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King Changó
King Changó is a Latin ska band from New York City, New York with roots in Venezuela. Its name comes from Changó, the Afro-Cuban god of war.. Kingchango.com, Retrieved December 11, 2006. José Andrés Blanco (Blanquito Man) died on November 16, 2017, due to complications from colon cancer. In 2020, Blanco's brother and former keyboardist, Luis Eduardo Blanco (Negrito Man) reformed the band as a three-piece and has continued to tour under the King Changó name. Members * José Andrés Blanco, (Blanquito Man) – vocals and percussion * Ruben Verde – guitars * Luis Eduardo Blanco, (Negrito Man) – keyboard, cuatro and percussion * Luis Jesús Ruiz, (El Pulpo) – drums and percussion * Miguel Oldenburg – guitar * Fernando Vélez – percussion * Martin Adrian Cunningham, (Martín Perna) – tenor saxophone * Mike Wagner – trombone and guitar * Andy Shaw – bass * Glenda Lee – bass * Jason Anderson, (Willie Dinamita) * Vincent Veloso saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Music (genre)
Latin music ( Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese. It may also include music from other territories where Spanish- and Portuguese-language music is made. Terminology and categorization Because the majority of Latino immigrants living in New York City in the 1950s were of Puerto Rican or Cuban descent, "Latin music" had been stereotyped as music simply originating from the Spanish Caribbean. The popularization of bossa nova and Herb Alpert's Mexican-influenced sounds in the 1960s did little to change the perceived image of Latin music. In 1969, the first international organization which attempted to define Latin music was the Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina which included Spanish, Portuguese, French, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
