Puerto Rican Music

Olga Tanon - Bandolero

leslie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:32:29 +0000

Olga Tañón is a two-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy -winning Merengue & Latin Pop artist. She was born on April 13, 1967 in Santurce , Puerto Rico. Tañón has led a career that has earned her 5 Grammy Awards and 19 Premios Lo Nuestro awards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC2eGp0pFG8

Menudo - Los Fantasmas

leslie — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:27:36 +0000

Menudo is a Latino boy band that was formed in the 70s by producer Edgardo Diaz , releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 80s, becoming the most popular Puerto Rican teen musical group of the era. The video below is a bit blurry (as it was filmed decades ago), but you can find more videos of Menudo on the internet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIvs9-UXOI

Tommy Torres - Pegadito

leslie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:23:12 +0000

Tommy Torres is a Latin Grammy Awards winning producer, singer and songwriter from Puerto Rico. Named as the #1 Hot Latin Tracks producer of 2007 by Billboard Magazine , Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita Nazario, Jaci Velazquez , and Ricky Martin .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzEbWoNY_uc

Tony Vega - Un Amor Asi

leslie — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:16:19 +0000

Tony Vega is a renowned salsa singer and bandleader. Born July 13, 1957 in Salinas, Puerto Rico, he was awarded La Husca Award in Panama and in Puerto Rico won the Golden Agueybana Award for Best Orchestra of the Year . In 1992 Vega and his band performed in Spain, Chile, Colombia and the United States. He was also among a committee sent to Spain by the Government of Puerto Rico to represent the island when it was awarded the Prince of Austria’s Award .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S34opZylMU

Los Bk-Clan feat. Q-Bah - Un Beso

leslie — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:33:33 +0000

We received this in an email and for the week, we are featuring Los BK-Clan.

Los BK-Clan achieved the Top 1 Spot in the Latin Top 100 in January of this year in Blastro TV. Un Beso (A Kiss in English) is included in their first album entitled Aceptalo . The video below is In collaboration with the artist Q-Bah who flew all the way to Curacao to shoot this video together with Los BK-Clan. Fans can visit their website for more information and updates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL_HI3Q6rH8

Mary Ann Acevedo - Que Ironia

leslie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:32:45 +0000

Mary Ann Acevedo Rivera, better known as Mary Ann , is an Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Mary Ann was a contestant on the third season of Objetivo Fama 3 , she came in fourth place. She became the first contestant to release her own CD in October 2006. After being part of the program Objetivo Fama 3 , Mary Ann gives us her first album which is self-titled, which is already known to fans of this great competition for talent. With great security scenic Mary Ann was presented Saturday after Saturday before an audience of roughly 14 million inhabitants for a period of 4 months.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKW3ZIGWQ4

Wilkins - Sereno

leslie — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:57:10 +0000

German Wilkins Vélez, commonly known as Wilkins, is a Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer. Wilkins was born in the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico , but raised in Mexico City, Mexico. His sister, Bruni Vélez, died in 2006 from Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 55. Wilkins recorded a song dedicated to her, called Te Extraño (I Miss You) that is included in his latest album Disco de Oro .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzk-sxz3u8Y

Yaire - Te Amo Tanto

leslie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:35:18 +0000

Yaire, born Yaidelice Monrouzeau, is a singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico, better known for her emblematic hits Tu mayor tentación , Contéstame , and Te amo tanto . Her romantic style goes from pop rock to ballads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-C_ZQ9l1aE

Tony Dize - Quizas

Dave — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:08:04 +0000

Tony Dize started his career off with one of the best reggaeton duos in the business Wise and Yandel. He has only had two albums but many singles have brought them the success that they have seen thus far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyySlVpegJQ

Ednita Nazario - Vengada

Dave — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:05:43 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx_rsGdxvEU

Ednita is a latin/pop recording artist from Perto Rico that strated her career off back in the 1980s.