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Juan Luis Guerra Born June 7 1957 In Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Is One Of The Most Internationally Recognized Dominican Singer/songwriters. His Pop Style Of Merengue And Bolero And Afro-Pop/Latin Fusion Have Garnered Him Considerable Success Outside The Dominican Republic. Juan Luis Guerra Is Sometimes Associated With The Popular Dominican Music Called Bachata And While This Association Is Partially True He Actually Uses The Basics Of Bachata Rhythm With A More Bolero Feel To The Melodies In Some Of His Songs. But He Does Not Limit Himself To One Style Of Music So He Incorporates Diverse Rhythms Like Merengue Salsa Balada Rock And Gospel. After His Return To The Dominican Republic He Released His First Album Soplando 1984 With A Group Of Local Musicians Which Subsequently Became Known As Juan Luis Guerra Y 440. Note That The Band's Name In Spanish Is Officially Publicized As Cuatro Cuarenta Four Forty A Shortening Of The Normally Strict Reading Of Number Four Hundred And Forty. The 440 Part Of The Band's Name Refers To The Standard Tuning "A 440." Reportedly The Name For The Band Came From A Practice Session Where Juan Luis's Brother Suggested The Name Because The Name Would Reflect How "in-Tune And Precise They Were." In 2004 Guerra Released His First New Album In Six Years. Entitled "Para Ti" For You The Album's Songs Are Mostly Religious In Nature Reflecting Guerra's Conversion To Evangelical Christianity. With This Album The Singer Won Two Awards At The 2005 Billboards In The Categories Of Gospel-Pop And Tropical-Merengue For The Hit Single Las Avispas Being This The First Time Ever That The Same Song Wins These Two Categories At The Same Time. In The Same Time Guerra Was Honored With The Latino Special Award For The Music Academy Of Spain For His Contributions To The Music Of His Country And The Caribbean In The Last 20 Years. Guerra Is The Uncle-In-Law Of Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega. Recently He Recorded With Famous Artists Diego Torres In "Abriendo Caminos" And With Maná In "Bendita Luz". He Has Also Opened The Concert Of The Rolling Stones In 2006 In Puerto Rico And Was Invitated By Sting To Sing With Him In A Concert At Altos De Chavón La Romana In Domincan Republic In 2006. At The Premio Lo Nuestro Awards In 2007 He Was Given The Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. He Also Performed The Lead Single Off Of His New Album "El Llave De Mi Corazon." He Has Recorded In English The Song "July 14th" In Fogaraté 1995 And More Recently "Medicine For My Soul" Of His Upcoming Album. Www.Wikipedia.Org

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