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In Houston, TX, in 1995, Armando (lead vocals, bajo sexton), Junior (drums), and Carlos Gracia (congas), children of Juvenal Gracia, came together to form a band they would call Grupo Gracia

When it seemed the young professional swimmer would become a sports champion, Albert Plá changed his mind, picked his guitar, and began composing After winning a songwriters festival, the artist recorded his first Basque album in 1989, called Ho Sento Molt

Alberto Beltran Biography, Photos, Pictures

Dominican Alberto Beltran’s career began after winning a talent contest sponsored by a local radio station After participating in a band called Brisas de Oriente, the tropical singer moved to Cuba to join the legendary Sonora Matancera, a group previously known as Septeto Soprano, and settled in Mexico, Venezuela, to finally perform live in the U

Alberto Benita Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alberto Benita is a singer who performs Cumbia Tropical with Vallenato arrangements His debut album on EMI Latin, El Paso de la Tortuga, became a hit due to its title track, which became a major hit single in 1996

Alberto Continentino Biography, Photos, Pictures

Brother of the musicians Kiko Continentino and Jorge Continentino and nephew of Leo Gandelman, Alberto Continentino took up the guitar at nine and the electric bass at 13 His professional debut was in 1995, backing Mauro Senise and Raul Mascarenhas

Alberto Cortéz Biography, Photos, Pictures

The first son of a large family, Alberto Cortéz studied at the Manuel Ignacio Molina secondary school in San Rafael Music was an early love and almost a vocation, as Cortéz began composing songs by age 11

Alberto Dominguez Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer/arranger Alberto Dominguez was born in the Mexican state of Chiapas in 1913 In 1939, he composed two songs that went on to become standards of Latin jazz: “Frenesí,” recorded by Pérez Prado among many others, and “Perfidia,” perhaps most associated with Glenn Miller, although the biggest hit version was waxed by Xavier Cugat (and everyone from Nat King Cole to Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey recorded it)

Alberto Escobar Biography, Photos, Pictures

Architect, painter, and producer Alberto Escobar above all was captivated by music, especially songwriting The artist debuted in 1973 while participating in a university festival sponsored by ITESO at Guadalajara, Jalisco, coming in first place with his song “Habrá Amor

Alberto Iznaga Biography, Photos, Pictures

Cuban bandleader Alberto Iznaga was among the artists who recorded for American labels in the ’30s and ’40s, greatly influencing and eventually enhancing the stylistic recipe known as Latin jazz

Alberto Lonato Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alberto Lonato, one of the most important composers of the Portela samba school, was involved with Carnaval since his childhood, when he paraded at the extinct bloco Mama na Burra