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Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the "doubloon" or "pistole", and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a "quadruple pistole".
Rivera teamed up with fellow singer Meñique as well as bandleader Ivan Marrero for the album El Gran Meñique y Chamaco Rivera Presentan Iván Marrero y su Charanga, which was released in 2013. [3] [4] In 2017, Rivera reunited with Willie Rosario for the first time in 45 years and recorded their latest collaboration single, "Se Volvieron a ...
In 1973, at 15 years of age, with the help of producer Harvey Averne, Rodríguez moved from Puerto Rico to New York to join Eddie Palmieri's band. [2] His debut album at the age of 17 was Palmieri's Sun of Latin Music, with Rodriguez providing vocals for the album's hit song "Un Dia Bonito" (a Beautiful Day) as well as “Nada de ti” (Nothing of you), “Nunca contigo” (Never with you) and ...
Salsa verde (lit. ' green sauce ') is a type of spicy, green sauce in Mexican cuisine based on tomatillo and green chili peppers. The tomatillo-based Mexican salsa verde dates to the Aztec Empire, as documented by the Spanish physician Francisco Hernández, and is distinct from the various medieval European parsley-based green sauces. [1]
One of the first ensembles to cover "Suavecito" was the Cuarteto Machín, directed by vocalist Antonio Machín, who was the most popular Cuban singer in Spain for most of the 20th century. Many Cuban artists recorded their own versions of the song throughout the years, including Celia Cruz in 1963 and Papaíto in 1980.
Antonio Cabán Vale, [note 1] (November 22, 1942 – July 23, 2024), also known as "El Topo", was a guitarist, singer and composer of Puerto Rican folkloric themes. He was one of the founders of the "new song" movement (Spanish: nueva canción) of the early 1970s. [1]
February 17 – Raymix, Mexican cumbia singer; March 13 – Luan Santana, Brazilian sertanejo singer; March 22 – Sophia Abrahão, Brazilian actress and singer; April 4 – Lucas Lucco, Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actor; May 2 – Farruko, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer; July 3 – Rolf Sanchez, Dutch salsa singer
Maria de Barros (born February 3, 1961, in Dakar, Senegal) is a singer most associated with Cape Verde, the land of her parents.Growing up in Nouakchott, Mauritania, she moved to the United States at the age of 11, living in Providence, Rhode Island in her youth with her four siblings, and connecting more closely with her heritage in the local Cape Verdean community.