Aterciopelados are one of Columbia's top rock en español groups. The recipients of Grammy award nominations in 1997 and 1998, the band has fused its own sound by combining a rock-solid approach with a variety of Latin American musical traditions including mariachi, bolero, tropical, and flamenco. Aterciopelados, whose name translates as "the... [+] Read More

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Spanish music star Dyango's son Jordi started his solo career at the age of 18, debuting on July 1997, singing at the Univisión morning show Despierta America. After signing up to Fonovisa and having his father as producer, Jordi's first album was released in 1997, followed by Desesperadamente Enamorado, which came out in February 1999. ~ Drago... [+] Read More

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After getting his first piano at the age of six, Italian singer/songwriter Marco Masini began studying music, making his debut at the age of 11 while joining a local orchestra, later participating in a group called Errata Corrige. In the 1980s, the artist moved to Modena. While working as a DJ, Marco Masini was captivated by singing and... [+] Read More

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Spanish dance-pop star Marta Sánchez first attained success as the lead vocalist for Olé Olé in the mid-'80s before embarking on an enormously successful solo career in the early '90s. She had originally replaced Vicky Larraz in Olé Olé and helped the band score its first big hit, "Lili Marlen," in 1986. Following this hit, she remained with the... [+] Read More

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Oscar Lopez was born in Santiago, Chile, but left his native land in 1979 to further his musical career in Canada, which is now his home. He played in many bands and became proficient in a variety of musical styles. When he returned to focus on the Latin/flamenco style and its nylon-stringed classical guitar, he found he could incorporate... [+] Read More

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Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico, Robi Rosa got involved in music while he was a child, listening to the Beatles and local salsa acts. Nevertheless, Rosa started playing covers of classic hard rock and heavy metal songs, participating in a band called Admir before he joined Menudo. Soon after, he became the first member of the group to... [+] Read More

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Argentinean folk-rock band Sui Generis was formed in the early '70s by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Charly García and singer/instrumentalist Nito Mestre, who met while being high school students. Their first record, called Vida, was released in 1972, followed by 1973's Confesiones de Invierno. The following year, bassist Rinaldo Rafanelli... [+] Read More

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