A unique Dominican merenguero/ artista





This award is handed out yearly to outstanding figures in the Latin community and for music lovers and especially fans of unsung heroes, the news of this award to Chichi Perlata for his contribution to Dominican music is very inspiring. He is definitely not your ordinary merenguero and no one as far as I know has emulated his style. IMO, Chichi Peralta has mastered the...

As an avid fan of Latin music and collector of a variety of genres- salsa, merengue and bachata being the principal three, without a doubt Héctor Acosta stands out among merengue artists and is an important contributor to Latin music in general. This artist of humble origins who began as one of the key singers of Los Toros band, and nicknamed El Torito accordingly, has a repertoire of albums that attest to the success of the artist and the group. Perhaps...

Without 'el son cubano' there would not be salsa. Salsa/son from Cuba specifically is a rhythm that has really been mastered and exemplified by some of Cuba's finest artists namely Issac Delgado. Comparable to no other IMO, this Cuban artist is one of the masters of this rhythm. As well, I classify him as a timbalero for his unique manifestation of timba, a rhythm also unique to Cuba.

A naturally talented artist and pianist,...

In a recent thread, I posted comments about his latest album, Parece mentira. It's truly a gem. No question about it, Raulín Rodríguez is one of the best bachata artists of all time IMO, and in the elite class who will continue to produce good melodic and rhythmic bachata that can appeal to the most resistant fans.

His discography speaks for itself and since 1993 this artist has grown into his own. Over the years,...

Gloria Estefan is one of my favourite singers, artists and as a person strikes me to be such a positive person for this complex world in which we live. Her impressive artistic career as a bilingual artist is most admirable and Gloria is completely in her element singing in both languages. I am a loyal fan of her Latin collection but I am certainly fond of her English albums too especially one of her greatest hits compilations. No doubt about it Gloria has left a legacy for her family and fans of...