Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 23

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, three

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, and one Latin Billboard Music Award. Guerra won 3 Latin Grammy Awards in 2010, including Album of the Year. In 2012, he won the

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. Guerra is one of the most internationally recognized

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artists of recent decades. His popular style of merengue and

fusion has garnered him considerable success throughout Latin America. He is also credited for popularizing bachata music on a global level and is often associated with the genre, although his distinct style of bachata features a more traditional

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rhythm and aesthetic mixed with bossa-nova influenced melodies and harmony in some of his songs. He does not limit himself to one style of music; instead, he incorporates diverse rhythms like merengue, bachata-fusion, balada,

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, and even

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. "''

Ojalá Que Llueva Café ''Ojalá Que Llueva Café'' (Spanish for "I Wish That It Rains Coffee") is the fourth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1989 by Karen Records. It is considered one of his most emblematic and important albums. ...

''" ("Let's hope it will rain coffee") is one of his most critically acclaimed pieces.

Career

Early life

Guerra studied philosophy and literature at the

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. He then studied guitar and music theory at El Conservatorio Nacional de Música de Santo Domingo, then attended

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, from which he graduated in 1982 with a diploma in jazz composition. After returning to the Dominican Republic, he released his first album, ''

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'' (1984), with local musicians who became known as Juan Luis Guerra y 440. The number refers to the standard tuning of

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. The band's name in Spanish is ''Cuatro Cuarenta'' ("Four Forty"). According to Guerra, this first album was based on jazz tunes and concepts he had learned at

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, and it "wasn't intended to be a commercial hit." Subsequently, however, he began to write more merengues.

1980s

In 1983, after a performance in front of the Dominican entrepreneur Bienvenido Rodríguez, Juan Luis Guerra was signed to Karen Records. This marked a radical shift in Guerra's musical style toward merengue. In this period, he recorded two albums,

Mudanza y Acarreo Mudanza y Acarreo (Spanish for ''House Moving and haulage'') Is the second album by songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra. This The album is widely known for making Juan Luis Guerra and 440 famous and launch to the national fame the group withi ...

in 1985 and Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú in 1987. These works gained more recognition, and the band was nominated to attend the Festival of OTI (Organization of Iberoamerican Television) to represent the Dominican Republic. In 1988, during the recording of the album

, Guerra became the dominant vocalist of 440. This album also began his international recognition; the album's sales topped the charts in many Latin American countries.

1990s

In 1990, 440 released their next album, ''

Bachata Rosa ''Bachata Rosa'' (English: ''Rose Bachata'') is the fifth studio album by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his group 4.40. It was released on 11 December 1990, by Karen Records. It brought bachata music into the mainstream in t ...

'', which became a major hit and earned Guerra his first Grammy award. With sales over five million, the album let Guerra keep touring Latin America, USA and Europe. It contains memorable love songs such as "Burbujas de amor" (Bubbles of Love), "Bachata Rosa", "Rosalía", "Como abeja al panal" (Like a Bee to the Honeycomb), "A pedir su mano" (Asking For Her Hand), "Carta de amor" (Love Letter), and "Estrellitas y duendes" (Little stars and elves). Guerra attracted controversy in 1992 after he released his next album, ''

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'' (which is a

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word for ''song and dance''). It featured the hit single " El costo de la vida" (The Cost of Living), whose video clearly has an

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message. Other songs included in this album protest the poor conditions in many Latin American countries, the celebration of the 'discovery' of the Americas ("1492"), and the

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of first-world nations. "El costo de la vida" was his first number-one hit in the Hot Latin Tracks. His next album, ''

Fogaraté ''Fogaraté!'' is the seventh album of the famous Dominican songwriter and musician Juan Luis Guerra. It was released on July 19, 1994. The album mixed a variety of music genres including rural and flolklroic rots of merengue called " Perico Ripao" ...

'' (1994) avoided such controversy. It focuses on more rural and lesser known types of Dominican music, like '' Perico Ripiao''. Guerra's 1998 release ''

Ni es lo mismo ni es igual ''Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual'' (English: ''Neither Is It The Same Nor Is It Equal'') is the eighth studio album recorded by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his backup vocals 4–40. It was released by Karen Records on 15 December ...

'' (Neither The Same Nor Equal) won three Latin Grammys in 2000 for Best Merengue Performance, Best Tropical Song, and Best Engineered Album. Its hits include " Mi PC" (lit. "My PC", My Computer), "

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" (Little White Dove), and "

El Niágara en Bicicleta "El Niágara en Bicicleta" () is a song by Dominican Republic singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4-40 from his eighth studio album, ''Ni Es lo Mismo Ni Es Igual'' (1998). The song was written and produced by Guerra. It was released ...

" (The Niagara on Bicycle).

2000s

In 2004, Guerra signed a one-off deal with Vene music and released his first new album in six years. Entitled " Para Tí" (For you), the album's songs are mostly Christian, it debuted at number one in ''US Top Latin Albums'' and at 110 of US

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. It was three times certified platinum by the

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for selling 300,000 copies and sold half a million copies worldwide. It was certified gold in Argentina and Central America and as platinum in Venezuela. This album won two awards at the 2005 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, in the categories of Gospel-Pop and Tropical-Merengue, for the hit single ''Las Avispas'' (The wasps), the first time ever that one song has won these two categories at the same time. Other hits included "Para Tí" and "Soldado" (''Soldier''). In the same ceremony, Guerra was awarded Spirit of Hope Award for his philanthropic work. At the same time, Guerra was honored with the Latino Special Award for the Music Academy of Spain for his contributions to the music of his country and the

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in the last 20 years. In the same year, Guerra embarked on his 20-year anniversary tour, "Tour 20 años". In the United States, he visited cities including Miami, Chicago, Washington D.C., Orlando, Boston and a concert at New York`s Madison Square Garden. In November 2005, Guerra was awarded with two awards at the

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for Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) and Best Tropical Song for "Las Avispas". Juan Luis Guerra

In January 2006, Guerra performed at Berklee's 60th anniversary, along with other artists such as

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and Chiara Civello. That same year, he recorded with Diego Torres in "Abriendo Caminos" (Opening roads) and with

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in "

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" (Blessed Be Your Light). On April 6, 2006, Guerra was honored as a BMI Icon at the 13th annual BMI Latin Awards. Named BMI's 1995 Latin Songwriter of the Year, Guerra's songwriting has garnered 14 BMI Latin Awards. Guerra set records for the highest-grossing music tour when he opened for

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at their San Juan, Puerto Rico show in February 2006. He was also invited by

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to sing with him at a concert at ''

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'', La Romana in the Dominican Republic in 2006. At the ''Premio Lo Nuestro'' awards in 2007, he was given the honorary lifetime achievement award. He also performed the lead single of his new album, "La Llave De Mi Corazón", released in March 2007. Guerra won more than 20 awards with this CD, including 5 Latin Grammy Awards, 6 Premios Casandra awards, 4 billboard Awards, 2 lo nuestro, and one

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. In 2007,Guerra was awarded the Excellence Award at the 2007 Lo Nuestro Awards. Guerra was honored at the Latin Grammy Awards in the same year with 5 awards, sweeping each category he was nominated in: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Tropical Song, and Best Merengue Album. Its engineers, Allan Leschhorn, Luis Mansilla, Ronnie Torres, and Adam Ayan, were also awarded Best Engineered Album. The night before the Latin Grammy Awards, he received the Academy's Person of the Year Award for his contribution to Latin music and for his philanthropy. On March 10, 2008, Guerra was honored with 6 awards in los Premios Casandra, the most important award event in the Dominican Republic. He won for Orchestrator of the year, Outstanding artist abroad, Music album of the year for "La Llave de mi Corazón" (The Key to My Heart) and "El Soberano" (The Sovereign). On March 16, 2008, he and other artists participated in the ''

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'' concert organized by

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, celebrating the end of the

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between Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. On April 11, 2008, Guerra was the Billboard Latin awards big winner, with 7 nominations and 3 awards. On September 15, 2008 Guerra was named a

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"in recognition of his efforts for the benefit of children with disabilities and children in need." On May 9, 2009, Guerra was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater,

at its commencement ceremony.

2010s

On April 5, 2010, Guerra released the official video for his new single "Bachata en Fukuoka". The video was filmed in various locations in the city of Los Angeles, and was directed by Colombian director

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. On June 8, 2010, Guerra released

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which contains eight musical rhythms (bachata, merengue,

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, Rock,

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) and includes the collaboration of

among others. The album contains hits including "La Guagua", "La Calle", and "Bachata en Fukuoka". The first single from his new production, "Bachata en Fukuoka", placed in the # 1 position on the

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, Tropical Songs, and Latin Pop Airplay Songs of the ''Billboard'' charts. Simultaneously, the collaboration of Guerra with

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on "Cuando me Enamoro" was in the #2 spot on the Rhythm Airplay Chart. In January 2012, the video for his single "En el cielo no hay Hospital" premiered on YouTube. This song belonged to his new album "Colección Cristiana". Later that year, he collaborated with the Spanish singer

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on his album

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, in the song "Yo creo en Ti". On April 25, 2014, " Tus Besos" was released. It is a bachata song with a music video inspired by the rock and roll of the 1950s. This video was directed by his son Jean Gabriel. In 2019 during the

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, Juan Luis Guerra surpassed the record reached in 1987 by

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by bringing together more than 400,000 people as the largest congregation of people in an open-air plaza to attend a concert.

Singing in other languages

Guerra has recorded several songs in English, like "July 19th" on his 1994 album ''Fogaraté'', and more recently "Medicine for My Soul" and "Something Good" with Italian singer Chiara Civello. Some of his songs have verses in both English and Spanish such as "Woman del

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", "Guavaberry", "Señorita" on his 1995 compilation album ''Grandes Exitos'' as a bonus track and more recently "''La Llave de Mi Corazón''". The album ''Areíto'' featured two songs, the cover-title song "''Areíto''" and "''Naboria daca, mayanimacaná''", which are sung in the

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of the extinct Taino natives of

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. Juan Luis Guerra also recorded the album "''Bachata Rosa''" in Portuguese. He uses Japanese words in ''Bachata en Fukuoka'' (Bachata in Fukuoka), 2010 Latin Grammy winner for Best Tropical Song.

As a composer for other artists

In 1988, he made his debut as a songwriter for other artists such as fellow Dominican musician Taty Salas, for whom he wrote the music for ''De tu boca'', a song with which he participated in the now defunct OTI Festival, reaching the top 3 category. He also composed songs for Mexican artists like

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(''No he podido verte'', recorded in 1990) and

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(''Hasta que me olvides'' 1993 and ''Te necesito'' 2003). He also composed for the Puerto Rican salsa singer

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in 1994 (''Te Propongo'').

Lyrical style

Being a native Dominican, his music is heavily influenced by native Caribbean rhythms, such as merengue and bachata. His lyrics are often charged with intentionally simple, heavily metaphorical, or popular expressions, such as "''Burbujas de Amor''" (Bubbles of Love). His lyrics also reflect in political issues, but from a deeply human perspective, that is, centering the lyrics in the human drama that social injustice generates. This is seen in "''Visa Para un Sueño''" about the broken dream of a visit to America. "''El Niágara en Bicicleta''" — a title based on the Cuban

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, "''al pasar el Niagara en bicicleta''", meaning a difficult task — describes the negligence that destroys the social health services. "''El Costo de La Vida''" describes the effects of

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on the

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people; "''Acompáñeme Civil''" ("Follow me Civilian") is about police and military corruption that exploits the people that they should care for.

Discography

* ''

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú'' (1987) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1994) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Para Ti'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

A Son de Guerra ''A Son de Guerra'' (English: to the beat of war) is the 11th studio album recorded by Dominican Republic, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, It was released by Capitol Latin on June 8, 2010 (see 2010 in music). The album contains 11 ...

'' (2010) * '' Colección Cristiana'' (2012) * ''

Todo Tiene Su Hora ''Todo Tiene Su Hora'' (''Everything Has Its Time'') is the 13th studio album by Dominican Republic, Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Capitol Latin and was produced by Juan L ...

'' (2014) * '' Literal'' (2019)

Concert Tours

*Ojala Que Llueva Cafe Tour (1990–91) *Bachata Rosa World Tour (1991–92) *Areito World Tour (1993) *Tour 20 años (2004–05) *

La Travesia Tour La Travesia World Tour (English: The Journey Tour) is the world tour by the Dominican superstar Juan Luis Guerra Tour promote his 10th studio album ''La Llave de Mi Corazón LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in ...

(2008–09) * A son de guerra Tour (2011–12) *

Todo Tiene su Hora Tour Todo Tiene Su Hora Tour is a world tour by Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra, in support of the studio album ''Todo Tiene Su Hora ''Todo Tiene Su Hora'' (''Everything Has Its Time'') is the 13th studio album by Dominican Republic, Dominican sin ...

(2015–17) * Literal Tour Grandes Éxitos (2019) * Entre Mar y Palmeras Tour (2022)

Awards

The following is a list of Guerra's

wins and nominations:

440 band members

*Roger Zayas-Bazán *

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*Mariela Mercado *Marco Hernández (replaced Maridalia Hernández) *Adalgisa Pantaleón (replaced Mariela Mercado) *Quico Rizek (replaced Marco Hernández)

Personal life

Guerra is the son of Gilberto Guerra Pacheco and Olga Seijas Herrero; he has two brothers, José Gilberto Guerra Seijas, plastic surgeon, and Diego Esteban Guerra Seijas, economist. He is married to Nora Clementina Altagracia Vega Rasuk, and has two children. His wife is the sister of Otto Miguel Vega Rasuk, who is the father of ''

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'' Amelia Vega Polanco. On October 17, 2008, he participated as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO in an event called "Levántate y Actúa contra la Pobreza y por los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio", in Bavaro, Dominican Republic, during the International Conference of the Americas. On April 18, 2010, he organized a concert to raise money for those who were affected by the

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. After this successful event was held, a children's hospital was later built in

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. ;Sources *

References

Bibliography

* *Hutchinson, Sydney. "Guerra, Juan Luis." Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd ed., 2013.

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