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Medicine For My Soul by Juan Luis Guerra

Biografie van de kunstenaar Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra Born June 7 1957 In Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Is The Most Internationally Recognized Dominican Singer/songwriter. 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 & Roll And Gospel. "Ojalá Que Llueva Café" Is One Of His Most Acclaimed Pieces. Education After Studying Philosophy And Literature For A Year At The Universidad Autónoma De Santo Domingo Guerra Switched To The Conservatorio Nacional De Música. Guerra Was A Great Admirer At This Time Of The Beatles Music. After Finishing His Studies At The Santo Domingo Conservatory Guerra Went To The Berklee College Of Music In Boston To Study Composition And Arranging In 1979. Career 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." Two Albums Followed Mudanza Y Acarreo And Mientras Más Lo Pienso ... Tú. The Band Garnered Some Fame In Their Country. Their Next Album In 1989 Brought Them International Fame. Ojalá Que Llueva Cafe If Only It Would Rain Coffee A Slow Melodic Number With Superfast Background Tracks Became A Number One Hit In Many Latin American Countries With The Hit Song Of The Same Name. Subsequently A Video Of The Hit Song Was Filmed And Juan Luis Guerra And His 440 Band Began Touring. The Song's Fame Was Revived In 1996 With A Cover By Café Tacuba . In 1990 They Released Their Next Album Bachata Rosa Which Also Became A Major Hit And Earned Him His First Grammy Award. The Album Having Sold More Than 5 Million Copies At That Time Allowed Guerra To Keep Touring Latin America USA And Europe. This Album Contains Memorable Love Songs Such As "Burbujas De Amor" Bubbles Of Love The Self-Hit "Bachaata Rosa" "Rosalia" "Como Abeja Al Panal" "Like A Bee To The Beehive" "A Pedir Su Mano" "To Ask For Your Hand" "Carta De Amor" And "Estrellitas Y Duendes" "Little Stars And Elves" . Guerra Became A Controversial Figure In The Dominican Republic After He Released His Next Album Areito. "Areito" 1992 Featured The Hit Single "El Costo De La Vida " "The Cost Of Living/Cost Of Life" But The Video Version Was Banned In Several Countries. He Protested Against The Poor Conditions In Many Latin American Countries The Celebration Of The Discovery Of The Americas " 1492 " And The Double Standard Policies Of First World Nations. 'Areito' Is A Tai­no Word For Song And Dance . That Situation Might Have Had Something To Do With His Next Album Fogaraté 1995 Where He Stayed Away From Recording Any Protest Songs. One Of His Most Recent Albums Ni Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual It's Not The Same Nor Is It Equal 1998 Garnered Much Critical Acclaim. It Won Three Latin Grammys In 2000. It's Hits Include "Mi PC" My PC "Quisiera" I Would Like To And "El Niagara En Bicicleta". 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. Other Hits Included "Para Ti" And "Soldado" Soldier . 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. In January 2006 Juan Luis Performed At Berklee's 60th Anniversary Along With Other Artist Such As Paul Simon Herbie Hancock Michel Camilo And Chiara Chivello. In 2006 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 Puerto Rico And Was Invited By Sting To Sing With Him In A Concert At Altos De Chavón La Romana In Domincan Republic. At The Premio Lo Nuestro Awards In 2007 He Was Given The Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. He Also Performed The Lead Single Of His New Album "La Llave De Mi Corazon." 2007. La Llave De Mi Corazón Has Been #1 Song In Billboard Charts For Four Consecutive Weeks #1 Selling Album In Colombia And It Keeps Climbing The Charts In Other Countries. He Has Recorded In English The Song "July 14th" In Fogaraté 1995 And More Recently "Medicine For My Soul" And" Something Good" With Italian Singer Chiara Chivello. Some Of His Songs Are Both In English And Spanish Such As "Woman Del Callao" And "Guavaberry". Discography * Soplando — 1983 * Mudanza Y Acarreo — 1984–1985 * Mientras Más Lo Pienso Tú — 1986 * Ojalá Que Llueva Café — 1988 * Bachata Rosa — 1990 * Areíto — 1992 * Fogarate — 1994 * Grandes Exitos Juan Luis Guerra Y 440 * No Es Lo Mismo Ni Es Igual — 1998 * Para Ti — 2004 * La Llave De Mi Corazón — March 19 2007 Source Wikipedia

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Medicine For My Soul

This Is Basically An English Version Of "la Llave De Mi Corazon"

THUIS JUAN LUIS GUERRA
POPULAIR TRACKS MIXEN ALBUMS
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