Latin Grammy Awards- Nov 2, 2006

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Marianopolita

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This is just a friendly reminder that the annual Latin Grammy awards live from MSG in New York City is this Thursday, Nov 2, 2006 @ 7PM on Univision.

For those of us who are true fans of Latin music it's an opportunity to see spectacular live performances of some of the contemporary greats and if we are lucky some legendary artists too.

I enjoy the Latin Grammy awards for the live performances by artists in various musical categories. As well, there is always a nice tribute to a few artists who I wish to never forget because of their contributions to Latin music.

This year will be the first time it's held in NYC and I anticipate a top of the line show and performances by various artists.

There will be a tribute to "la salsa neoyorkina" which is where salsa originated. The performance will be by no other than the great Willie Colón and Gilberto Santa Rosa, Andy Montañez, la India and a few others. Other performances include reggaeton and one by Juan Luis Guerra.

As for the awards well we know it's fixed so my hopes are not high for my preferred artists but my prediction is that Shakira will be popular with a few awards. However, it will be interesting nevertheless to hear the nominations for categories like: best tropical album, best merengue album, best salsa album etc. because these genres have been struggling over the years and the groups that are producing great music IMO are not promoted in this realm.

For example a salsa group that has been producing classic Puerto Rican/ Colombian style salsa is Orquesta Tabaco y Ron. I have never heard them mentioned at all in these award shows but they have great albums on the market. At least I sure have been enjoying their rhythms as well as those of a few other similar style groups.

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Dominican artists don't get much recognition in the Latin Grammy Awards except for JLG.


-LDG.
 

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RE: Latin Grammy Awards- 3 Dominicans nominated!

Anytime Music.

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I finally found a website that has a list of the categories and nominations. For those of you who want to take a peak in advance I attached the website below. If not just wait until Nov 2, 2006.

I just had to look at some of the categories based on my comments in my first post. Here are the nominations:

Best Salsa Album
Mejor Album de Salsa


Soy Diferente
India

Decisión Unánime
Victor Manuelle

Hoy, Mañana y Siempre
Tito Nieves

Asi Es Nuestra Navidad
Gilberto Santa Rosa y El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

Directo Al Corazón
Gilberto Santa Rosa


-Are these albums really that popular? The only ones that I heard are really good are Decisión Unánime and Directo Al Corazón .


Best Merengue Album
Mejor Album de Merengue


La Hora De La Verdad
Grupo Manía

Amor De Locos
Eddy Herrera

Rankeao
Limit 21

MQ
Milly Quezada

103 Boulevard
Johnny Ventura


-Who do you predict will win this one? There are actually some Dominicans nominated but they probably won't win. My prediction is Grupo Manía

To see all the nomiantions look here: GRAMMY.com - 7th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards


-LDG.
 

Marianopolita

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Well, I can happily say the Grammy awards lived up to my expectations. With flashbacks of last year's program still very fresh in my memory it was nice to be able to compare last night's show to last year's as the evening progressed. Although I was not familiar with all the artists from every category I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and most all I think Victor Manuelle was a great host of the event.

No surprise Shakira cleaned the house with four awards. Although I am not a follower of her genre of Latin music, pop Latino, I could understand why her music attracts many and Shakira does have her fair share of youth followers. Surprisingly MQ, Milly Quezada won Best Merengue album but the award presentation was not shown. El caballero de la salsa Gilberto Santo Rosa won his first Latin Grammy for Best Salsa Album, which was totally predictable and well deserved. I have heard nothing but good feedback about the album. It is now on my list of salsa albums to purchase by year-end.

What also stood out somewhat was reggaet?n, "la m?sica urbana" but the hype was toned down considerably as compared to last year which goes hand in hand with reggaet?n's popularity as a revived genre over the past 2 years +. Daddy Yankee who has been a popular reggaetonero over past two years was not even mentioned. There was a performance by Wisin & Yandel and Ivy Queen. Best new group of the genre was awarded to Calle 13. I have never heard of them but the lead singer seems like your typical PR rapper, hip-hop, reggaetonero "lev?ntate y ponte hyper"... (you have to say it with a reggaeton rhythm). The way he addressed crowd made me laugh. He was just down to earth and who he is I suppose. No fancy words. I also enjoyed Milly Quezada?s tribute to the Latin barrios of Nueva York.

Lastly, salsa remains as my favorite tropical genre. The tribute to salsa, which closed the show, was fabulous. Most of all it reinforced that la salsa is from New York and is Puerto Rican and if weren't for many artists, especially Fania All Stars who paved the way salsa would not be where it is today. From yesteryear to present day, salsa is the icon of tropical music. Songs like, Quimbara, El cantante, Idilio, Un verano en Nueva York etc. are all examples of this legendary genre.


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i like calle 13, loves that reggaeton..i was pulling for India but the salsa category is tough.

can you believe Sergio Mendes is still collecting Grammy's ?
 

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Lesley...really...how can you still watch this piece of crap? Don't you know already that all these awards shows....especially in Spanish... are rigged???

Don't you know that the record companies BUY these trophies for their artists???

Example: FONSECA...BEST TROPICAL SONG??? WTF??? :(:(:(

The only good things about last night's show...which by the way...I ONLY WATCHED bits and pieces...(Uggly Betty and Grey's Anatomy were on! ;)) were Shakira & Alex Sanz, and Ricky Martin's performances...

MQ
 

Marianopolita

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Mq-

Only because it's you I will respond.

Of course it's fixed (stated in my opening post) as are all other award shows but it doesn't mean it can't be worthy to watch. I am sure everyone knows that the awards themselves are predetermined but the live performances IMO make the show worth while.

This was 7th annual Latin Grammy Awards and so far I can still watch it and enjoy whatever it has to offer. It took me years before I stopped watching other music shows in English therefore the Latin Grammys may run its course with me. However, regardless what you may feel the performances are what make the show worth it. I do believe I mentioned this in my opening post and we had this same conversation last year about the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards. You were still tempted to look at it last night so there must be something that still catches your attention.


-LDG.
 

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Hey, Lesley...I'm sorry... maybe I speedread your post...

I don't watch because it infuriates me to no end to see people that are UNDESERVING of it, getting the award...and the ones that are truly talented are left out in the cold...but I do admit that I wanted to watch Shakira and Sanz, and Ricky perform...and that's what I did...

Last weekend we had the Amor a la Música concert here in Miami, which the station I work for puts together every year...

Let me tell you...I was never a Ricky Martin fan...but he changed my mind with his performance...(plus his tour manager is really CUTE!)

Unfortunately, I was working with the producers and couldn't watch the entire show, only what I could see on the monitors...so I wanted to watch him last night and enjoy it...which I did...

Aside from everything people might say about him, the guy is awesome...he was at the AAA early for his sound check, and even had dinner with the crew, myself included...something he rarely does!

I don't know if anyone noticed at the closing act, that this girl Anahis sang with Gilberto and co.... Do you know that La India was supposed to be the one singing? But...according to her, this morning, she had no dressing room, they treated her like crap, so she left before the end of the show...

Those are the things I hate about these types of events...therefore I don't watch...

I wish there was just a regular show, where we could have performances by these great artists that we could enjoy, without having to suffer through the stupid awards ceremonies...that NEVER rewards the truly deserving...

We're still friends...right?

MQ
 

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Example: FONSECA...BEST TROPICAL SONG??? WTF??? :(:(:(

MQ

wt*? don't you know who fonseca is?
i think it's better to see someone new win the awards instead of the always
famous artists.

other things about LGramm:
1-salsa perform. was supposed to have India and Colon singing. Colon
did not want to perform,,, and India was replaced by slutty, lesb Anais.

2- shakira's tortura is old... what ever happened to hips dont lie.
(she should have had wyclef and perform hips don't lie instead).

3- calle 13 better than Don Omar's king of kings? come on.

4- wisin/yandel perform thumbs down!! It looked like they were talking, not singing and it just didn't have flava.

5- overall was good

6- did you ladies noticed 2 women wearing the same dressed, from same designer?
Galilea Montijo (who later presented award but changed dress to a red one)
vs
woman from horoscopos de durango (who also presented award with original dress).

it was a gold/silver long dress. They said it on tv that it was same dress from same designer... that's embarrassment.
 

Marianopolita

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Mq-

Amigas...para siempre.

Don't worry I don't mind that you voice your opinion and in fact I know that you will have a different perspective because of the background info that you have. However, for me, a music lover in every sense of the word I still enjoy these types of shows. It's once year and it's entertaining. It's not about the awards it's about the performances and seeing old faces and people who have made true contributions to Latin music. Willie Colón, Andy Montáñez and many others are getting up there in age. I just want to see them and keep the politics aside for the evening.

BTW- I like Ricky Martin too not so much his music but as a citizen of the world.


Have a great day!

-LDG.
 

Musicqueen

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wt*? don't you know who fonseca is?
i think it's better to see someone new win the awards instead of the always
famous artists.

I KNOW who he is...but what has he done? ONE song being played on the radio does not merit a Grammy...especially NOT on the 'TROPICAL' genre...

other things about LGramm:
1-salsa perform. was supposed to have India and Colon singing. Colon
did not want to perform,,, and India was replaced by slutty, lesb Anais.

Colon and India left because they were treated badly...no dressing rooms for them, no considerations whatsoever...they were all too busy kissing Marc & JLo's asses, oh, and Thalia's!!!

2- shakira's tortura is old... what ever happened to hips dont lie.
(she should have had wyclef and perform hips don't lie instead).

Hips don't lie just came out this year...there are cut-off dates to be considered for these awards, plus they needed to kill two birds with one stone...thus the Shakira/Sanz duet...

3- calle 13 better than Don Omar's king of kings? come on.

Only your taste...This is one instance where a newcomer deserved the award much more than the Don or DaddyYankee...

4- wisin/yandel perform thumbs down!! It looked like they were talking, not singing and it just didn't have flava.

Yes, you're right...but at least they (the producers) are showing SOME sort of 'thinking outside the box' and were showcasing the reggaeton genre...

The 'overall was good' refers to the performances? I hope that's what you meant...

But these shows are about the AWARDS...they shouldn't be about the performances...and I've already stated what they do with the awards...

Oh...and I could care less about what all those biatches are wearing...

MQ :queen:
 

M.A.R.

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yeap Iwas wondering why Anais was there, it seemed that she didn't know the song. and the whole song started kinda slow and they all seemed to be out of key, as the song progressed it got better. Andy Montanez's voice was raspy and low and Victor Manuelle started out of key, Gilberto was good and like I said Anais seemed out of place but she did good.

I was wondering also about Calle 13, they have a few songs out there, which I think one of them was banned in the DR, but not well known to take all those awards.

That's too bad India didn't sing, she's great and good for her for leaving, she deserves good treatment.

They should have had Chayanne sing, now there's a charismatic performer, love him.
 

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I KNOW who he is...but what has he done? ONE song being played on the radio does not merit a Grammy...especially NOT on the 'TROPICAL' genre...


1-salsa perform. was supposed to have India and Colon singing. Colon
did not want to perform,,, and India was replaced by slutty, lesb Anais.

Colon and India left because they were treated badly...no dressing rooms for them, no considerations whatsoever...they were all too busy kissing Marc & JLo's asses, oh, and Thalia's!!!



Hips don't lie just came out this year...there are cut-off dates to be considered for these awards, plus they needed to kill two birds with one stone...thus the Shakira/Sanz duet...



Only your taste...This is one instance where a newcomer deserved the award much more than the Don or DaddyYankee...



Yes, you're right...but at least they (the producers) are showing SOME sort of 'thinking outside the box' and were showcasing the reggaeton genre...

The 'overall was good' refers to the performances? I hope that's what you meant...

But these shows are about the AWARDS...they shouldn't be about the performances...and I've already stated what they do with the awards...

Oh...and I could care less about what all those biatches are wearing...

MQ :queen:


yes overall good in terms of performances. Alej Sanz great voice.. i like his songs.

was not aware of india/willie incident... not fair what happ to them.

so i guess for next yr we will see shakira again winning 3-4 awards and performing hips don't lie... and we'll see paulino rubio for her 'una sola mirada'
song.


about calle 13 vs don omar... didn't don omar's new album 'king of kings'
came out recently? i was wondering why was it included...
 

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am I crazy but why isn't bachata one of the categories, there is a category for cumbia and reggeaton. Why not bachata???
 

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am I crazy but why isn't bachata one of the categories, there is a category for cumbia and reggeaton. Why not bachata???

sometimes merengue and bachata are included in the category
tropical.

and... if they include a bachata singer/group most likely would be
monchy y alexandra... never anthony santos, frank reyes, raulin rodrg

and for merengue always milli quezada, olga tanon... never fernando villalona, vargas, etc.
 

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Re: bachata as a category

M.A.R-

Maybe MQ can best answer this but from what I know about the politics of music and the stigma that is still associated with this genre don't expect to see bachata as a separate category not now and maybe not ever. Aventura made bachata somewhat a mainstream genre with their mix of rhythms to produce a 'pop version' of bachata but IMO it's not everlasting and lacks originality. The type of bachata they sing is proof of this as is their present day status. Compare their popuarity now to 2-3 yrs ago. Really there is no comparison. Their popuarity has died down.

If you are talking about traditional bachata from the DR, I agree with El Diego you won't see nominations for the classic singers. Nominations will be for Aventura, Monchy & Alexandra, or maybe a merengue group that has a bachata song as a possible nomination.

It's interesting though because Colombia's folklor vallenato has had a category in the Latin Grammys and the DR's "country music" per se is seen in a different light. I like vallenato though and Carlos Vives' modern day vallenato is very nice to listen to.


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Shakira

I had the honor of being at the Shakira/Wycliff Jean show in Atlantic City N.J. for her Oral Fixation Tour on 9-2-06 and It was a night to remember..She did capture 2 awards on 11-2-06 not 4 as previously stated..I sat 9th. row center and must say that is one HOTT!! Colombiana...If anybody can shake it up that chica CAN and DID...Well worth the $85.00 per ticket cost..Too bad that the Trump Taj Mahal Casino where she performed had a no camera policy otherwise I could have had great shots of that butt that now puts J-Lo to shame...Wycliff Jean was a great opening act for her...I never realized she was so short..She did the whole show barefoot.....
 

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That is exactly why I don't like these award shows...especially in Spanish...most people that put together these shows, and I don't care what anyone says about it, DON'T KNOW CRAP ABOUT MUSIC!!!

Trust me....most have never even heard of a Frank Reyes, or Fernando Villalona...they go for the mainstream...always the same people...they don't care about doing any sort of research...

Years ago, Radio PD's were somewhat involved in deciding the categories and/or winners...but nowadays...forget it!!!

It's the record companies and the producers...head to head...and whoever pays more...wins!!!!

MQ
 

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Could it be that Bachata is latin music's equivalent to disco? I hear a lot of older people don't like it that much just like some of the older folks didn't like disco when it came out. And of course the grammys are run by people who are well into their 50's or more. I love the stuff, but its fairly new in comparison to some of the other genres I suppose. Maybe it can also be compared to Hip Hop in america. Hip hop has not always had a category in the grammys until very recently. We'll see what happens...
 
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