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Daughter of Violeta Parra, New Chilean song movement’s most significant figure, Isabel Parra always lived in a musical environment At the age of 13, the artist made her debut record, with her mother playing guitar
Talented Puerto Rican Isidro Infante was influenced as a child by listening to his father playing violin, getting involved in music at the age of 14 while participating in a band, which played songs by Santana and Chicago
Isidro Lopez is widely regarded as the father of Tejano music, fusing the sophistication of big band orquesta music with the accordion-fueled energy of conjunto to create a hugely influential sound that remains an elemental force within the Latino arena
The Puerto Rican salsa quartet Isla Caliente began recording in the mid-’90s and issued two albums, Made In Puerto Rico and Preparen Candela, for the Mangu label They returned in 2000 with the battle of the bands release Frente A Frente” Conjunto Imagen Vs
Puerto Rican Ismael Miranda became involved in popular music at a young age, participating in different local bands before teaming up with Andy Harlow He debuted in 1967 with the release of an album recorded along with Joey Pastrana, featuring the hit “Rumbón Melon
Ismael Rivera (El Sonero Mayor “Maelo”) was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on October 5, 1931 It all started on the very same street Rivera was born and raised on: Calle Calma
Son of salsa star Ismael Rivera, aka Maelo, Puerto Rican Ismael Rivera Jr joined Ismael Cortijo in the late ’70s They made a record called El Sueño del Maestro, featuring “Muralla de Bronce,” dedicated to his father
Spanish singer/songwriter Ismael Serrano was born in the early ’70s, studying solfa and piano at a young age Influenced by a Latin style known as Nueva Trova, the artist started composing as a teenager, adding music to the work of prominent poets
Ismael Silva was a bamba (prominent samba composer) of renowned school Estácio de Sá, cradle of samba Successor of the immortal Sinhô (José Barbosa da Silva), the King of Samba
Inventive vocalist Issac Delgado was one of Cuba’s most famous modern salsa musicians His music, which combined elements of Afro-Caribbean rhythms with pop and jazz, evolved over the course of his career to included experiments with electronic elements and avant-garde sounds