By Fernie Ruano Jr. Bachata crown jewel Prince Royce, the baby-faced crooner with a soulful timbre that can bring a room to its knees (especially one filled with ladies), had little use for a Kleenex box Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, especially after heading into the Miami night with six Premio Lo Nuestroawards. But just about everybody else besides the 23-year-old, Bronx-born Royce, the Tropical contemporary artist of the year, shed a tear during a somber and draining 25th anniversary of Univision’s annual homage to Latin music,...
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Irish American pianist reconnects with Latin roots, old friends By Fernando Ruano Jr. His head and right foot moving simultaneously as he watches himself on a flat screen inside a posh South Beach hotel, Arthur Hanlon appears mesmerized by his own music during a screening of Encanto del Caribe: Arthur Hanlon & Friends, Hanlon’s exquisite churning of his trademark blue piano accompanied by the distinct vocals of guest artists including Marc Anthony and Natalia Jimenez. “It does it to me even though I’ve probably watched it a few times,” says...
Venezuelan-bred Latin pop artist takes familiar route in Viajero Frecuente” By Fernando Ruano Jr. If love were measured by the number of times he tugs at his collar in conversation, champagne and flowers would reign forever in our hearts. Ricardo Montaner, freshly ironed in white dress shirt and jeans, and bronzed as if he didn’t waste a single summer’s day on Miami Beach, is here today as the voice of romance and oddly enough to talk up “Convenceme”(Convince Me), another of his picturesque tale ballads and the first single off his upcoming album,“Viajero...
Miami-bred musician Jorge ‘Tekilla 23’ Gomez wears the look of a careless, if not, unfinished soul– his black hair styled straight frames his face, a hoop ring on his lower lip and leather boots splash attitude onto his punk garb — as he walks through the doors of a coffee shop in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.Unprovoked, Gomez wastes little time in pronouncing his distaste for anything having to do with school, after pulling up a chair to the counter.“I...
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