in Puerto Rico. In 2005, Calle 13 released its eponymously titled debut album, which included the singles "Se Vale Tó-Tó" and " ¡Atrévete-te-te!" and reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart. In 2007, the group released its second album, ''Residente o Visitante'', which experimented with a wide variety of genres and reached number 1 on the Top Latin Albums chart. The album helped the group gain success throughout Latin America and win three Latin Grammys. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lito & Polaco
Lito & Polaco were a Puerto Rican hip hop duo from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Musical careers Lito y Polaco were discovered in the early 1990s by Spanish Hip Hop and Reggaeton pioneer DJ Eric Industry. They formed part of the hip hop/reggaeton group "La Industria" alongside MC Ceja, Jackie, TNT, Prieto Valdez and others. In 1998 Lito y Polaco became increasingly frustrated with their lack of pay and focus from DJ Eric being part of La Industria ( MC Ceja and Big Boy were DJ Eric's prime artists at the time), thus they decided to leave and form their famous duo, eventually signing with Pina Records in 1999. There was much hype surrounding Lito y Polaco's signing with the Pina Records record label especially because of the company's top star Don Chezina bringing a high-profile to the imprint. Immediately, the duo made a huge impact in the underground scene of Spanish Hip Hop and Reggaeton with hit singles such as "Jenga Jenga", "In The Deadline", "Sucesos", "Maniatica Sexual" and "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N'Klabe
N'Klabe is a Puerto Rican salsa group formed in 2003. History N'Klabe was formed in 2003 by Félix Javier "Felo" Torres. They have released several albums, including their debut album, ''Salsa Contra Viento y Marea'', in 2004 and recently released their new single on March 6th 2021 "Se Parece A Ella". Through their career, N'Klabe has collaborated with salsa singers like Gilberto Santa Rosa, Víctor Manuelle, Cheo Feliciano, Ismael Miranda, Luisito Carrión, Brenda K. Starr, and Rey Ruiz, among others. They've also collaborated with reggaeton artists like Voltio, R.K.M & Ken-Y, and Jowell & Randy. In 2008, N'Klabe began an international promotional tour, organizing presentations in Peru, Colombia and the United States. In Lima, they performed before a crowd 35,000. In 2008, they played in Switzerland. They've also participated at the Salsa National Day in Puerto Rico, and were part of the concert from the Fania All-Stars. In their album ''La Nueva Escuela'', the group pays tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio album, ''El Terrorista De La Lírica'', released in 2000. Calderón reached international success in 2003 with his first album, '' El Abayarde'', which sold 300,000 copies worldwide and was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. His importance in reggaeton music led him to participate in Eddie Dee's ''12 Discípulos'' album in 2004. He released three more studio albums between 2006 and 2015, varying in styles, focusing more in hip hop and African music rather than reggaeton in '' The Underdog'' (2006) and '' El Abayarde Contraataca'' (2007). His fourth studio album, '' El Que Sabe, Sabe'', released in 2015, won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album. In the same year, he announced that he is planning a studio album alongside the Puerto Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Residente Calle 13
René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978), known professionally as Residente (often stylized as Resīdɛntə), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as one of the founders of the alternative rap band Calle 13. Residente released five albums with Calle 13 before announcing his solo career in 2015. Residente released his debut solo album in 2017. He has won four Grammy Awards and 27 Latin Grammy Awards— more than any other Latin artist. Residente has also delved into producing documentaries including ''Sin Mapa'' (2009) and ''Residente'' (2017) and has directed some of his own music videos. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Residente developed an interest in art, music, and left-wing politics at an early age. He studied art at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, returning to Puerto Rico in 2003 to work on music with his step-brother, Visitante, with whom he formed Calle 13. Early in his career, his sarcastic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locked Up (song)
"Locked Up" is a song by Senegalese-American singer Akon, taken as the lead single from his debut album, ''Trouble'' (2004). The single was released in the United States on April 5, 2004, peaking at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Locked Up" peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom and the top 20 of the charts in France, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Background Although it was widely regarded that " Lonely" offered the album's best option in terms of commercial breakthrough and lead single as well as first single, SRC A&R and producer Knobody chose "Locked Up" as the first and lead single because he wanted to break Akon in the streets first, and then cross-over. In an interview for HitQuarters, he claimed: "Locked Up" is a street record. I thought that was the place for us to start to get a fan-base, knowing that weight. We thought really carefully about the record, what touches people and will get peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggaeton
Reggaeton (, ), also known as reggaetón and reguetón (), is a music style that originated in Panama during the late 1980s. It was later popularized in Puerto Rico. It has evolved from dancehall and has been influenced by American Hip hop music, hip hop, Latin American music, Latin American, and Caribbean music. Vocals include rapping and singing, typically in Spanish. Reggaeton is regarded as one of the most popular music genres in the Caribbean Spanish, Spanish-speaking Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Panama, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela. Over the 2010s, the genre has seen increased popularity across Latin America, as well as acceptance within Pop music, mainstream Western music. Etymology The word ''reggaeton'' (formed from the word ''reggae'' plus the augmentative suffix ) was first used in 1988 when El General's representative Michael Ellis gave it that name to describe it as "''reggae grande''" (big reggae). The spellings ''reggaeton'' and ''r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiggiri Records
Jiggiri Records is a record label that focuses on Latin music, including reggaeton, tropical music, jazz, reggae, Latin alternative and hip-hop, founded in Loíza, Puerto Rico by Tego Calderón and housed in Calderón's recording facility named El Sitio. Jiggiri was founded in 2001. Artists * Tego Calderón * Chyno Nyno * El Choco Albums Studio albums Tego Calderon * ''El Abayarde'' (2003) * El Enemy De Los Guasibiri (2004) * ''The Underdog/El Subestimado'' (2006) * ''El Abayarde Contraataca'' (2007) Zion y Lennox * *Motivando La Yal*(2004) * Motivando La Yal: Special Edition (2005) Julio Voltio * Voltage AC/DC (2004) John Eric El Peso Completo(2005) Compilation albums ;Tego Calderón * 2005: '' White Lion Hits Version, Vol. 1'' Mixtapes ;Tego Calderón * 2008: ''Gongoli'' * 2012: ''The Original Gallo Del País - O.G. El Mixtape'' Future releases ;Tego Calderón * ''El Que Sabe, Sabe'' (2015) Producers * Almonte * Chile * Pirulo *La Muerte See also * List of record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
