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Tijana's Latin Music Blog August 2006 Archive

By Tijana Ilich, About.com Guide to Latin Music

Latin Concerts for September

Tuesday August 29, 2006
September's harvest moon will be shining down on another set of dynamite Latin concerts, and you'll be reaping the musical rewards if you have an opportunity to attend. This month ... Read More

Latin Pride Awards: Battle of the Titans

Monday August 28, 2006
Vicente Fernandez (Mexico). Omara Portuondo (Cuba), Gilberto Santa Rosa (Puerto Rico), Caetano Veloso (Brazil) and Johnny Ventura (Dominican Republic) are going head to head for the top spot at this ... Read More

Profile: Tego Calderon - "El Abayarde"

Saturday August 26, 2006
Of all the reggaeton artists that Puerto Rico is sending our way, my favorite is Tego Calderon. I like the way his music is seldom predictable, using different instrumentation than ... Read More

RBD and Luny Tunes?

Wednesday August 23, 2006
Mexican youth group RBD is known for their easy, uncomplicated pop/rock sound, so what are they doing collaborating with reggaeton's Luny Tunes, authors of the Daddy Yankee hit "Gasolina"? Well, apparently ... Read More

CD Review: Victor Manuelle - Decision Unanime

Sunday August 20, 2006
I was afraid that Victor Manuelle's Decision Unanime (Unanimous Decision) would get cheated - by the luck of the draw - when I listened to it right after Marc Anthony's ... Read More

The Musica Fresca (Fresh Music) Tour

Saturday August 19, 2006
With Juntos En Concierto finished and Shakira's tour halfway done, what does a Latin music fan have to look forward to? Well, September and October will feature The Musica Fresca Tour, ... Read More

Folklorico Challenge USA 2006

Thursday August 17, 2006
Folklorico groups are often a child's first encounter with the music and dance of their respective culture. That's probably the reason why it's such a kick to see their enthusiastic ... Read More

Party With Ricky Martin

Monday August 14, 2006
Wondering what to do with that spare cash burning a hole in your pocket? How about bidding on 2 tickets currently being auctioned off to watch Ricky Martin tape his MTV ... Read More

CD Review: Marc Anthony - Sigo Siendo Yo

Sunday August 13, 2006
Marc Anthony's current tour, Juntos En Concierto 2006, ends this month. After a short break, Anthony will kick-off his Latin American tour in Guatemala on October 9th, where he will ... Read More

Kumbia Kings Become Kumbia All-Starz

Saturday August 12, 2006
When Los Kumbia King's A.B. Quintanilla III Presents Kumbia Kings Live! album came out, rumors persisted that this would be the last Kumbia Kings album - at least in their ... Read More

New Single from Tego Calderon: "Los Mate"

Wednesday August 9, 2006
Reggaeton's Tego Calderon's new album, The Underdog / Subestimado, is the first offering of Calderon's own label Jiggiri Records, distributed by Atlantic. In this Caribbean roadtrip of a record, Calderon says ... Read More

CD Review: Julio Iglesias - Tango (Remastered)

Tuesday August 8, 2006
Julio Iglesias is much better known for singing Latin pop music than traditional tango, but in 1996, he went back to his Spanish roots and released Tango, a unique album ... Read More

Salsa + Reggaeton = Salsational

Thursday August 3, 2006
The first "salsaton" number I ran across was on La India's Soy Diferente album. I liked it then, especially the "Soy Diferente" track with rapper Cheka. Now here's another take on ... Read More

Latin Alternative Music Festival

Thursday August 3, 2006
I have to confess that I've never been clear about alternative music, whether it's alternative rock or any other flavor. Is it music that's not being played on the major ... Read More

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