''A La Mar'' is the second studio album by Dominican musician
Vicente García, released on August 26, 2016.
Background and accolades
The album marks García's first collaboration with
Calle 13 producer
Visitante
Eduardo José Cabra Martínez (born September 10, 1979, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico), better known by his stage name "Visitante Calle 13", "Visitante", or more recently, "Cabra" is a Puerto Rican producer, musician, composer, and multi-inst ...
. The collaboration inspired García to deviate from mainstream bachata and incorporate a variety of genres into the album: the artist recalled, "I
idn'twant to be that guy that just does Caribbean music".
García won three awards including Best New Artist at the
2017 Latin Grammy Awards.
[ The song "Bachata en Kingston" from ''A La Mar'' won Best Tropical Song at the ceremony.]Los Angeles Times
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'' as the best album of the decade by any Dominican artist.
Track listing
References
Latin pop albums by Dominican Republic artists
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