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By the 1930s, when Trío Matamoros made famous their mix of bolero and son cubano known as bolero-son, the genre was a staple of the musical repertoire of most Latin American countries. [10] In Spain, Cuban bolero was incorporated into the copla repertoire with added elements from Andalusian music , giving rise to the so-called bolero moruno ...
Mi Tierra (My Homeland) is the third studio album by Cuban-American recording artist Gloria Estefan, released on June 22, 1993, by Epic Records. Produced by husband Emilio Estefan, it is a Spanish-language album and pays homage to her Cuban roots. The album features Cuban musical genres, including boleros, danzón and son music.
Two songs composed by Gutiérrez, "Inolvidable" and "Llanto de Luna" ("Crying Moon"), were highly successful boleros in Latin America. [4] In 1992, a compilation album including an instrumental version of the song performed by Gutiérrez was released. [5] Musically "Inolvidable" is a bolero. [6]
In 1955, jazz pianist Jack Pleis recorded it for his album, Music from Disneyland. Elvis Presley, as part of the Million Dollar Quartet, performed a shortened version of the song, mixing Agustín Lara's original Spanish lyrics and Ray Gilbert's English lyrics. [25]
At the peak of his popularity during the 1950s, Rodríguez was only rivalled by Tito Puente in New York's Latin music circuit. Although described by historians and musicians alike (including both Titos) as "a friendly rivalry", their purported feud became a sort of urban legend in the world of Latin dance music. [ 10 ]
"Bésame Mucho" (Spanish: [ˈbesame ˈmutʃo]; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. [2] It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of ...
The Closing of the American Mind. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Dunoyer, Cecilia (1993). Marguerite Long: A life in French music, 1874–1966. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-31839-8. Kavanaugh, Patrick (1996). Music of the Great Composers: A listener's guide to the best of classical music. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Rocío Dúrcal enjoyed Latin America success and was known as "La Dama de la canción" (The Lady of Song). These songs gained hit in Latin America. The heyday of the ballad was romantic in the 1980s, where artists such as Julio Iglesias, Amanda Miguel, Ricardo Montaner, Diego Verdaguer and others released a big number of hits.