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Colombian Singer Carlos Vives Donates Land For New Railway Museum

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"It gives me great happiness to be able to give this land back to the city to finally develop a cultural project," Vives said.
Jennifer Velez
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Jan 31, 2019 - 5:17 pm

GRAMMY-winning Colombian singer/songwriter Carlos Vives will donate land located near an antique train station in Bogota,Colombia, so a railway museum can be built.

The singer will hand over the land to the Association of Railroad Engineers of Colombia (AIFC) to build a museum that will display the history and evolution of the train in the country from 1836 to the present, according to El Universal. 

"It gives me great happiness to be able to give this land back to the city to finally develop a cultural project," Vives said in a statement in Spanish. "This way the new generations can know the history of the train in Colombia and with them we can work on a better future to develop the railway system in our country."

There is no museum of its kind in the country so far and AIFC President Maximiliano Tovar said the unexpected land donation brought a lot of happiness as it would give the railway system an important presence in Colombia. 

Vives acquired the land in 1996 in hopes of building a music school but was not able to go forward with the school due to a change of regulations. 

2019 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony To Be Hosted By Shaggy, Feature Performances By Nominees

 

 

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CNCO, Karol G And Carlos Vives To Perform At 2019 Billboard Latin Awards

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Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga were other acts named for the show, airing live on April 25
Jennifer Velez
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Mar 14, 2019 - 12:21 pm

Pop group CNCO, Latin GRAMMY winner Karol G and GRAMMY winner Carlos Vives are among the artists who have been announced as the first round of performers for the Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga were other acts named for the night of April 25 airing live on Telemundo. The Billboard Latin awards happen at the end of Billboard's Latin Music Week (April 22–25) at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Reggaeton artist Ozuna leads with the most nominations with 23, followed by J Balvin and Nicky Jam who both have 13. Trap artist Bad Bunny trails behind them with 11.

Karol G Wins Best New Artist At 2018 Latin GRAMMYs

Karol G, who was named Best New Artist at the 2018 Latin GRAMMY Awards in November, is up for Billboard's Best New Artist award along with Natti Natasha. The urban Latin singer is also up for Female Artist Of The Year with Jennifer Lopez and Becky G in the same category. 

"I want to share this award with the women that have done great things for the industry this year," she said during her Latin GRAMMY acceptance speech. "I want to share this award with them and with my colleagues that helped me get to where I am today."

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As the monumental 20th anniversary Latin GRAMMYs approaches, share in the excitement with some of this year's nominees
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Sep 26, 2019 - 2:05 pm

On Sept. 24, the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences shared the nominees for the 20th Latin GRAMMY Awards, set to take place in Las Vegas on Nov. 14.

In the day and a half since the big news went live, many of the nominated artists have taken to social media to share their gratitude and excitement for their nods.

GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning Spanish singer/songwriter Alejandro Sanz leads as the artist with the most nominations at eight total. His nominations include Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary Pop Album, for his coyly titled 12th studio album, #ELDISCO ("the album"). Two of its singles, "No Tenga Nada" and "Mi Persona Favorita," featuring GRAMMY nominee Camila Cabello, are both nominated for Song and Record Of The Year, marking the first Latin GRAMMY nods for the 22-year-old Cuban-born pop star.

Mi querido amigo @alejandrosanz this is so special because this song is with someone I love and admire so much, and was written with so much love ! Te quiero mucho ale !!!!! When we wrote this song I was inspired by my sister, my little Tofi, who is mi persona favorita!gracias pic.twitter.com/QrwVoDbt8v

— camila (@Camila_Cabello) September 24, 2019

Cabello shared a heartwarming post (switching between Spanish and English) filled with seven exclamation points, while revealing that "Mi Persona Favorita," which she and Sanz co-wrote, was inspired by her younger sister:

"My dear friend Alejandro Sanz, this is so special because this song is with someone I love and admire so much, and was written with so much love! I love you so much, wow!!!!! When we wrote this song I was inspired by my sister, my little Tofi, who is mi persona favorita!"

Sanz, who was honored as the 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, wrote on Twitter, "Celebrating every nomination for each and everyone of the people that are behind every award. Thank you, always. Congratulations to all of the nominees."

Celebro cada nominación por todas y cada una de las personas que están detrás de cada premio. Siempre gracias Enhorabuena a todos los nominados #LatinGRAMMY @LatinGRAMMYs #ELDISCO #MiPersonaFavorita #NoTengoNada #LoQueFuiEsLoQueSoy @Camila_Cabellopic.twitter.com/4TFsXlQvIB

— Alejandro Sanz (@AlejandroSanz) September 24, 2019

Los Angeles-based mixing engineer Jaycen Joshua also received eight nominations, including for his role as album mixer on three Album Of The Year-nominated LPs—Luis Fonsi's Vida, Rosalía's El Mal Querer and Sebastián Yatra's Fantasía.

Speaking of flamenco-fusion queen Rosalía, the Barcelona-based Latin GRAMMY winner, who took home her first two wins at the 19th Latin GRAMMY Awards, was also one of the top nominees, earning five nods this year. 2018's El Mal Querer not only earned her the major Album Of The Year nod, it is in the running for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album (an award given to the audio engineers). Several of her 2019 singles are nominated for Latin GRAMMYs as well, including "Con Altura," with her co-producer El Guincho and fellow Latin GRAMMY winner J Balvin, for Best Urban Song, and "Aute Couture" for Record Of The Year.

MIL GRACIAS @LatinGRAMMYs y a todos x estas nominaciones!!! VAYA REGALO DE CUMPLE Q ME HABÉIS DADO WAAAAAAAA felicidades mi hermano @el_guincho pic.twitter.com/04nZEhF0xO

— R O S A L Í A (@rosaliavt) September 25, 2019

Celebrating her nominations on her 26th birthday, Rosalía tweeted, "A thousand thanks Latin GRAMMYs and everyone else for these nominations!" She also shouted out El Guincho in the post, which included of a video of the creative powerhouse pair each holding big unicorn balloons.

Another multiple nominee is Mexican alt-Latino singer Ximena Sariñana, who, like the two aforementioned Spanish pop stars, also earned Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year nods, for her album ¿Dónde Bailarán Las Niñas? and "Cobarde," respectively. "I feel very honored to be nominated," she posted to Twitter, shortly after the nominations were announced.

Me siento muy honrada de estar Nominada a la 20a Entrega Anual del #LatinGRAMMY en las categorías de Grabación del Año y Album del Año, y que la canción “Godzilla” donde participo con @Leiva_Oficial fue Nominada a Mejor Canción Rock. ¡Muchas gracias @LatinGRAMMYs ! pic.twitter.com/jtpUE3fvRx

— Ximena Sariñana (@ximenamusic) September 24, 2019

Eternal Colombian musical icon Carlos Vives celebrated his nomination for Best Long Form Music Video for "Déjame Quererte" ("Let Me Love You"). The song and video celebrates the rich beauty of his home country along with a diverse group of fellow Colombian artists: Cholo Valderrama, Cynthia Montano, Elkin Robinson, Kombilesa Mi and Velo De Oza. The multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner marked the nomination with a thoughtful post. "I never miss the opportunity to continue looking to my country through music and to show the world a more inclusive Colombia. Thank you to the Latin Academy for the nomination and for honoring this."

He also shared his excitement (with three exclamation marks) for another nominee and fellow GRAMMY- and Latin GRAMMY-winning musical vanguard. "Congratulations dear Rubén Blades!!!" Vives wrote along with a retweet of the Panamanian Latin jazz/salsa heavyweight's tweet about his three nominations this year. Blades, whose many Latin GRAMMY wins to date include Album Of The Year in 2017, is up for Album Of The Year again, for his 2019 collaborative project Paraíso Road Gang. For this project, the musician/activist/actor featured artists that share his Panamanian roots, including Horacio Valdés and Kansas City-based alt-rock group Making Movies.

Nunca desaprovecho la oportunidad para seguir buscando a mi país a través de la música y contarle al mundo de una Colombia más incluyente que ella me enseña.
Gracias a la academia latina de la grabación por valorarlo @LatinGRAMMYs #dejamequererte https://t.co/8w7l21r53c

— Carlos Vives (@carlosvives) September 24, 2019

GRAMMY winner Alessia Cara, who is nominated for Record and Song Of The Year for "Querer Mejor," her first release in Spanish, shared a simple yet stoked: "YEAAAHHHHH," complete with three star emojis. She also tagged her duet partner in the song, GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Juanes, who retweeted her post.

The longtime Colombian alt-rock artist is also up for a third award for "La Plata," featuring Colombian rapper Lalo Ebratt, and is also up for Record Of The Year. Additionally, Juanes has been named the Latin Recording Academy's 2019 Person Of The Year, which will be celebrated with the special show held annually during Latin GRAMMY Week.

YEAAAHHHHH @juanes https://t.co/mMaVUbTyWw

— ac (@alessiacara) September 24, 2019

Brazilian tri-lingual (she sings in Portuguese, Spanish and English) pop star Anitta added her joy to the online celebrations, as her fourth studio album, Kisses, earned a nod for Best Urban Music Album. The reggaeton princess wrote, "I'm so so happy to be nominated…for my album "Kisses"! Thank you to the Latin GRAMMYs, thank you to all of my friends who helped me make this project that I love so much"

Muy muy feliz estar nominada a la 20a Entrega Anual del #LatinGRAMMY en la categoría de Mejor Álbum de Música Urbana, con my álbum "Kisses"! Gracias @LatinGRAMMYs, gracias a todos los amigos que aceptaron estar conmigo en este proyecto que tanto amo pic.twitter.com/jXgIRlepSO

— Anitta (@Anitta) September 24, 2019

Arguably one the most exciting parts of the annual Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY nominations is meeting the class of first-time nominees, including the recipients of Best New Artist nods. One of these Latin GRAMMY Best New Artist nominees is rising Venezuelan Latin jazz artist Chipi Chacón. Like Rosalía, he celebrated both his Libra birthday (Sept. 23) and his nomination. The 31-year-old shared a long, heartfelt post on Instagram, writing "What an incredible birthday present. I'm thankful for the Latin GRAMMYs for taking my music into consideration. This nomination is completely for Venezuela. Thanks to all of the incredible musicians and engineers who participated in my album Transparente."

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Another Best New Artist nominee, Colombian Elsa Carvajal, shared in that special first-time nom feeling. The Berklee College of Music graduate, who makes dreamy alt-pop as Elsa y Elmar, shared a teary-eyed video reflecting on the nomination. In the post she wrote, "I thought these things were not for me… Thank you for being part of this reminder that the hard work is worth it… Thank you to the academy, Latin GRAMMYs, for considering me worthy of a nomination. Like this, punk as I am."

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Make sure to tune in to Univision on Nov. 14 to catch all the magic of the Biggest Night in Latin Music live from Las Vegas. Also, stay tuned to GRAMMY.com—and @RecordingAcad on @LatinGRAMMYs on Twitter—for timely updates on all the big winners and lively Latin GRAMMY Week events.

The 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Nominations Are Here

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The group's style of Colombian joropo music mixes Andalusian, indigenous and African roots with acoustic and electronic sounds.
Jennifer Velez
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May 21, 2019 - 12:53 pm

Colombian joropo music group Cimarrón will tour the U.S. this summer in support of their recently released album Orinoco.

The tour will launch at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., then head to Lowell, Mass., and other cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. The tour will close out in Bangor, Maine at the American Folk Festival. Other festival stops will include the Lowell Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.

 

The group is leading a new wave of colombian joropo music with their unique style of Colombian joropo music, mixing Andalusian, indigenous and African roots with acoustic and electronic sounds. Cimarrón was nominated for best Traditional World Music Album for Sí, Soy Llanero - Joropo Music From The Orinoco Plains Of Colombia at the 47th GRAMMY Awards. 

For more information on the tour, visit the group's website. 

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The Latin alternative bands will join forces to bring their influential hits to 10 cities across the U.S.
Jennifer Velez
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Mar 28, 2019 - 11:27 am

GRAMMY-nominated Colombian rock band Aterciopelados have announced that they will be hitting the road with Venezuelan GRAMMY-nominated acid jazz, disco-funk band Los Amigos Invisibles in a co-headlining spring tour across the U.S. 

The Latin alternative bands will launch the 10-city tour in New York on April 21 and have stops in San Diego, Berkeley, Calif. and more before wrapping up in Atlanta on May 2. 

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Internationally acclaimed bands, Colombian rock @Aterciopelados and funk acid-jazz Venezuelan @AmgsInvisibles, will be joining forces for a US tour, kicking off at the Sony Hall in New York City on April 21st. https://t.co/ia0KFhOXFD pic.twitter.com/r38azptl00

— Aterciopelados (@aterciopelados) March 28, 2019

Both bands have and continue to leave a mark on Latin rock internationally. Aterciopelados were nominated for Best Latin Rock, Urban, Or Alternative Album at the 2019 GRAMMYs for their latest release, Claroscura.

Lead singer Andrea Echeverri, who paid tribute to the GRAMMY by dressing up as the famous gramophone during the awards ceremony, said that now is the time for Spanish-language music to shine with the success of the Latin urban boom and sees that "it is an opportunity." The band are Latin GRAMMY winners and have been nominated a total of five times in the sane GRAMMY category.

Watch: Aterciopelados 2019 GRAMMYs Red Carpet

Tourmates Los Amigos Invisibles are also Latin GRAMMY winners and hold five nominations for Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban album. Their latest release is 2017's El Paradise.

For ticket information visit on the tour, visit the Aterciopelados website. 

Latin Pop Performer Natti Natasha Takes Center Stage On 'IlumiNATTI'

 

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