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Tijana's Latin Music Blog July 2006 Archive

By Tijana Ilich, About.com Guide to Latin Music

Top Latin Concerts - August, 2006

Monday July 31, 2006
A new month brings a new line-up of Latin music greats to the stage, prime among them Shakira's Oral Fixation Tour and another month of the not to be missed ... Read More

Vicente Fernandez: 'El Rey' of Ranchera

Sunday July 30, 2006
The Houston Chronicle, in a 1991 arcticle, said "Mexico's Vicente Fernandez is the Sinatra of ranchera music. He's the supreme singer, the man who did it his way". While I love ... Read More

Visions of Puerto Rico

Wednesday July 26, 2006
As someone who is constantly and compulsively making lists of the best things in life, one of my favorite lists is of the places that I've enjoyed the most. And ... Read More

Mika Kaurismaki - Finnish Director's Romance with Brazilian Music

Monday July 24, 2006
What is a renowned Finnnish film director doing making, not one, but three films about Brazilian music? Miko Kaurismaki fell in love with Brazilian music early in life, collecting albums and ... Read More

Buyer Beware: Fake Daddy Yankee Tickets

Thursday July 20, 2006
If you've been itching to see reggaeton's Daddy Yankee live and in concert, you'd better make sure that he's actually going to be there. There have been a number of ... Read More

Ivy Queen Wins First 'Diva Award" at Premios Juventud

Wednesday July 19, 2006
With record temperatures baking so much of the northern hemisphere, the 3rd annual Premios Juventud Awards show cooled off its viewing audience with a star-studded program featuring everything wet from ... Read More

Ricky Martin's Vida Loca

Wednesday July 19, 2006
Ricky Martin not only sings about "La Vida Loca", he's living it. Earlier this year Martin was busy with his One Night Only tour, with stops at Turin to perform ... Read More

Interview: Michele Dominguez Greene

Monday July 17, 2006
What a surprise to find that Michele Greene, LA Law's Abby Perkins, is not only an actress, but a Latin music singer/songwriter. What a surprise to find that Michele has ... Read More

Los Lonely Boys on AOL Music

Thursday July 13, 2006
Tex-Mex rockers Los Lonely Boys are back with a new album, Sacred, due in stores on July 18th. Since their debut album in 2003, the Garza brothers won a Grammy ... Read More

New Single From Pitbull

Wednesday July 12, 2006
Miami Latin rapper Pitbull's 2004 debut album M.I.A.M.I. went gold and now its time to see if he can do it again with El Mariel, due to be released by ... Read More

DVD Review: Mika Kaurismaki - Moro No Brasil

Tuesday July 11, 2006
Searching for the roots of samba is a fascinating idea; most people would go to the internet or their favorite book shop. But if you're Mika Kaurismaki, a renowned cinematographer ... Read More

Premios Juventud (Youth Awards) on Univision

Friday July 7, 2006
Premios Juventud is back and next week's show, broadcast live from Miami, will feature appearances by an all-star cast led by reggaeton's Don Omar, Ivy Queen, Luny Tunes, Calle 13, ... Read More

Reggaeton: The Beat on the Street

Thursday July 6, 2006
What's that beat you hear exploding from cars pausing for a traffic light, coming from construction sites on every street, filling the large doorways of night clubs and smaller doorways ... Read More

La Mafia in Bosnia

Wednesday July 5, 2006
Houston-based La Mafia's CD Nuevamente hit the record stores last month, so it's not unusual for the grammy award winning tejano group to go on tour to promote their new ... Read More

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