On again, off again, Spanish singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz, who released La Musica No Se Toca last fall, his first studio album since 2009 and one under a new record label home, explores the lasting significance of music and plays tribute to the industry in lead single “La Musica No Se Toca”, because well, it will forever occupy the headlines, “reign when we’re gone” and “exist when there’s nobody else to love.”Coming off 2009’s ‘Paraiso Express’, which like most of his studio work in recent years leaned heavily on collaborations with Shakira...
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Latin music stars looking beyond Twitter and Facebook
Posted on 06:54 by RAJA BABU
By Fernie Ruano Jr. A mid-March image posting @alexoficial of an unshaven and shaggy-haired Alejandro Fernandez walking up a railroad in washed jeans and bomber jacket in Mexico City not only sets off a cyber-riot amongst his 2 million Twitter followers, but sparks a lively stream of discussion and instant interaction that unites his diverse fan base during a 24-hour, photo-ogling period stretching from Cali, Colombia to San Diego, California.There’s the grooming suggestion (“Estas mas guapo sin barba y con el pelo corto,” gushes Mele Fernandez...
La Santa Cecilia releases ‘Trenta Dias’
Posted on 06:52 by RAJA BABU
By Fernie Ruano Jr. Latin Alternative band La Santa Cecilia has collectively made a push to be heard in recent months, most notably in their plight to back and break the ice on immigration reform.Now, anybody can listen to their cause with the release of “Trenta Dias”, the Los Angeles-based group anticipated, major-label debut album earlier this week. ‘Trenta’, a bilingual, 8-track production fusing Rock and Bossa Nova, among its diverse mixture of genres and rhythms, plays heavily through the chords of the immigration experience,...
Juanes receives ‘Humanitarian Leadership’ award
Posted on 06:51 by RAJA BABU
Latin music star Juanes is making room in his trophy case.The Colombian singer/songwriter received the 2013 Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award earlier this week, along with additional recipients Hillary Clinton, singer Tony Bennett and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “For me and others of my generation, art became more than just a haven, it was a powerful way to conquer fear and to transform our feelings of impotence into creative impulse,” said Juanes during the award ceremony.The Atlantic Council...
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