British tourists who have visited the Dominican Republic and danced to Juan Luis Guerra’s music now have the opportunity to see him in person in London. Tickets are already on sale for the Juan Luis Guerra debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The “A Son de Guerra” show will take place on Monday, 14 October 2013 at 7:30pm. Tickets cost 38.50 and 77.00 pounds.
Juan Luis Guerra is described by the theater as “one of biggest and most enduring stars of Latin music for the past quarter of a century”. This will be Guerra’s second ever show in London.
Juan Luis Guerra and his band 4.40 have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, won two Grammy awards and 17 Latin Grammys, including one last year for best Contemporary Tropical Album. His big band style blending merengue, bachata and bolero with an Afro-pop/Latin fusion has gained him a huge success across the Spanish-speaking world.
His eleventh, and latest studio album, “A Son De Guerra”, debuted at number one on the iTunes Latin chart in the US, Spain and Mexico on its first day and went on to reach No. 1 on the overall chart in Spain and Colombia ultimately winning a Latin Grammy for Album of the Year n the second time he has won that particular honor. The album features a collaboration with Colombian heavyweight Juanes on the song “La Calle”.
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