Dark, Latin Groove (or DLG) is just that -- an exciting music based on Latin salsa but with jiggers of bass-driven reggae, hip-hop and the more sampladelic side of house to spice the blend. The group came together in New York's Latin club scene around the aegis of producer Sergio George; he discovered vocalists Huey Dunbar and James "Da Barba"... [+] Read More

Yes No

During the '90s, Domingo Quiñones became one of the biggest salsa stars in Puerto Rico, a combination singer/songwriter with an aggressive, intense live show which earned accolades in Latin America as well as the United States. Thanks to a musical education courtesy of his parents, Quiñones grew up singing traditional forms such as Cuban... [+] Read More

Yes No

A diverse sampling of Caribbean music styles, including salsa, compas, merengue, reggae and soca, is fused into the dance-inspiring sounds of Colombia-born vocalist Joe Arroyo (born: Alvaro Jose Arroyo Gonzalez). A former member of leading salsa band, Fruko y sus Tesos, Arroyo has continued to blend musical influences with his own group, La... [+] Read More

Yes No

In his native Dominican Republic, merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra is considered a poet and musician of the people. He and his band 440 are much loved throughout the Latino world and he has become one of the new wave of artists responsible for revitalizing the tropical music that had been languishing during the late '80s from overplay and... [+] Read More

Yes No

Dominican merengue star Kinito Méndez (born José del Carmen Ramírez) got involved in popular music at the age of nine while participating in a band called Pequeños del Ritmo. In 1988, he formed a tropical act called Cocoband along with Alfonso "Pochi" Vásquez. After that, he formed the group Rikarena, his second project. In the early '90s, the... [+] Read More

Yes No

Led by Juan Formell, Los Van Van have become one of the most successful son groups in the world. To the Afro-Spanish sound of traditional Cuban music, Los Van Van have added a strong jazz emphasis. It is this fusion that has led to their popularity outside of Cuba and to a series of foreign record deals. They can be heard on Songo, Sandunguera,... [+] Read More

Yes No

One of the more popular merengue outfits of the late '90s/early 21st century was Oro Solido (translated in English it means "Solid Gold"). The group's leader and founder, Raul Acosta (also known as El Presidente), was born in the Dominican Republic, but raised in New Jersey.

Showing interest in music at an early age, Acosta's parents... [+] Read More

Yes No

Raulin Rodriguez is one of the Dominican Republic's most internationally popular bachateros, with an audience that includes fans in Mexico and the U.S. as well as his homeland. Rodriguez has recorded several albums for Platano Records, including 1999's Sin Fortuna and 2000's Frente a Frente: Luis Segura Vs. Raulin Rodriguez. ~ Heather Phares,... [+] Read More

Yes No

The tender balladry offsets the hard-edged, politically slanted lyrics of Silvio Rodriguez. A spearhead of the nueva trova (new ballad) style of nueva cancion (new song), Rodriguez masterfully blends romantic tunes with protest material condemning colonization and the tyranny that swept through Latin America in the late '60s and early '70s.... [+] Read More

Yes No

Tito Rojas was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on June 14, 1955. In the 1970s, Rojas started singing as a member of Pedro Conga's Orquestra. Later, after being Borincuba's vocalist, the artist decided to go on his own, starting a solo career. By that time, Tito Rojas reached the charts with his song "El Campesino." In 1987, Rojas joined Luis... [+] Read More

Yes No