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Álvaro Díaz (rapper)
Jorge Álvaro Díaz Rodríguez (born 1995) is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter. Early life and education From the San Juan neighborhood of Hato Rey, Diaz participated in and won rap battles at school, while also sharing his work on popular music forums in Puerto Rico. His love for music was nurtured by his mother, who sang to him throughout his childhood, and his father, who was a member of a salsa orchestra. He discovered hip-hop through Eminem, later influenced by Kanye West and Kid Cudi, which set him apart from Puerto Rico's hip-hop scene. He formed the collective LV CIUDVD with friends to merge indie music and fashion. Diaz studied public relations at university. Career Díaz's breakout single "Chicas de la Isla" was released in 2015, followed by a series of singles. His debut album, ''Hato Rey'' (2015), pays homage to his San Juan neighborhood, blending genres like soul, funk, reggaeton, plena, and bomba. The independently released 2016 EP ''San Juan Grand P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Mundo (Spain)
(; ), before , is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. The paper is considered one of the country's newspapers of record along with '' El País'' and '' ABC''. History and profile was first published on 23 October 1989. Perhaps the best known of its founders was Pedro J. Ramírez, who served as editor until 2014. Ramirez had risen to prominence as a journalist during the Spanish transition to democracy. The other founders, Alfonso de Salas, Balbino Fraga and Juan González, shared with Ramírez a background in Grupo 16, the publishers of the newspaper '' Diario 16''. Alfonso de Salas, Juan Gonzales and Gregorio Pena also launched '' El Economista'' in 2006. , along with '' Marca'' and '' Expansión'', is controlled by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L. Its former owner was Unedisa which merged with Grupo Recoletos in 2007 to form Unidad Editorial, current owner of the paper. The pape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plena
Plena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico. Origins The plena genre originated in Barrio San Antón, Ponce, Puerto Rico, around 1900. It was influenced by the bomba style of music. Originally, sung texts were not associated with the plena, which was rendered by guitar, accordion and pandero, but eventually, in 1907, singing was added. Plena was often called the ''periodico cantado'' or "sung newspaper" for the lower classes because it spread messages among people, similar to the corridos in Mexico. History The plena was a result of the mixing of the culturally diverse popular class, where their workplace, neighborhood, and life experiences met to create an expressive, satirical style of music. It became a way for the working class to gain empowerment through parody. Due to originating in the lower social class, it was regarded by the upper class as "a menace to public order and private property" and was for many years associated with people of ''la vida alegre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Spanning across the majority of the Iberian Peninsula, its territory also includes the Canary Islands, in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands, in the Western Mediterranean Sea, and the Autonomous communities of Spain#Autonomous cities, autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, in mainland Africa. Peninsular Spain is bordered to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; to the east and south by the Mediterranean Sea and Gibraltar; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and List of largest cities in Spain, largest city is Madrid, and other major List of metropolitan areas in Spain, urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Reggaeton", he is often cited as an influence by other Hispanic urban performers. He retired on December 3, 2023, after completing his final stage performance on his "La Meta" tour in Puerto Rico. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects neighborhood. He aspired to be a professional baseball player and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball. Before he could be officially signed, he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton artist DJ Playero. Ayala spent roughly a year and a half recovering from the wound; the bullet was never removed from his hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karol G
Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born February 14, 1991), known professionally as Karol G, is a Colombian singer. Considered as one of the most influential reggaeton and Urban contemporary music, urban pop artists, she has received awards including a Grammy Award, Grammy, six Latin Grammy Awards and five Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards. She was recognized as Woman of the Year and with a Rulebreaker Award at Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music, with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, Spirit of Hope Award at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, and has eleven ''Guinness World Records''. Born and raised in Medellín, Giraldo launched her career as a teenager, appearing on the Colombian spinoff of ''The X Factor''. She moved to New York in 2014 to learn more about the music industry and signed with Universal Music Latino. In late 2018, her duet "Secreto (song), Secreto" became a hit in Latin America, as she and Puer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Soto
Gustavo Rafael Guerrero Soto (born 19 October 1996), known professionally as Big Soto, is a Venezuelan rapper, singer and composer of urban genre. He is currently considered one of the pioneers of Latin trap in America and his incursion into this genre has made him one of the first interpreters of the genre in Venezuela, having more than 4.5 million monthly reproductions on Spotify. Biography Soto was born in Cumaná, Sucre State, Venezuela, although he lived part of his childhood in a small town called Marigüitar. At the age of 9 he moved with his family to Valles Del Tuy. His artistic name is a tribute to his maternal family, the Sotos, who, in addition to being musicians, promoted and supported him in his artistic career. At first his name was going to be just Soto, but influenced by the movement of rappers who added "Little", "Lil" or "Big" to their stage names, he decided to add "Big" to his and call himself "Big Soto". Musical career Beginning His first rhymes beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuego (singer)
Miguel Ángel Durán Jr. (born September 24, 1981) known by his stage name as Fuego ("fire"), is an American singer, songwriter and founder of Fireboy Inc./Sauce Gang. He is currently signed to Lionfish Entertainment. Early life Durán was born to Dominican parents in Washington, D.C., and was raised in Langley Park, Maryland. He grew up listening to his father's instrumental harmonies and listening to the timbales in Salsa and Merengue on a vinyl LP in his living room. Growing up with Spanish tropical music at home, Fuego came to appreciate Latin musicians such as Frankie Ruiz, Juan Luis Guerra and Hector Lavoe. While on his own at school and with his friends he also developed an appreciation for American rappers such as 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Fuego's parents sent him to the Dominican Republic, where he attended school for a couple of years and, with his brother Rickylindo, absorbed the culture there. In the late 1990s, Fuego formed part of a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eladio Carrión
Eladio Carrión Morales (born November 14, 1994) is an American rapper and singer of Latin trap and reggaeton. Biography Eladio Carrión was born in Kansas City, Kansas, into a Puerto Rican family; as his father was in the U.S. Military, they frequently moved from state-to-state. By the time he was a teenager, Carrión had lived in Hawaii, Baltimore (Maryland) and the state of New York, as well as Alaska. At age 11, his family relocated back to Humacao, Puerto Rico. In his youth, he showed athletic promise, notably excelling in swimming, going on to represent Puerto Rico at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Carrión also represented his country at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, México, where he would reach the preliminary phase of the 200-meter breaststroke, finishing in eighth position overall. Career Influencer Shortly after 2012 began, Carrión abandoned swimming to begin his artistic career, as an influencer through digital platforms (suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cazzu
Julieta Emilia Cazzuchelli (born 16 December 1993), known professionally as Cazzu, is an Argentina, Argentine rapper and singer. Born and raised in Fraile Pintado, Jujuy Province, Jujuy, she gained popularity with her singles "Loca", "Toda", "Pa Mi" and "Chapiadora". Early life Julieta Emilia Cazzuchelli was born on 16 December 1993 in Fraile Pintado, Jujuy Province, Jujuy to an Argentine mother and to an Italy, Italian immigrant father. She had been interested in music since she was eleven years old. She started singing with her father, who was also a musician and who inspired her to become one. When she finished high school, she moved to San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán to study cinematography and, some time after, she moved to the Buenos Aires Province to study graphic design. Career Cazzuchelli started her musical career as a Argentine cumbia, cumbia singer and then as a Argentine rock, rock singer. She began as an independent artist, paying for her first Sound recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yandel
Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar (born January 14, 1978), best known by his stage name Yandel, is a Puerto Rican singer who is a member of the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. He released his first solo album, ''Quien Contra Mí'', in 2003. His second solo studio album, ''De Líder a Leyenda'', was released in 2013 and was certified Gold (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA in 2014. Early life and family Llandel Veguilla Malavé Salazar was born on January 14, 1978, in Cayey, Puerto Rico, the son of Julio Veguilla and Lucy Malavé. He has two siblings, a younger brother named Gadiel, who is also a singer, and a sister named Linnette. Before he became a singer, Yandel worked as a barber in his hometown. Music career Yandel met Wisin in school. They began performing as a duo in 1998 (Yandel then billing himself as "Llandel") and made their album debut in 2000 with ''Los Reyes del Nuevo Milenio''. They later made the jump to a major label in 2003 with ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tainy
Marco Efraín Masís Fernández (; born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer, songwriter and record engineer. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on ''Mas Flow 2''. Leading a new wave of Latin music for over a decade, Tainy has been the producer of some of the biggest reggaeton hits. A repeated Grammy and BMI Award winner, Tainy has produced for countless artists, including reggaeton pioneers like Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar and others. Recently, he has contributed to global hits like "I Like It (Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin song), I Like It" by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin and "No Es Justo" by Balvin featuring Zion & Lennox. Tainy produced ''Oasis (J Balvin and Bad Bunny album), Oasis'' with Bad Bunny and Balvin, which dominated global charts and helped Tainy position himself as the number one Latin producer on the ''Billboard'' charts for 27 consecutiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
