The Voice Of Latin Crossover and Alternative Music
Miami's Sito Rocks is coming to the Twin Cities this Friday April 19th, where he will take the stage at Minneapolis' Aqua Nightclub. An energetic Mambo/Dance/R&B singer, Sito knows how to get a crowd pumped and his dynamic down-to-earth personality makes him a pleasure for everybody to work with. My memory of Sito's last performance is of an incredible entertainer whose only weakness is that his efforts to create hype at times infringed on his true artistic potential. That was … [Read more...]
The 13th Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas created a buzz of excitement tonight where we witnessed some spectacular performances by Pitbull, David Bisbal, Alejandro Sanz, Juanes, Jesse & Joy, and many other artists!! While the Las Vegas parties are too far away for our viewers in the Twin Cities to attend, we are excited to announce that there is an alternative: WUMN TV Univision Minneapolis- St. Paul has invited all Spanglish Noise followers to the Fiesta Latin Grammy 2012 at the 400 Sound … [Read more...]
New York singer Prince Royce visited Minneapolis last Thursday night for his second appearance in the Twin Cities, and the line of eager fans stretched down the block and around the corner well before the venue doors were set to open. Nearly 3000 concertgoers showed up to see the Latin Grammy-nominated bachata star in action and his strong stage presence and soulful voice engaged the audience well into the night. While there were strongly mixed reviews concerning the set-up of the venue – Epic … [Read more...]
Latin heartthrob Enrique Iglesias released the video for his popular new song "Finally Found You," which is a danceable pop ballad that fits his style well. The original rendition features Boston rapper Sammy Adams, who doesn't appear until around two and a half minutes into the song, but his presence helps provide a late spark of energy and a dash of contrast to Enrique's lines. Did Enrique's alluded sex scene and departure from the girl he "finally found" add anything to the video? In my … [Read more...]
Last week we featured Rani Ramahi on the new artist spotlight and he returns today with the premiere of his new video and first single, "Danza Conmigo." Drawing on his Brazilian childhood, where he lived until he was 12, Rani felt it was important to incorporate this heritage into the single, which led to the title of the song. His production team consists of a talented teenage duo from the Twin Cities, Daveed and Niko Eme aka "Vamo Productions" (the latter you might recognize from the free … [Read more...]
A violinist in a major U.S. orchestra once told me to pursue music only if I was absolutely positive that it was the one passion I could see myself engaged in for the rest of my life. Not every musician is fortunate enough to hear this advice and the road is filled with many obstacles for those who do choose to pursue this dream. One such dreamer is Omar Rey Reyes, whose music I recently heard for the first time, and his journey has taken him from his hometown of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, … [Read more...]
Welcome to the latest new artist spotlight! Given the success of the first post in this series, which featured Miami's Monique Abbadie (potential interview in the works), I return today with Rani Ramahi, a passionate singer from the Twin Cities whose style is a mix of R&B/Soul and Pop/Dance. Rani was born in Brazil and relocated to the United States at the age of 12, around which time he developed an avid interest in singing and acting. With a wide arsenal of languages at his disposal … [Read more...]
2012 has been a promising year for the future of Spanglish music in the United States, introducing us to the rise of a new generation of bilingual artists. While the voice of Latin Crossover artists was once limited to a handful of well-known pop stars such as Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana - both fantastic musicians in their own right - it is my view that the growth of the US Hispanic population, combined with the mainstream acceptance of the mid-2000's reggaeton fad and a thirst for new … [Read more...]
Listen: Download (Right Click And Save): Twin Cities to Miami: Music Exchange With LasGringasBlog.com Summary: This week Spanglish Noise is blessed with the participation of the talented writers from Las Gringas Blog - La Roja and La Rubia - who travel accompanied by the sounds of Miami. Since it would be rude to not share anything in return, a few artists from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are featured in this episode as well. From heavyweight artists such as Gloria … [Read more...]
