Latin Grammys 2006

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General Field


Category 1

Record Of The Year
Grabación Del Año
Gravação Do Ano
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) if other than the artist. Singles or tracks only.
Premio al Artista(s), Productor(es) del Album y al Ingeniero(s) de Grabación. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmios ao(s) Artista(s), Produtor(es) do Álbum e Engenheiro(s) de Gravação. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Acompáñame A Estar Solo
Ricardo Arjona
Lee Levin, Tommy Torres & Dan Warner, producers; Steve Churchyard, Mick
Guzauski, David Hall, Lee Levin, Tommy Torres & Dan Warner, engineers/mixers
Track from: Adentro
[Sony BMG Music]


Te Mando Flores
Fonseca
Bernandro Ossa, producer; Boris Milán & Bernandro Ossa, engineers/mixers
Track from: Corazón
[Capitol Records]


Mas Que Nada
Sergio Mendes Featuring The Black Eyed Peas
Will. i. am., producer; Tony Maserati & Jason Villaroman, engineers/mixers
Track from: Timeless
[Concord Records]


La Tortura
Shakira
Shakira, producer; Gustavo Celis & Rob Jacobs, engineers/mixers
Track from: Fijación Oral Vol. 1
[Sony BMG Music]


Me Voy
Julieta Venegas
Cachorro López, producer; Sebastian Schon, Cesar Sogbe, Coti Sorokin & Matias
Sorokin, engineers/mixers
Track from: Sal Y Limón
[Sony BMG Music]

Category 2

Album Of The Year
Album Del Año
Álbum Do Ano
(Award to the Artist(s), and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) / Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s) if other than the artist. Albums only.
Premio al Artista(s), Productor(es) del Album y al Ingeniero(s) de Grabación, Ingeniero(s) de Mezcla y Masterizadores, si es(son) otro(s) diferente(s) al artista. Solamente álbumes.
Prêmios ao(s) Artista(s), Produtor(es) do Álbum, e Engenheiro(s) de Gravação, Mixagem e Masterização se outro que não o próprio artista. Somente álbuns.)

Ahi Vamos
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Cerati & Tweety Gonzalez, producers; Hector Castillo, Uriel Dorfman &
Tweety Gonzalez, engineers/mixers; Howie Weinberg, mastering engineer
[Sony BMG Music]


Cautivo
Chayanne
Gustavo Arenas, Carlos De Yarza, Javier Díaz, John M. Falcone, Freddy Piñero,
Jr., Carlos Ponce, Joel Someillan & René L. Toledo, producers; Carlos Alvares,
Carlos Bedoya, Javier Garza, Juan Cristóbal Losada, Patricia Masterson, Freddy
Piñero, Jr., Mike Rivera, Andrés Saavedra, César Sogbe, Joel Someillan & Woody
Woodruff, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Sony BMG Music]


Por Favor, Perdón y Gracias
Leon Gieco
Leon Gieco & Luis Gurevich, producers; Osqui Amante & Gustavo Borner,
engineers/mixers; Tom Baker, mastering engineer
[EMI]


Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Shakira
Gustavo Cerati, Lester Mendez, Luis F. Ochoa, Rick Rubin & Shakira, producers;
Gustavo Celis, Serban Ghanea, Mauricio Guerrero, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs,
Kevin Killen & Dave Way, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer
[Sony BMG Music]


Sal y Limon
Julieta Venegas
Cachorro Lopez, producer; Sebastian Schon, Cesar Sogbe, Coti Sorokin & Matias
Sorokin, engineers/mixers; Jose Blanco, mastering engineer
[Sony BMG Music]

Category 3

Song Of The Year
Canción Del Año
Canção Do Ano
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish or Portuguese and must be a new song. Singles or tracks only.
Premio al Compositor(es). Una canción debe contener por lo menos el 51% de letra en Español o Portugués, ademas deberá ser una canción nueva. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmio ao(s) Compositor(es). Uma canção deve conter pelo menos 51% de letra em espanhol ou português e deve ser uma nova canção. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Acompáñame A Estar Solo
Ricardo Arjona, songwriter (Ricardo Arjona)
[Sony BMG Music]


Cuando A Mi Lado Estas
Pablo Manavello & Ricardo Montaner, songwriters (Ricardo Montaner)
Track from: Todo Y Nada
[EMI/Televisa]


La Tortura
Luis F. Ochoa, Alejandro Sanz & Shakira, songwriters (Shakira)
[Sony BMG Music]


Nada Es Para Siempre
Amaury Gutierrez, songwriter (Luis Fonsi)
Track from: Paso A Paso
[Universal Music Latino]


Tu Corazón
Lena, songwriter (Lena y Alejandro Sanz)
[Warner Music Latina]

Category 4

Best New Artist
Mejor Nuevo Artista
Revelação
(For a new artist who releases during the Eligibility Year the first recording. Albums only.
Para un artista nuevo que haya sido lanzado durante el Período de Eligibilidad la primera grabación. Solamente álbumes.
Para um novo artista que tenha lançado durante o Período de Elegibilidade sua primeira gravação. Somente álbuns.)

Calle 13

Céu

Inés Gaviria

Lena

Pamela


Field 1 — Pop

Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Mejor Album Vocal Pop Femenino
Melhor Álbum Vocal Pop Feminino
(For a solo vocal performance by a female artist. Albums Only.
Para una interpretación vocal por una artista femenina solista. Solamente álbumes.
Para intérprete vocal - solo - feminino. Somente álbuns.)

Así Soy Yo
Anais
[Univision Records]


A Mi Manera
Inés Gaviria
[Respek Records]


Joyas Prestadas
Niña Pastori
[Sony BMG Music]


Contigo Me Voy
Rosario
[Ariola]


Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Shakira
[Sony BMG Music]


El Sexto Sentido/Re+Loaded
Thalia
[EMI/Televisa]

Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Album
Mejor Album Vocal Pop Masculino
Melhor Álbum Vocal Pop Masculino
(For a solo vocal performance by a male artist. Albums only.
Para una interpretación vocal por un artista masculino solista. Solamente álbumes.
Para intérprete vocal - solo - masculino. Somente álbuns.)

Adentro
Ricardo Arjona
[Sony BMG Music]


Amor
Andrea Bocelli
[Sugar Music/Siente Music/Universal Music Latino]


Cautivo
Chayanne
[Sony BMG Music]


Paso A Paso
Luis Fonsi
[Universal Music Latino]


Todo Y Nada
Ricardo Montaner
[EMI/Televisa]

Category 7

Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Mejor Album Vocal Pop Dúo o Grupo
Melhor Álbum Pop Para Duplas ou Grupo Vocal
(For duos or groups with vocals. Albums only.
Para dúos o grupos con vocales. Solamente álbumes.
Para duplas ou grupos com vocal. Somente álbuns.)

Dulce Beat
Belanova
[Universal Music Mexico]


Guapa
La Oreja De Van Gogh
[Columbia Records]


Acústico
La 5a. Estación
[Sony BMG Music]


Nuestro Amor
RBD
[EMI Music Mexico]


Servando y Florentino
Servando y Florentino
[Siente Music]


Mañana
Sin Bandera
[Sony BMG Music]

Field 2 — Urban

Category 8

Best Urban Music Album
Mejor Album de Música Urbana
Melhor Álbum de Música "Urban"
(For solo artists, duos or groups. Albums Only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas-solo, duplas ou grupos. Somente álbuns.)

Calle 13
Calle 13
[Sony BMG Music]


Barrio Fino En Directo
Daddy Yankee
[El Cartel/Interscope]


King Of Kings
Don Omar
[Machete Music/VI Music]


Pa'l Mundo
Wisin y Yandel
[Machete Music]

Field 3 — Rock

Category 9

Best Rock Solo Vocal Album
Mejor Album de Rock Vocal
Melhor Álbum de Rock Vocal Solo
(For a solo vocal performance by a male or female artist. Albums only.
Para una interpretación vocal por un artista feminino o masculino. Solamente álbumes.
Para intérprete vocal - solo - masculino ou feminino. Somente álbuns.)

Infinito
Belen Arjona
[Warner Music Spain]


Inconsciente Colectivo
Fabiana Cantilo
[Ariola]


Ahi Vamos
Gustavo Cerati
[Sony BMG Music]


Indeleble
Alejandra Guzmán
[Sony BMG Music]


Ahora Piden Tu Cabeza
Ariel Rot
[Dro Atlantic España]

Category 10

Best Rock Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Mejor Album de Rock Vocal Dúo o Grupo
Melhor Álbum de Rock Vocal - Dupla ou Grupo
(For duos or groups with vocals. Albums only.
Para dúos o grupos con voces. Solamente álbumes.
Para duplas ou grupos vocais. Somente álbuns.)

Lo Demas Es Plastico
Black:guayaba
[Ole Music]


Motel
Motel
[Warner Music Mexico]


Casa
Natalia y La Forquetina
[Sony BMG Music]


Polbo
Polbo
[Universal Music Latino]


La Llave De La Puerta Secreta
Rata Blanca
[Tocka Discos/ Pelo Music]

Category 11

Best Alternative Music Album
Mejor Album de Música Alternativa
Melhor Álbum de Música Alternativa
(For solo artists, duos, or groups. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos, o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou grupos. Somente álbuns.)

Anoche
Babasonicos
[Universal Music Argentina]


Un Viaje
Café Tacuba
[Universal Music Mexico/Universal Music Latino]


Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3
Nortec Collective
[Nacional]


La Vida Moderna
Pastora
[RCA Spain]


Sal y Limon
Julieta Venegas
[Sony BMG Music]

Category 12

Best Rock Song
Mejor Canción Rock
Melhor Canção de Rock
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock & Alternative Rock. A song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish and must be a new song. Singles or tracks only.
Premio al Compositor(es). Incluye Rock y Rock Alternativo. Una canción debe contener por lo menos el 51% de letra en Español y deberá ser una canción nueva. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmio ao(s) Compositor(es). Inclui Rock e Rock Alternativo. Uma canção deve conter pelo menos 51% de letra em espanhol e deve ser uma nova canção. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Completamente
Chetes, songwriter (Chetes)
[EMI Music Mexico]


Crimen
Gustavo Cerati, songwriter (Gustavo Cerati)
Track from: Ahi Vamos
[Sony BMG Music]


Dime Ven
Rodrigo Dávila, songwriter (Motel)
Track from: Motel
[Warner Music Mexico]


Un Dia No Vuelvo A Empezar
Jorge Pardo, songwriter (Jorge Pardo)
Track from: Movimiento Constante
[Independiente]


Volverte A Amar
Mario Domm & Alejandra Guzmán, songwriters (Alejandra Guzmán)
Track from: Indeleble
[Sony BMG Music]

Field 4 — Tropical

Category 13

Best Salsa Album
Mejor Album de Salsa
Melhor Álbum de Salsa
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.

Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Soy Diferente
India
[SGZ Entertainment/Univision Music Group]


Decisión Unánime
Victor Manuelle
[Norte/Sony BMG Music]


Hoy, Mañana y Siempre
Tito Nieves
[SGZ Entertainment/Univision Music Group]


Asi Es Nuestra Navidad
Gilberto Santa Rosa y El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
[Norte/Sony BMG Music]


Directo Al Corazón
Gilberto Santa Rosa
[Norte/Sony BMG Music]

Category 14

Best Merengue Album
Mejor Album de Merengue
Melhor Álbum de Merengue
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

La Hora De La Verdad
Grupo Mania
[Universal Music Latino]


Amor De Locos
Eddy Herrera
[J&N Records/Norte]


Rankeao
Limit 21
[Univision Records]


MQ
Milly Quezada
[J&N Records]


103 Boulevard
Johnny Ventura
[MP]

Category 15

Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album
Mejor Album de Cumbia/Vallenato
Melhor Álbum de Cumbia/Vallenato
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Yo Bailo Cumbia
Alfa 8
[FM Discos]


Grafiti De Amor
Binomio de Oro de América
[Codiscos]


Grandes Exitos En Vivo
Jorge Celedón y Jimmy Zambrano
[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]


Cien Días De Bohemia
Los Hermanos Zuleta
[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]


Veinte Años Después...
Iván Ovalle
[Ovalle Music E.U.]

Category 16

Best Contemporary Tropical Album
Mejor Album Tropical Contemporáneo
Melhor Álbum Tropical Contemporâneo
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Puro Cabas
Cabas
[Virgin Records]


Ciclón
Ciclón
[SGZ Records]


Corazón
Fonseca
[Capitol Records]


Más Que Suficiente
Chichi Peralta
[Venemusic]


Una Nueva Mujer
Olga Tañón
[Sony BMG Music]

Category 17

Best Traditional Tropical Album
Mejor Album Tropical Tradicional
Melhor Álbum Tropical Tradicional
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Esta Noche Está Para Boleros
Chucho Avellanet
[Klasico]


Step Forward - The Next Generation
Juan De Marcos - Afro Cuban All Stars
[Globe Star Recordings]


Siempre Compay
Grupo Compay Segundo
[Zunzún Cuba]


Serenata En San Juan
Melina León y Los Tri-O
[Norte/Discos 605/Sony BMG Music]


AM/PM Líneas Paralelas
Andy Montañez & Pablo Milanés
[Morocho Records]


Evolución
Plena Libre
[Times Square Records]

Category 18

Best Tropical Song
Mejor Canción Tropical
Melhor Canção Tropical
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish and must be a new song. Singles or tracks only.
Premio al Compositor(es). Una canción debe contener por lo menos el 51% de letra en Español y deberá ser una canción nueva. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmio ao(s) Compositor(es). Uma canção deve conter pelo menos 51% de letra em espanhol e deve ser uma nova canção. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Dos Soneros, Una Historia
Victor Manuelle Ruiz, songwriter (Gilberto Santa Rosa y Victor Manuelle)
Track from: Dos Soneros, Una Historia
[Norte/Sony BMG Music]


Esa Boquita
Yoel Henríquez & Jorge Luis Piloto, songwriters (Tito Nieves)
Track from: Hoy, Mañana y Siempre
[SGZ Entertainment/Univision Music Group]


I Love Salsa!
Victor Manuelle Ruiz, songwriter (N'Klabe)
Track from: I Love Salsa!
[Norte/Nu Records/Sony Discos]


La Cadena De Oro
Cabas & Kike Santander, songwriters (Cabas)
Track from: Puro Cabas
[Virgin Records]


Te Mando Flores
Juan Fernando Fonseca, songwriter (Fonseca)
Track from: Corazón
[Capitol Records/EMI Music]

Field 5 — Singer-Songwriter

Category 19

Best Singer-Songwriter Album
Mejor Album Cantautor
Melhor Álbum Cantor Compositor
(For solo artists or duos. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas o dúos. Solamente álbumes.
Para interpretações por artistas-solo ou duplas. Somente álbuns.)

Carioca
Chico Buarque
[Biscoito Fino]


Por Favor, Perdón Y Gracias
Leon Gieco
[EMI]


Acariocando
Ivan Lins
[EMI Music Brazil]


Como Un Campo De Maíz
Pablo Milanés
[Universal Music Mexico]


Alivio De Luto
Joaquín Sabina
[Ariola]

Field 6 — Regional — Mexican

Category 20

Best Ranchero Album
Mejor Album Ranchero
Melhor Álbum de Música Ranchera
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Historias De Mi Tierra
Pepe Aguilar
[Sony BMG Music]


Dos Amores Un Amante
Ana Gabriel
[EMI/Televisa]


A Toda Ley
Pablo Montero
[Univision Records]


El Rey De Las Cantinas
Lupillo Rivera
[Univision Records]


Orgullo De Mujer
Alicia Villarreal
[Universal Music Mexico]

Category 21

Best Banda Album
Mejor Album Banda
Melhor Álbum de Música Banda
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Hay Amor
Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
[Fonovisa]


Rancherísimas Con Banda
Graciela Beltrán
[Univision Records]


Prohibido
El Coyote y Su Banda Tierra Santa
[Univision Records]


Antes Muertas Que Sencillas
Los Horoscopos De Durango
[Disa]


Más Allá Del Sol
Joan Sebástian
[Balboa Records/Discos Musart]

Category 22

Best Grupero Album
Mejor Album Grupero
Melhor Álbum de Música Grupera
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

No Es Brujeria
Ana Bárbara
[Fonovisa Records]


Por Tí
Bronco El Gigante De América
[Fonovisa]


Por Muchas Razones Te Quiero
Grupo Bryndis
[Disa]


Decorame El Corazón
Los Guardianes Del Amor
[Fonovisa Records]


En El Auditorio Nacional
Joan Sebástian
[Balboa Records]

Category 23

Best Tejano Album
Mejor Album Tejano
Melhor Álbum de Música Texana
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Mejor Que Nunca
Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz
[Freddie Records]


Nuevamente
La Mafia
[Univision Records/Urbana]


Las 3 Divas
Las 3 Divas
[Tejas Records]


Chicanisimo
Little Joe y La Familia
[TDI Records]


Amor Y Fuego
Joe Posada
[Baby Dude Records]

Category 24

Best Norteño Album
Mejor Album Norteño
Melhor Álbum de Música Nortenha
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Ya No Llores
Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
[Freddie Records]


Historias Que Contar
Los Tigres Del Norte
[Fonovisa Records]


Pasion
Palomo
[Disa]


Tu Sombra
Pesado
[Peerless, MCM]


Volver Volver
Michael Salgado
[Freddie Records]

Category 25

Best Tropical Regional Mexican Album
Mejor Album Tropical Regional Mexicano
Melhor Álbum de Música Tropical Regional Mexicana
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Capitulo II
DJ Kane
[EMI/Televisa]


Amor Y Delirio
Los Acosta
[Fonovisa]


Cuando Te Enamoras
Los Angeles De Charly
[Fonovisa]


Exitos De Juan Gabriel
Los Angeles Azules
[Disa]


Kumbia Kings Live
A.B. Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia Kings
[EMI/Televisa]


13 Cumbias Revolucionadas
Tropical Panama
[Disa]

Category 26

Best Regional Mexican Song
Mejor Canción Regional Mexicana
Melhor Canção Regional Mexicana
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Spanish and must be a new song. Singles or Tracks only.
Premio al Compositor(es). Una canción debe contener por lo menos el 51% de letra en Español y deberá ser una canción nueva. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmio ao(s) Compositor(es). Uma canção deve conter pelo menos 51% de letra em espanhol e deve ser uma nova canção. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Aun Sigues Siendo Mia
Osvaldo Villarreal, songwriter (Conjunto Primavera)
Track from: Algo De Mí
[Fonovisa]


Contra Viento y Marea
Mauricio L. Arriaga & J. E. Murgia, songwriters (Intocable)
Track from: Diez
[EMI/Televisa]


Corazón De Fierro
Freddie Martínez, Sr., songwriter (Jimmy González y Grupo Mazz)
Track from: Mejor Que Nunca
[Freddie Records]


Más Allá Del Sol
Joan Sebástian, songwriter (Joan Sebástian)
Track from: Más Allá Del Sol
[Balboa Records/Discos Musart]


Sin Tu Amor
Ana Gabriel, songwriter (Ana Gabriel)
Track from: Dos Amores Un Amante
[EMI/Televisa]

Field 7 — Instrumental

Category 27

Best Instrumental Album
Mejor Album Instrumental
Melhor Álbum Instrumental
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of instrumental tracks. Includes all genres of Latin instrumental recordings. Albums Only.
Para álbumes que contengan un 51%, o más, de cortes instrumentales. Incluye las grabaciones instrumentales Brasileñas. Solamente álbumes.
Para álbuns que contenham, no mínimo, 51% de seu tempo de duração de faixas instrumentais. Inclui gravações de música instrumental Brasileira. Somente álbuns.)

Terra Amantiquira
Banda Mantiqueira
[Maritaca]


Jazz Chamber Trio
Paquito D'Rivera
[Chesky Records]


Luis Salinas Y Amigos En España
Luis Salinas
[Pimienta Records]


Choros & Alegria
Moacir Santos
[Biscoito Fino]


Bebo
Bebo Valdés
[RCA Spain]

Field 8 — Traditional

Category 28

Best Folk Album
Mejor Album Folklórico
Melhor Álbum de Música Folclórica
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Con El Corazón...
Quique Domenech & Alejandro Croatto
[QD Music]


Puerto Rico Te Saluda...
Grupo Renacer
[Renacer]


Corazón Libre
Mercedes Sosa
[Edge Music]


Tarefero De Mis Pagos
Chango Spasiuk
[RCA Records]


La Guitarra Argentina
Cacho Tirao
[EPSA Music]


Rumba En La Habana Con...
Yoruba Andado
[Pimienta Records]

Category 29

Best Tango Album
Mejor Album Tango
Melhor Álbum de Tango
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Café De Los Maestros
Café De Los Maestros
[Surco / Seminal / Universal Music Latin]


Flores Negras Postangos En Vivo En Rosario Vol. II
Gerardo Gandini
[Blue Art Records]


Ciudad Secreta
María Estela Monti
[Gobi Music]


Letters From Argentina
Lalo Schifrin
[Aleph]

Category 30

Best Flamenco Album
Mejor Album Flamenco
Melhor Álbum de Música Flamenca
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Un Momento En El Sonido
Vicente Amigo
[Sony BMG Music]


Picasso En Mis Ojos
Diego El Cigala
[Ariola]


Limón
Javier Limón
[RCA]


Sueña La Alhambra
Morente
[Virgin Music España]


Mujeres
Estrella Morente
[Virgin]

Field 9 — Jazz

Category 31

Best Latin Jazz Album
Mejor Album de Jazz Latino
Melhor Álbum de Jazz Latino
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Aystelum
Ed Motta
[Trama]


Listen Here!
Eddie Palmieri
[Concord Picante]


Solo
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
[Blue Note]


Roda Carioca
Jovino Santos Neto
[Adventure Music]


World On A String
Dave Valentin
[High Note Records]

Field 10 — Christian

Category 32

Best Christian Album (Spanish Language)
Mejor Album Cristiano (En Español)
Melhor Álbum de Música Cristã (Língua Espanhola)
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Aline
Aline Barros
[Integrity Music Latin]


Vivo Para Ti
Daniel Calveti
[CanZion]


El Aire De Tu Casa
Jesus Adrian Romero
[Vastago Record]


Dios Es Bueno
Marcos Witt
[CanZion]

Category 33

Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language)
Mejor Album Cristiano (En Portugués)
Melhor Álbum de Música Cristã (Língua Portuguesa)
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Aline Barros & Cia
Aline Barros
[MK Music]


Jóia Rara
Mara Maravilha
[Line Records]


As Canções da Minha Vida 15 Anos - Ao Vivo
Cristina Mel
[Line Records]


Promessas
Soraya Moraes
[Line Records]


Tudo O Que Soul
Robson Nascimento
[Line Records]

Field 11 — Brazilian

Category 34

Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album
Mejor Album Pop Contemporáneo Brasileño
Melhor Álbum Pop Contemporâneo Brasileiro
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Até Onde Vai
Jota Quest
[Epic]


4
Los Hermanos
[Ariola]


Timeless
Sergio Mendes
[Concord Records / Hear Music / Will.i.am.]


Pra Você
Margareth Menezes
[EMI Music Brazil]


Infinito Particular
Marisa Monte
[EMI Music Brazil]


Sandy & Junior
Sandy & Junior
[Mercury]


As Super Novas
Ivete Sangalo
[Mercury]

Category 35

Best Brazilian Rock Album
Mejor Album Rock Brasileño
Melhor Álbum de Rock Brasileiro
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

MTV Ao Vivo
Barão Vermelho
[Warner Music Brasil]


Imunidade Musical
Charlie Brown Jr.
[EMI Music Brazil]


Acústico MTV
O Rappa
[Warner Music Brasil]


Hoje
Os Paralamas do Sucesso
[EMI Music Brazil]


Sim E Não
Nando Reis
[Mercury]

Category 36

Best Samba/Pagode Album
Mejor Album Samba/Pagode
Melhor Álbum de Samba/Pagode
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Uma Nova Paixao Ao Vivo
Alcione
[Indie Records]


Brasilatinidade Ao Vivo
Martinho Da Vila
[EMI Music Brazil]


Ao Vivo
Demônios Da Garoa
[Band Music]


Universo Ao Meu Redor
Marisa Monte
[EMI Music Brazil]


Alma Negra
Jair Rodrigues
[Trama]

Category 37

Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album
Mejor Album Música Popular Brasileña
Melhor Álbum de Música Popular Brasileira
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Obrigado, Gente!
João Bosco
[Universal Music Brasil]


Ana e Jorge
Ana Carolina e Seu Jorge
[Ariola]


Hoje
Gal Costa
[Trama]


Uma Voz... Uma Paixão
Jane Duboc
[EMI Music Brazil]


Segundo
Maria Rita
[Warner Music Brasil]


Simone - Ao Vivo
Simone
[EMI Music Brazil]

Category 38

Best Romantic Music Album
Mejor Album de Música Romántica
Melhor Álbum de Música Romântica
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos
[Amigo Records]


Tudo Que O Tempo Me Deixou
Alaíde Costa
[Lua Music]


Amor Absoluto
Daniel
[Warner Music Brasil]


De Corpo E Alma
Leonardo
[Mercury]


Louca Paixão
Tânia Mara
[EMI Music Brazil]

Category 39

Best Brazilian Roots/Regional Album
Mejor Album de Música Regional o de Raíces Brasileñas
Melhor Álbum de Música Regional ou de Raizes Brasileiras
(For solo artists, duo or group performances. Albums only.
Para interpretaciones por artistas solistas, dúos o grupos. Solamente álbumes.
Para artistas - solo, duplas ou performances em grupo. Somente álbuns.)

Sou Brasileiro
Frank Aguiar
[EMI Music Brazil]


Volume 8
Banda Calypso
[Independente]


Levante A Taça
Caju e Castanha
[Trama]


Vida Marvada
Chitãozinho & Xororó
[Mercury]


Para Toda A Família
Sérgio Reis
[Atração Fonográfica]

Category 40

Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
Mejor Canción Brasileña (Idioma Portugués)
Melhor Canção Brasileira (Língua Portuguesa)
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song must contain at least 51% of the lyrics in Portuguese and must be a new song. Singles or Tracks only.
Premio al Compositor(es). Una canción debe contener por lo menos el 51% de letra en Portugués y deberá ser una canción nueva. Solamente sencillos o cortes.
Prêmio ao(s) Compositor(es). Uma canção deve conter pelo menos 51% de letra em português e deve ser uma nova canção. Somente singles ou faixas.)

Abalou
Gigi, songwriter (Ivete Sangalo)
Track from: As Super Novas
[Mercury]


Balé De Berlim
Gilberto Gil, songwriter (Gilberto Gil)
Track from: Varios Artistas: Play Brazil
[Warner Music Brasil]


Caminho das Águas
Rodrigo Maranhão, songwriter (Maria Rita)
Track from: Segundo
[Warner Music Brasil]


Ela Faz Cinema
Chico Buarque, songwriter (Chico Buarque)
Track from: Carioca
[Biscoito Fino]


O Bonde do Dom
Arnaldo Antunes, Carlinhos Brown & Marisa Monte, songwriters (Marisa Monte)
Track from: Universo Ao Meu Redor
[EMI Music Brazil]

Field 12 — Children's

Category 41

Best Latin Children's Album
Mejor Album de Música Latina Para Niños
Melhor Álbum Infantil Latino
(For recordings that are created and intended specifically for children. Albums Only
Para grabaciones que han sido creadas y destinadas especificamente para niños. Solamente álbumes.
Para gravações que tenham sido criadas e destinadas especificamente para crianças. Somente álbuns.
For recordings that are created & intended specifically for children.
Para grabaciones creadas con la intención específica para niños.
Para gravações criadas com a intenção específica para crianças.)

Canciones y Cantos-Juegos Infantiles Del Folklore Puertorriqueño
Griselle Bou, Victor Meléndez y Annette Bou
[Independiente]


Adriana Partimpim - O Show
Adriana Partimpim
[Ariola]


El Regalo 2
Tatiana
[Disa]


XSPB-6-Festa
Xuxa
[Som Livre]

Field 13 — Classical

Category 42

Best Classical Album
Mejor Album de Música Clásica
Melhor Álbum de Música Clássica
(Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) if other than the artist. Albums Only.
Premio al /los Artista(s) y Productor(es). Solamente álbumes.
Prêmio ao(s) Artista(s), Produtor(es). Somente Álbuns.
)

Carlos Chavez Complete Chamber Music
Tambuco & Southwest Chamber Music; Jan Karlin & Matthew Snyder, producers
[Cambria Master Recordings]


Concierto Barroco
Manuel Barrueco & Victor Pablo Pérez; Martin Compton, producer
[KOCH]


Contratenor
Edson Cordeiro; José Ananias Souza Lopes, producer
[Paulus]


Encantamento
Eduardo Marturet Conducting The Berliner Syphoniker; Berliner Symphoniker,
producer
[Tempo Primo]


Rhapsody In Blue
Michel Camilo & Ernest Martínez Izquierdo; Elaine Martone, producer
[Telarc Jazz]


Tempo Caboclo
Mauro Senise; Jota Moraes, producer
[Biscoito Fino]

Field 14 — Recording Package

Category 43

Best Recording Package
Mejor Diseño de Empaque
Melhor Projeto Gráfico de Um Álbum
(Award to the Art Director(s).
Premio al Director de Arte.
Prêmio ao Diretor de Arte.)

Café De Los Maestros
Laura Varsky, art director (Café De Los Maestros)
[Surco / Seminal / Universal Music Latin]


Live In Los Angeles
Alexandra Lahr, art director (Los Pinguos)
[Kufala]


Productos Desaparecidos
Excusado Printsystem, art director (La Pestilencia)
[Capitol Records]


Samba Passarinho
Marcelo Kertész, art director (Péri)
[Tratore / Baticum]


Tijuana Sessions Vol. 3
Fritz Torres & Jorge Verdin, art directors (Nortec Collective)
[Nacional]


Timeless
Edward Martinez, art director (Sergio Mendes)
[Concord Records / Hear Music / Will.i.am.]

Field 15 — Production

Category 44

Best Engineered Album
Mejor Ingeniería de Grabación para un Album
Melhor Álbum de Engenharia de Gravação
(An engineer's award (artists' names appear in paranthesis) For new recordings released for the first time during the Eligibility Year. Albums Only.
Premio al /los Ingeniero(s). Para nuevas grabaciones lanzadas por primera vez durante el Período de Elegibilidad. Solamente álbumes.
Prêmio ao(s) Engenheiro(s). Para novas gravações, lançadas pela primeira vez, durante o Período de Elegibilidade. Somente Álbuns.)

Amor
Valerio Calisse, Hernan Gatica, Humberto Gatica, Pierpaolo Guerrini, Alejandro
Rodríguez & Jochen van der Saag, engineers (Andrea Bocelli)
[Sugar Music/Siente Music/Universal Music Latino]


De Uns Tempos Pra Cá
Cotô Guarino & Swami Junior, engineers (Chico César)
[Biscoito Fino]


Fijacion Oral Vol. 1
Gustavo Celis, Serban Ghanea, Mauricio Guerrero, Rob Jacobs, Killen Kevin, Dave
Way & Dave Way, engineers (Shakira)
[Epic]


Jet - Samba
Duda Mello, engineer (Marcos Valle)
[Dubas Música]


La Vida Moderna
José Luis Crespo, Sancho Gómez Escobar & Joaquín Pizarro, engineers (Pastora)
[RCA Spain]

Category 45

Producer Of The Year
Productor del Año
Produtor do Ano
(A Producer's Award. (Artists' names appear in paranthesis).
Premio al /los Productor(es). (Nombre del artista aparece entre paréntesis).
Prêmio ao(s) Produtor(es). (Nome do artista aparece entre parêntesis).)

Cesar Camargo Mariano
• Hoje (Gal Costa) (A)

Moogie Canazio
• Arquitetura Da Flor (Francis Hime) (A)
• Pra Você (Margareth Menezes) (A)
• Que Falta Você Me Faz (Maria Bethânia) (A)
• Simone - Ao Vivo (Simone) (A)

Lenine, Maria Rita
• Segundo (Maria Rita) (A)

Cachorro Lopez
• Dias Felices (Christian Castro) (A)
• Diego (Diego) (A)
• Dulce Beat (Belanova) (A)
• Sal y Limon (Julieta Venegas) (A)
• Vanessa Colaiutta (Vanessa Colaiutta) (A)

Gustavo Santaolalla
• Café De Los Maestros (Café De Los Maestros) (A)
• Flor (Flor) (A)
• Javier Casalla (Javier Casalla) (A)
• Testosterona (Bersuit) (A)


Field 16 — Music Video

Category 46

Best Short Form Music Video
Mejor Video Musical Versión Corta
Melhor Vídeo Musical Versão Curta
(For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/ Producer.
Para un clip promocional de un corte o sencillo. Premio al /los Artista(s), Director(es) del Video y Productor(es) del Video.
Para um clip promocional de uma faixa ou single. Prêmio ao(s) Artista(s), Diretor(es) do Vídeo e Produtor(es) do Vídeo.)

Mojado
Ricardo Arjona
Simon Brand, video director; Omar Catalon & Andrea De Moral, video producers
[Sony BMG Music]


¡Atrévete Te, Te!
Calle 13
Fish, video director; Gabriel Coss, video producer
[Sony BMG Music]


Te Echo De Menos
Chayanne
Gustavo Garzón, video director; Cecy Sagredo, video producer
[Sony BMG Music]


La Tortura
Shakira
Michael Hussman, video director; Nina Huang, video producer
[Sony BMG Music]


Me Voy
Julieta Venegas
Picky Talarico, video director; Gerardo Vallina, video producer
[Sony BMG Music]

Category 47

Best Long Form Music Video
Mejor Video Musical Versión Larga
Melhor Vídeo Musical Versão Longa
(For Video Packages consisting of more than one song. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer of at least 51% of the total playing time.
Para Videos Musicales que contienen mas de una canción. Premio al Artista(s), Director(es) del Video y Productor(es) del Video.
Para vídeos musicais que constam de mais de uma canção. Prêmio para o(s) Artista(s), Director(es) do Video e Produtor(es) do Video.)

Blanco Y Negro En Vivo
Bebo & Cigala
Fernando Trueba, video director; Fernando Trueba, video producer
[Calle 54 Records/Bluebird/RCA Victor Group/BMG]


Un Viaje
Café Tacuba
Tito Lara, video director; Gerardo Gutiérrez, video producer
[Universal Music Latin America]


Baile Barroco
Daniela Mercury
Daniela dos Santos & Daniela Mercury, video directors; Walter Costa & Raissa
Martins, video producers
[EMI Music Brazil]


Acústico MTV - O Rappa
O Rappa
Joana Mazzuchelli, video director; MTV Brasil, video producer
[Warner Music Brasil]


Simone - Ao Vivo
Simone
Roberto Talma, video director; Moogie Canazio, video producer
[EMI Music Brazil]

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:24 (nineteen years ago)

The fact that Michael Stuart's Back to da Barrio isn't even nominated for salsa album of the year is a travesty. Also, I think Andy Montanez should be in there. (Also, Guayacan Orquesta's Xtremo deserves a nomination more than some of this stuff, but they are at a disadvantage because they are a little removed from the commercial center of salsa, thanks to being from Colombia.) The GSR/EGC album nomination is a nice gesture for what was a very good album, but it's a Christmas album and a lot the songs were old. I don't see it winning. What I've heard of the Tito Nieves is weak (I may have heard the whole thing--I can't remember), and that Gilberto Santa Rosa album sounds like it's really pretty bad from everything I've heard (though I did buy a download of "Isla del Encanto," which was not bad). I think for salsa it's going to be a match between Victor Manuelle and India. VM has never won a Grammy, as far as I remember, or at least never won one for an album, so to some extent he's overdue for one, but India is riding fairly high right now. I predict Manuelle though.

Manuelle has a chance to win for Best Tropical Song as well, as the writer of N'Klabe's "I Love Salsa." The competition there strikes me as pretty weak. Again, where is Michael Stuart's "Mayor Que Yo"? Hello?

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

Also Miguel Anga Diaz's Echu Mingua should be in there for something, Latin Jazz or instrumental or something, but it's too left-field and slightly under the radar. I predict Eddie Palmieri will take it, he's good at winning Grammys.

Oh, and of course Calle 13 could be poised to win something. I'm not really familiar with their competition in some of these categories.

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:51 (nineteen years ago)

I think Calle 13 will win best new artist. I also think this is Julieta Venegas' year...unless it's Shakira's. Either way, I'm happy with that. Ricardo Arjona seems like the frontrunner but I think he's really the dark horse.

Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

Who are these other people in competition with Calle 13? Do you know them?

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

Céu is a singer from São Paulo. She's just okay but Phil F. and others have been unimpressed by her album. The rest: I don't know.

Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 28 September 2006 00:39 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.nypost.com/seven/09272006/entertainment/music/latin_grammy_nods_are_loco_music_sandra_guzman.htm

LATIN GRAMMY NODS ARE LOCO
AWARDS SPOTLIGHT WRONG ACTS
By SANDRA GUZMAN

Loading new images... September 27, 2006 -- READ through the list of nominees for the Latin Grammys, and one ques tion springs to mind: "Quien?"

Like its gringo big brother, the Latin Grammys - coming to New York Nov. 2 - focus on the nostalgic and the weird, leaving out many of the most critically acclaimed acts.

How else to explain the absence of the hit-making and commercially successful production duo Luny Tunes, salsa great Marc Anthony, bachata trio Aventura, clever Puerto Rican reggaeton MC Voltio and the Mexican rock legends Jaguares? Instead, relatively obscure Leon Gieco, Chico Buarque and Joaquin Sabina managed to get nods for best singer/songwriter.

A visibly disappointed Tunes, in town for a promotional tour of the new album "Los Benjamins" called the show, "the made-up awards" when he was told that, for the second year in a row, the Latin Recording Academy failed to acknowledge their production prowess.

"It's a puzzle really," speculated Luny, "we have produced all these huge hits, and we still don't get cariño [love]. I guess the people who vote must be a bunch of mayores [old folks], who must not like reggaeton," shrugged the beat-maker.

"I mean," interrupted Tunes, "we don't have to win - we would be really, really happy just to be acknowledged," said the young Dominican native who, with partner Luny, has produced some of the hottest chart-topping reggaeton tracks to date, including Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina," and "Machucando," and Wisin y Yandel's "Llame Pa' Verte," to name a few.

These two music men have been invigorating the genre's sound by introducing traditional Caribbean beats like bachata, and have worked with an eclectic bunch including Lenny Kravitz and Paris Hilton. Everyone knows the best new artist nominees have to be really new. However, just who are Ines Gaviria, Lena and Pamela? Maybe their music is hot in Peru, certainly not in The Bronx.

The only thing the voting members seemed to get right were the nominations of Argentine rocker Gustavo Cerati, Mexican rocker Julieta Venegas and the hot Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13, who each received at least three nods.

And Shakira surprised no one with her five nominations. The pop charts adore her, the Latin charts idolize her and the MTV kids can't get enough of her.

After the initial shock, Luny and Tunes seemed to find solace that at least two of the four albums in the urban category received nods - Daddy Yankee's "Barrio Fino en Directo" and Wisin y Yandel's "Pa'L Mundo."

"If they win, we win," said Tunes.

Now in its seventh year, the Latin Grammys will be held in New York for the first time. Touted as the largest Latino awards show on television - more than 9 million viewers tuned in last year - it will air live on Univision from Madison Square Garden.

Weird article. I agree about Luny Tunes, though I'm not really surprised that reggaeton producers would go overlooked, even if they are the outstanding and obvious choice there. Chico Buarque is obscure? I guess for people who have absolutely no interest in Brazilian music (and I certainly don't know much about it).

She thinks Marc Anthony should have been nominated for something. What did Marc Anthony put out within the year covered, aside from one lame single? He hasn't released any albums in that time. Maybe she forgot that Valio la Pena came out in 2004. If she had any sense, she'd be complaining about the absence of Michael Stuart from the salsa nominations list.

Voltio and Aventura might have been nice additions, though I definitely wouldn't say the latter make good albums, though they do make albums that sell incredibly well. But even on a track by track basis, I don't think anything on God's Project is as catchy as some of their earlier singles. And if we are going to complain about the absence of bachata hits, why isn't Monchy & Alexandra's "No Es Una Novela" in there somewhere? I think it should be.

Incidentally, I have a feeling it's actually going to be India who wins. My head says it will be VM, but my gut says it's going to be India. (I hope I am wrong, since I think he's the more deserving of the two.)

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 28 September 2006 13:10 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...
Well this sucks. Maybe I will skip the Latin Grammys after all.

Israel Lobby Initiates Hispanic Strategy: "Invadimos a Iran"
Grant Smith | Institute for Research: Middle East Policy | 10/4/2006

The Israel lobby has recently begun strategizing how to influence the Hispanic vote in the United States. Already a $760 billion[i] powerhouse consumer market, the Hispanic share of US voters will reach 8.6% in 2006 according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Hispanics accounted for 50% of the US population between 2000 and 2004 but only 10% of the increase in the total votes cast.[ii] In the event of amnesty or other citizenship initiatives for undocumented immigrants, this segment of voters will become even more significant as population gains translate into voting power. Understanding and influencing the Hispanic vote will soon attract additional resources from many special interest groups. The Israel lobby clearly sees Hispanic voters as a new and largely untapped force in American politics in need of leadership harnessed to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) foreign policy issue framework.

AIPAC, the tip of the Israel lobby spear in Washington, began an executive search for a Deputy Director for Hispanic Outreach (PDF) in August of 2006. Reporting directly to AIPAC's "National Outreach Director" in Washington, the responsibility of the new deputy director will be to "develop relationships with key members of the Hispanic community and encourage their involvement in political advocacy in support of the US-Israel relationship."[iii]

AIPAC's focus on the Hispanic community dovetails with an unprecedented opportunity for Spanish language media outreach. Shareholders of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., voted to sell the company last week to a group of private-equity firms for $12.3 billion. The deal was signed even though a higher bid from Mexican TV giant Grupo Televisa was still on the table. Led by media mogul Haim Saban, the US group acquired the equivalent of the "ABC" network in terms of Spanish speaking US viewership. Among all Spanish-language US networks, Univision averaged 3.7 million viewers followed by Telemundo at 880,000 and TeleFutura's 660,000 viewers.[iv]

Most of Haim Saban's new viewers are probably unfamiliar with his role as a financial "shaft" of the US Israel lobby spear. Haim Saban is an extraordinary media entrepreneur who immigrated to the U.S. from Israel at age 22. Haim Saban was at one time half-owner of Fox Family Worldwide, a company that produced and broadcast programming via the Fox Family Channel and Fox Kids' Network. Saban and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sold Fox Family to Disney in 2001 for $3.2 billion. Famously quoted by the New York Times in September 5, 2004 for saying "I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel", Saban has played an active role in "shaping" US foreign policy toward Israel through the Democratic Party, and spending hours on the phone with the Likud Party's Ariel Sharon.

Saban hosted a $3.5 million fundraiser for Democrats during William Clinton's presidential campaign against George H.W. Bush. Anxious to maintain his lead donor status with the Democrats, when Saban learned that another donor had topped his contributions to the DNC by a quarter-million dollars, he immediately sent the DNC a $1 bill attached to a check for $250,000. Saban served on the President Clinton's Export Council, advising the White House on trade issues. He was instrumental in former AIPAC lobbyist Martin Indyk's installation as US Ambassador to Israel in 1995. In 2002 Saban pledged $13 million to start the new "Saban Center for Middle East Policy" at the Brookings Institution directed by Martin Indyk. In 2003, in spite of the change of administrations in Washington, from Democrat to Republican, during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq Brookings was the single most cited think tank in the American news media. Brookings garnered roughly double the number of news citations and "expert" quotes over competitors such as Council on Foreign Relations, Heritage Foundation, and American Enterprise Institute.[v] Brookings exhortations for the invasion of Iraq, immortalized by Martin Indyk's essay "Lock and Load[vi]", assured Americans not only that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction but that Iraq could only be neutralized by US force. Brooking's analysts in the media repeated Indyk's core mantra about Iraq: "There is real risk in allowing the inspections to run on indefinitely."[vii]

US Spanish language television has not traditionally been a battleground for shaping viewer opinions on the Middle East. Producers and viewers hailing from lands in South, Central and North America (Mexico), peopled with formerly colonized populations may be more culturally attuned to national narratives of assimilation between indigenous people and Spain. In Mexico the mixed descendants of Spanish and indigenous peoples, or "mestizos", power the business community and dominate the government. Mexican society is flush with pride and symbolism celebrating the nation's rich Aztec and Mayan history. In South American nations such as Colombia the conquest and assimilation narrative is the same. The mystic cultures of the Chibcha and visionary Simon Bolivar fused to break colonial ties to Spain.and create a new national identity.

Israel lobby objectives to legitimize population separation by religion, retain conquered and occupied territory, regional military domination and wall building are not natural or easy policy "sells" to a Hispanic viewership. AIPAC's current policy priority, US military stikes on Iran, also goes against the grain of audiences that respect and feel affinity with ancient cultures. Mexicans and their Mexican American counterparts are already up in arms over the Israeli inspired US-Mexico border "separation" barrier. Univision producers now looking up through the chain of command toward the new owners will undoubtedly begin tapping Spanish speaking "scholars" from Brookings, as well as the package of Israeli diplomats and Middle East analysts pushed by AIPAC's new Hispanic division. Any savvy producer would rightly view this as a "career enhancing move". The question remains whether audiences and Hispanic voters, accustomed to frank and brutally honest news coverage and debate over the Middle East, interspersed with steamy soap operas, will respond to Haim Saban's "single issue". Their transformation into uncritical political foot soldiers of the Israel lobby may require more than slick policies transmitted by groomed experts through the dominant Spanish language media network.

Notes
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[i] Univision ad, WSJ 10/4/2006 citing data from Global Insight, 2005 Hispanic Market Monitor, et.al.

[ii] http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=48

[iii] AIPAC job posting

[iv]

[v] Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting study, 2003

[vi] http://www.brook.edu/views/op-ed/indyk/20021219.htm

[vii] http://www.brook.edu/views/op-ed/indyk/20021219.htm

R_S (RSLaRue), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:07 (nineteen years ago)

The just-announced hosts and first batch of performers for the 7th Latin Grammy Awards point to a very traditional Latin award show. Mexican singer Lucero, also a favorite of Mexican television, will host the event alongside Puerto Rican salsa star Victor Manuelle.

Confirmed to perform are regional Mexican band Conjunto Primavera, rock band Mana, singer/songwrtier Joan Sebastian, Thalia and reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel.

The Latin Grammys will take place Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and will air live on the Univision network.

http://music.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1212402.php/Latin_Grammys_get_hosts_and_performers

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

Reggaeton Group Adds Political Note to Latin Grammys

October 19, 2006

Eneida I. Del Valle

The Latin Grammys just got a bit more interesting, thanks to Calle 13, the new kids on the reggaeton block. If they win, viewers may be treated to a Latin version of the Kanye West "Bush doesn't care about black people" moment.

The brothers, Rene Perez (aka Residente) and Eduardo Cabra (aka Visitante) are not only sardonic, but politically conscious Puerto Ricans who have a lot to say.

"If we win, props and shouts aren't going to happen. We're going to take that time to say something intelligent and interesting," says Residente, 28, who has a Masters in Fine Arts and pens their lyrics.

The quirky two are up for Best New Artist, Best Short-form Video (for "Atrevete Te Te") and Best Urban Album for their self-titled debut album, which was released last November.

Their meteoric rise is already the stuff of reggaeton and Latin music legend.

The brothers - both college graduates who sport no bling, are committed dadaists (a global art movement that poked fun at art and the bourgeoisie) and look more like indie rockers than rappers.

At first, they decided to give their music away for free on the Web. They recorded five songs, including "La Tripleta" and "La Aguacatona," a hilarious song about Puerto Rican women's diets. The demo fell into the hands of White Lion's Elias De Leon (of Tego Calderon fame) and the rest is history.

With very little record play (mostly in Puerto Rico), Calle 13 reached No. 15 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. They have sold 150,000 copies - without a radio hit and mostly via Internet marketing. They have recorded with Voltio, Nelly Furtado and, most recently, with crooner Alejandro Sanz.

The two are an odd pair for the genre born in the ghettoes of the island. They're middle class, for one, and lack the bravado of Daddy Yankee and Don Omar.

Their music is a combination of rock, electronica, reggaeton and rap - with lyrics that are sexy, political, funny and sarcastic. "La Jirafe," for instance, is a percussion-infused track about a girl being "the one," while "Electrico," is a rock-infused song, heavy on guitar riffs. "La Madre de los Enanos," is a strange, funny track about little people stealing their money.

Their most controversial song was recorded last July. "Querido FBI," is a lyrically explosive piece about the assasination of Puerto Rican revolutionary Filiberto Ojeda Rios, who was shot last year by the FBI during a standoff. The song blames the FBI and the Puerto Rican government for his death.

"It's was important for us to record that song, we detest acts of such kind and we want the FBI and the Puerto Rican government to know that we, and the people of Puerto Rico, won't forget it. We'll keep singing that song around the world and no one will stop us," explains Residente.

The brothers met as toddlers when Perez's mother married Cabra's father. After the two divorced, they remained in touch. Their name means 13th Street in Spanish and comes from Perez's San Juan address.

Since Cabra, a musician who studied finance and IT communications, often visited his brother, his moniker became Visitante.

"Although I studied art I've always rapped, I came to Visitante one day and read him some lyrics. He created the music and we laid out some tracks," he recalls.

"Originally we recorded only 5 songs and we were going to put them up on the Internet but I had a relationship with White Lion, one thing led to another and here we are," says Residente. "We have a good balance. As brothers, I write the lyrics and he creates the music."

It's a mystery why the two have become a hit all over Latin America, considering their lyrics are mostly colloquial Rican-speak.

"I'm actually conscious of that when I write. What I've done is repeat the words or phrases that mean the same thing so that everyone understands the Boricua words," explains Residente.

They also wrote a song that seems to be directed at Puffy.

"I invented a situation and used him as the persona. It's not him but what he represents that bothers us," says Residente.

The song was written during the time that Puffy offered Tego Calderon a paltry $2,000 contract to appear on billboards for his clothing line, an exclusive story broken by Tempo's New York Post.

"Boricuas saw that as an insult. There were people who did it for free (Daddy Yankee), but I wrote the song so that the world knows that not everyone in Puerto Rico is a sucker, that we as a people have pride," says Visitante.

Many fans don't view them as reggaeton but as alternative.

"We are musicians first, we don't label ourselves, people label themselves to make themselves feel better," says Visitante.

Essentials: "Aguacatona," "Querrido FBI," "Atrevete Te Te."

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=48173&cat=Headlines&more=/news/more-news.asp

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 15:26 (nineteen years ago)

VM does not deseve to win for Decision Unanuime. Better albums from both Michael Stuart and Andy Montanez than anything nominated. I'm not even going to root for VM over the others who were nominated. Etc. etc. etc.

I hope Wisin & Yandel do "Rakata" because I've hardly heard anything else by them that I think is any good. (Even that one I may only like because it's been so drilled into my head.)

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

I had a whole post where I predicted all the winners but I abandoned it because who cares what I think. I will celebrate this night by getting drunk but probably just switching between this and basketball.

Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

All the professional music critics around here and who mentioned Calle 13 on ILM first? (Specializing has its advantages.)

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

Leila Cobo's new career is writing about Calle 13. (My new career is cutting and pasting articles about them.) At the end of the day I think they are more "pretty good and definitely promising" than "best thing ever."


How Puerto Rican duo became toast of Latin biz
Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:12 AM ET

By Leila Cobo

MIAMI (Billboard) - Calle 13 came out of nowhere. In a world dominated by collaborations, featured performers and guest artists, these guys -- Rene Perez (aka Residente) and Eduardo Cabra (aka Visitante) -- had been notably absent.

And then, just as quickly, they were notably obvious: two funny-looking white guys who wore funny shirts but no bling, and who purportedly did reggaeton but whose sound was really something else, more like Latin rap, with clever lyrics that often made you gasp in outright shock.

Without a single previous recording to its name and airplay limited to Puerto Rico, Calle 13 released its self-titled debut album in December 2005, bowing and peaking at No. 6 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart. Since then, Calle 13 has sold close to 150,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

In the U.S. Latin music world, where breaking new acts is notoriously difficult, such numbers are phenomenal for anyone, much less one this novel. Only two other brand-new Latin acts have broken the 100,000-unit mark in the past year.

That alone makes Calle 13's success noteworthy. More so is the fact that the pair did it without a radio hit. The highest Calle 13 has reached on the Hot Latin Songs chart is No. 15.

Read on for the chronology of a hit act -- from its inception to its current status as a multiple nominee at the seventh annual Latin Grammy Awards, to be held November 2 at Madison Square Garden.

THE EARLY DAYS: Perez and Cabra meet at 2 years old when Perez's mother and Cabra's father marry. After the couple divorced, the brothers -- that's what they consider themselves -- remain close for the next 25 years. (They are 28 now.) The name Calle 13 comes from Perez's address in San Juan, Puerto Rico; it means "13th Street." It also inspired the duo's stage names. Since it was his residence, Perez became El Residente. Because Cabra came to see his brother every weekend, he is El Visitante (the visitor). Residente was musical but leaned more toward the visual. Visitante was the real musician and pursued it as a career. All of Calle 13's arrangements and orchestrations are his. Residente studied fine arts in Puerto Rico, then got a master's degree in fine arts in Georgia. But he has written raps and poems all his life, and Calle 13's lyrics are his. In 2003, Residente returned to Puerto Rico and immediately immersed himself in film, art and music.

NOVEMBER 2004: Residente and Visitante record together for the first time. "The notion was to make a Web page and put our music up for free," Residente says. The pair cut a two-track demo with the songs "La Tripleta" and "La Aguacatona."

FEBRUARY 2005: Fed up with the artistic life, Residente and Visitante start shopping for a label. Visitante suggests indie White Lion, which Residente likes because it originally signed Tego Calderon. He looks up the address in the phone book, walks to the label's offices and drops off the disc. In true indie spirit, White Lion owner Elias de Leon actually listens to all demos every Tuesday. That particular day wasn't a Tuesday, but his cousin and talent scout came up to him and said, "These weird guys brought this demo. You've got to listen to it." In his car, de Leon played "La Tripleta," the least reggaeton-minded track. "I understood there was something different. The lyrics. It was too much," de Leon says. At 2 a.m. the next day, Residente was working at his day job as draftsman for an architectural firm when he got the call: "Where did you come from?" de Leon asked. He gave him an appointment for the next day. Residente rolled up the drafts he was working on and never looked back.

APRIL 2005: De Leon plays a demo for Lorenzo Braun, VP of marketing/artists and repertoire for Sony BMG Urbano, with whom White Lion has a licensing deal. "It smelled good," Braun says. "Evidently, it was something different." But his eureka moment came when he saw the video to "Se Vale To"' months later. "When I saw the visual proposal, I saw an artist that could change things."

JUNE 2005: White Lion signs Calle 13 and takes "Se Vale To"' to Puerto Rican reggaeton station WVOZ (Mix 107), simply to test the waters. At 5 p.m. on a Friday, PD Jaime Ortiz "El Coyote" plays the track for the first time. "People started calling, saying, 'I like this crazy song,"' Ortiz says. "By Monday, it had exploded, and people had already recorded it from the radio and released it on the Internet."

Meanwhile, Sony BMG Latin America president Kevin Lawrie hears "Se Vale To"' during a hip-hop convention in Puerto Rico. "I thought, 'This is something that's fantastic and different,"' Lawrie says. "It doesn't want to be Daddy Yankee or Wisin & Yandel. It's totally in its own space. I thought it could be one of those things that can change the game. And that was how we became involved."

JULY 2005: Calle 13 plays its first massive show July 31 at Mix 107's Mixactivo Sports concert. It performs "Se Vale To"' and "flips the beach around," according to Ortiz. Calle 13 records its first video, for "Se Vale To'," for $14,000. Perez shoots it on film with help from his cousin and edits it himself.

AUGUST 2005: Calle 13 releases "Querido FBI," a track critical of the FBI's intervention in Puerto Rico, as an underground single. Fans make a clandestine video to accompany it.

NOVEMBER 2005: De Leon introduces Perez to established reggaeton artist Julio Voltio. They collaborate on the track "Chulin Culin Chunfly," included on Voltio's album. The track eventually reaches No. 8 on Hot Latin Songs in March 2006. "It was the best move we did with them," de Leon says. "He was able to reach both the masses and the upper crust of Puerto Rico."

Armed with three videos, Braun devises a strategy built on the group's visual and aesthetic appeal. Sony BMG makes a mixed DVD, which it had never done before with DVDs, and distributes it via street teams. "I wanted everybody to see that video and feel the impact I had felt," Braun says.

DECEMBER 2005: The duo pens "Balas Perdidas," which also becomes a local radio hit, despite not being on any album. The act's album, "Calle 13," debuts at No. 6 on Top Latin Albums, with sales coming predominantly from Puerto Rico.

JANUARY-MAY 2006: Sony BMG works patiently at breaking Calle 13 stateside, concentrating on Internet and grass-roots strategies. Radio is a tough sell outside Puerto Rico, so every spin becomes precious. In May, Calle 13 sells out the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

JUNE 2006: "Atrevete-Te-Te" is added to the Superestrella radio network on the West Coast, giving Calle 13 pop radio airplay on stations nationwide and broadening its reach. Sony makes a concerted campaign to convince PD Nestor Rocha to program a track that doesn't quite fit Superestrella's top 40 format.

JULY 2006: After much wrangling between Sony BMG and the Univision network, Calle 13 is booked to perform on the highly rated Premios Juventud awards show. Sources say the network was reluctant to bring the duo in, as it wasn't an established name. But following Premios Juventud, Calle 13's sales shoot up again, and the album returns to the top 10, where it remains for five weeks.

In addition, Nelly Furtado invites Calle 13 to record a new version of her song "No Hay Igual." The track is released as a single, and a video is shot.

AUGUST 2006: Calle 13 records a rap interlude for "La Peleita," a track on Alejandro Sanz's upcoming album.

SEPTEMBER 2006: Calle 13 garners three Latin Grammy Award nominations, including best new artist, and three nods for the MTV Latin America Awards, where it is slated to perform with Furtado. The duo also joins her on the premiere of new channel MTV Tr3s.

TODAY: Calle 13 has already begun promotion throughout Latin America and has garnered heavy rotation in countries like Colombia. The act is now being heavily worked in Mexico and Spain. A new album is slated for next year. Perez says it will be darker, more musically complex and designed to make the listener think.

"Really, I was very sure of this," he says about Calle 13. "I was crazy to have somebody listen to us. Understand it. I hadn't had the opportunity, and this was my first one. I knew it was good. The lyrics were good. It sounded like nothing else. There was no excuse not to do it."

Reuters/Billboard

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=musicNews&storyID=2006-10-10T060928Z_01_N10310151_RTRIDST_0_MUSIC-CALLE-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=EntNewsMusic_C2_musicNews-2

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

R_S you are the man when it comes to Calle 13. Everyone knows this.

Everyone is going to win a Latin Grammy this year, it'll get spread around. I'm betting that Julieta Venegas wins more than the others though, which is fine because damn that album is LUSH like a drunken guy or a British shoegaze pop band with two babes in it. I'm afraid that Marisa Monte will win a lot of awards in the Brazilian category, which is a shame because I think her two (2) albums this year were a little dull, but it is awesome because, y'know, Brazilian woman art-goth at an awards show!

Haikunym (Haikunym), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

That article wondering why Marc Anthony and Luny Tunes didn't get nominations was absurd. OK, Jaguares should have gotten it over Mana - Cronicas De Un Laberinto is fucking brilliant, and Mana are the Spanish-language Nickelback - but other than that, I think this year's pile o' nominees is a good one, in a very good year.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:24 (nineteen years ago)

I still think the best part is that Marc Anthony didn't even put out an album in the period covered by the Latin Grammys. I'm not sure his newest single comes from that time period either.

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 19:53 (nineteen years ago)

SANTA MONICA, CA. (Latin Recording Academy) - GRAMMY - and Latin GRAMMY-winning international superstar Ricky Martin and current Latin GRAMMY nominee and celebrated tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform at 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy. Newly announced presenters include current Latin GRAMMY nominees Anais, Banda El Recodo, Calle 13, Alejandra Guzmán, and Los Tigres Del Norte. The 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will take place on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York and will be broadcast on the Univision Network from 8 - 11 p.m. ET/PT (7 - 10 p.m. Central). Previously announced performers include Luis Fonsi, Ana Gabriel, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, RBD, Alejandro Sanz, Joan Sebastian, Shakira, and Thalía. Special reggaetón performance includes Hector "El Father," Tonny Tun Tun, Ivy Queen, and Wisin & Yandel. And, a special salsa tribute performance includes Willie Colón, Fania All-Stars, India, Andy Montañez, Tito Nieves, and Gilberto Santa Rosa. Previously announced presenters include Alejandra Barros, Miguel Bosé, Fonseca, Alexa Damian, Los Horóscopos de Durango, Lena, Adamari Lopez, Pablo Montero, Galilea Montijo, Milly Quezada, Paloma San Basilio, Johnny Ventura, Sofia Vergara, and Catalina Sandino. Fashion entrepreneur and former Miss Universe Barbara Palacios will serve as emcee of the Pre-Telecast Ceremony, during which winners in more than 30 of the 47 Latin GRAMMY categories will be announced prior to the evening's telecast.

Ricky Martin will also be honored as the 2006 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year at a special star-studded tribute dinner and concert the night before the Latin GRAMMY Awards telecast. Martin, chosen as Person of the Year for his accomplishments as a world-renowned entertainer, consummate performer and passionate humanitarian, will receive the honor on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in New York. Renowned internationally as one of the top vocalists of our time, singer/songwriter Andrea Bocelli is currently nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Album (Amor).

http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=28030

The salsa thing sounds sort of exciting, but it could just be a circus. I have less and less time for Tito Nieves, and certainly for India, these days. Also, good we will be getting some solid reggaeton performers.

R_S (RSLaRue), Saturday, 28 October 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

I like how it's a "salsa tribute" but they don't say to what. Surely not just to salsa itself? Probably to Hector Lavoe, and maybe more recently departed legends (Barretto, especially).

R_S (RSLaRue), Saturday, 28 October 2006 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

Haikunym? Scott? PDF? Xhuxk? Anyone else? Planning on watching this? I was surprised by how good some of the performances were a couple years back: Latin Grammys 2004

R_S (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

Thursday night Nov. 2nd 8 to 11 p.m. Hmmmm, maybe when I'm not helping my kid with homework...(My Latin-jazz loving dad often likes to watch this---I need to remind him)

curmudgeon (DC Steve), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

I knew I was forgetting someone to mention specifically.

R_S (RSLaRue), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 14:01 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know, that's a huge TV night in our house. Thursday is a pretty stupid night to have this show, especially since a whole lot of young Latinas will be watching "Ugly Betty" for the first hour. Don't Mess With America (Ferrera).

Haikunym (Haikunym), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

I have a press pass, but don't know if I'll be going. It'll probably be better on TV and it's not like I work for a daily or anything.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Tuesday, 31 October 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)

Yo, this is tonight.

R_S (RSLaRue), Thursday, 2 November 2006 19:39 (nineteen years ago)

In honor of this -- which I won't be able to watch -- I am listening to Gustavo Santaolalla's lovely and haunting 1998 Latin folk album Ronroco.

Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 2 November 2006 20:22 (nineteen years ago)

This starts at 7PM here.

R_S (RSLaRue), Thursday, 2 November 2006 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

Don Omar has the coolest looking body guard.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

Gilberto Santa Rosa?
Gilberto Santa Rosa?!
Gilberto Santa Rosa?!

They picked the worst salsa nomination to win best album?

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 01:34 (nineteen years ago)

You people are missing some really lame music.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

NOT ME!

Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

actually I am missing it, I'm watching the O.C., I just didn't want you to feel alone

Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:33 (nineteen years ago)

Also, you wouldn't think some of the music I think is lame is lame, so "not me" in that sense too. Calle 13 won best new artist, so I'm happy about that.

Reggaeton and salsa performances yet to come. Saving the best for last obviously.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:36 (nineteen years ago)

The rock does not rock very hard this year.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:37 (nineteen years ago)

The only performance even remotely worthwhile this year has been Ana Gabriel, who totally tore the place down.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

The reggaetoneros were great.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:53 (nineteen years ago)

Ana Gabriel was definitely good, still somewhat hard for me to get into.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 02:55 (nineteen years ago)

pdf, you are watching on TV?

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

Calle 13 just took Best Urban Music Album.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 03:38 (nineteen years ago)

Salsa rather short-changed. I would have prefer preferred them to do one song, rather than the usual medley business, but I think everybody sounded good.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

>pdf, you are watching on TV?

I was, but I bailed after the reggaeton number. Had better things to do.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Friday, 3 November 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)

I was jumping back and forth from the Louisville vs. West Va. football game and the show. At some point i finally put a video cassette in to tape some of the show. Hopefully I recorded the reggaeton performance that I missed. Calle 13 won a bunch of awards. The show ending salsa segment was ok--I kinda like Santa Rosa although he's not great. The camera kept showing people leaving and empty seats, plus they never zoomed in on the band. There were more than enough shots of the dancers who reminded me of that '60s TAMI show. Alejandro Sanz and Mala and some of the others I saw did not wow me. Shakira's ballad was dull and she did not bellydance.

curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 3 November 2006 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

I think Santa Rosa has a great voice and talent, but he doesn't usually use it in a great way. He sounded good to me last night. I don't like when he does that breathy conversational thing, which I didn't notice him doing last night. But overall I have been getting tired of him. More of the band and less of the salsa dancers would have definitely been an improvement.

Does Shakira really belly dance? She did belly dance like isolation. All the articles are talking about her shaking her hips or whatever, but what I saw were abdominal and torso isolations of various sorts.

Andy Montanez sounded great on "Un Verano en Nueva York" but it was over too soon.

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

I read somewhere that Shakira has taken bellydance lessons (She is of Lebanese background in part, I believe), and that more recently she worked with an Asian choreographer for a Bollywood influenced video. Her "Hips don't lie" and neither does her torso, but on the show she just stuck to crooning.

The rock performers were so '80s arena-rock cliched.

curmudgeon (DC Steve), Friday, 3 November 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

I would consider the way she was moving a type of dancing, not that I cared for it. Did you miss the "La Tortura" segment?

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 17:11 (nineteen years ago)

That performance of "La Tortura" was the most passionless thing ever. The Kraftwerk robots could have done a more convincing simulation of heat.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Friday, 3 November 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

For anyone who cares, here's the reggaeton segment (from Ivy Queen's entrance, so it's missing Wisin y Yandel's songs):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zZNVZhrx2g

R_S (RSLaRue), Friday, 3 November 2006 23:21 (nineteen years ago)

I started a blog for Global Rhythm today, and figured I might as well make this subject one of the opening posts, so: Latin Grammy Mini Wrap Up.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 4 November 2006 00:24 (nineteen years ago)

Here's the salsa segment at the end. Phil I agree about the "usual overblown awards-show mash-ups." I still enjoyed the two that concerned me, but I would much rather that they would have avoided doing a medley at the end. I still think Victor Manuelle, Gilberto Santa Rosa (no cutesy crap for a change), and Andy Montanez (once he got past the beginning of "El Cantante") sounded good though. Oh yeah, Andy Montanez also seems to have continued singing past where he was supposed to, but that's just the stupid rushed medley getting him into trouble. I don't know who the female singer is. I saw her identified as India in some articles, but that's not India.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u34Huv6Hfl8

I thought most of the dancing on the show was really bad, this segment no exception (though I like seeing the audience dancing here). I got up on my feet myself for "Un Verano en Nueva York."

R_S (RSLaRue), Saturday, 4 November 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

I'm reading more insider stuff about this, and the whole thing was apparently a fiasco backstage, for the salseros involved. Willie Colon and India both walked out for various reasons, and arrangements were changed at the last minute. There were no dressing rooms for the performers in the salsa segment. India had waited in the cold for several hours waiting for a promise shuttle bus, falling ill in the process. Etc. (This is all from unverified sources, but I trust that the drift of it is accurate.)

R_S (RSLaRue), Saturday, 11 November 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

latins be disorganized

Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 11 November 2006 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

Hey, I don't wanna go digging for the World Music thread, so I'm gonna put this here for RS and Haikunym: either of you ever heard Mago de Oz? Online descriptions make 'em sound like a Spanish-language Dream Theater with some folk to 'em, and this is their band photo:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/MagodeOz.jpg
...and they're playing like four blocks from my house tonight! So I'm kinda thinking I should go? Thumbs up? Thumbs down?

pdf (Phil Freeman), Saturday, 11 November 2006 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

Don't know 'em.

R_S (RSLaRue), Saturday, 11 November 2006 20:48 (nineteen years ago)

never heard 'em but they were mentioned a lot when I was googling up info about spanish metal band tierra santa, i'd go hell yeah, LOOK AT 'EM PHIL

Haikunym (Haikunym), Saturday, 11 November 2006 22:35 (nineteen years ago)

Reggaeton Pioneers: They Want Their Props

November 15, 2006

Sandra Guzman

Correction: The reggaeton ruling class - Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel, and Ivy Queen - did not walk out in protest when Calle 13 took the Best Urban Album at the Latin Grammys last week.

The six superstars left in solidarity. It was a spontaneous, historic moment for a genre that is supposedly mired in beefs. There was a group hug and unidad.

That the pioneers - Don Omar, Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel - did not take home the prize did not shock any of them. "You have to remember, these guys have been working outside the system for a long time," says Edgar Andino, Wisin y Yandel's manager.

"They were disappointed (that they did not win) but not surprised. It's happened before," says the man whose hugely popular duo made music history by having three songs on the Top Ten Latin charts. Yesterday, the duo released their first CD on their own label, WY Records, "Los Vaqueros."

Reggaetoneros have endured being banned, vilified by island authorities for allegedly inciting immorality, etc., etc.

But the music is showing staying power. Reggaeton artists have moved nearly 10 million units - and that, of course, does not count pirated units. While Shakira is technically not a reggateonera, her two singles "La Tortura" and the remix of "Hips Don't Lie" feature dembo beats.

But this was not about numbers, they insist. It was about honoring the talent who've been at it for decades. Calle 13 taking the reggaeton album was like Eminem beating Biggie, Kanye beating Tupac, Ja Rule beating Jay Z.

At the Grammy show, the electrifying reggaeton medley performed by Wisin y Yandel, Ivy Queen, Tun Tun and El Father was the best part of the 3-hour show. Ricky Martin was good, Man with surprise guest Juan Luis Guerra was excellent, Luis Fonsi was extraordinary.

But the reggaeton boys and girl were exceptional. And the ratings are proof - the spike in the third hour was phenomenal and accounts for Univision scoring major points with the coveted under-24 set. Trust us - young ones are not tuning in for Ana Gabriel, Banda El Recodo or, sorry to say it, even Ricky.

They wanted to see the highly energetic performance that Wisin y Yandel and others in the genre put out. Wisin y Yandel spent $200,000 on their stage show. Money well-spent.

"We have been told that many of the voting members of the academy just don't respect reggaeton, and feel that what Wisin y Yandel, Don, and the rest produce is not really music. With Calle 13, because these guys went to music and art school, they feel they are true musicians," said an anonymous source in the industry.

The Latin Grammys seems reluctant to embrace the genre as a genuine musical art form. It's similar to what hip-hop artists endured in the gringo Grammys for the first 20 years of that genre's existence.

We hear…
THAT Willie Colon refused to perform in the salsa tribute. Despite his claims that it was because he did not get proper respeto from producers, it's being said that the real reason was that he wanted to present an award. Colon did not return calls at press time … THAT Ana¡s who was told she would replace the mysteriously MIA La India in the salsa medley minutes before it happened, took one take to nail "Qu¡mbara," while India, the day before at rehearsals, took 15 takes to get it right.

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It still sounds like they walked out in protest. I don't understand the distinction being made here.

R_S (RSLaRue), Monday, 20 November 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

pussbags. i still like tego's album tho

Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 20 November 2006 14:42 (nineteen years ago)

I'm sure the protest vs solidarity thing is just trying to put a better spin on it.

I like both the Tego & Calle 13 albums pretty well. Is the Don Omar any good?

Rodney... (R. J. Greene), Monday, 20 November 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

>Trust us - young ones are not tuning in for Ana Gabriel, Banda El Recodo or, sorry to say it, even Ricky.

Fuck 'em then; Ana Gabriel's performance was the best thing about the show.

pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 00:16 (nineteen years ago)

I thought hers was one of the stronger performances, but as someone who isn't into mariachi, it only did so much for me.

R_S (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)


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