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Argentinean singer/songwriter Javier Calamaro composed for the first time at a very young age, forming a band called Frappé in 1983, singing along with Hernán Reyna The band was later joined by drummer Leonardo Ramella, bassist Pablo Martín, and keyboardist Federico Oldenburgo, and their name was changed to el Corte; a self-titled album was recorded in 1986 and El Camino Contrario followed in 1987
The critically championed, multicultural musical style of Javier García may have a lot to do with his multicultural background Born in Spain to a Cuban father and an Irish mother, García lived there until age 13, when he then moved to Ireland for two years before finally moving to Miami, where he stayed and made a nice home for himself amidst the city’s thriving Latin music scene
Composer, producer, and performer Javier Limón hails from Madrid and has worked with some of the biggest stars in flamenco music He appeared alongside Niño Josele on the 2002 compilation Flamenco: A Windham Hill Guitar Collection, but he is most often associated with the passionate singer Diego “Dieguito” el Cigala
A native of Texas, Tejano singer Javier Molina first surfaced as a member of Hombres G; with backing group Eldorado, he made his solo debut in 1998 with Cowboy Cumbia, followed a year later by Mi Nena
Born Gabriel Siria Levario, Javier Solis became known as one of the most recognized Mariachi solo artists in Mexico Coming from humble beginnings, at a young age Solis had to drop out of school to help support his family
Chilean pop/rock foursome Javiera & Los Imposibles started touring Santiago’s club circuit in the early ’90s, signing with BMG in 1994 They then recorded their debut album, Corte en Trámite, which was produced by Los Tres’ Alvaro Henríquez and featured the hit single “Te Amo Tanto
Puerto Rican Jay Lozada, brother of popular rap performer Vico C (born Luis Armando Lozada), was influenced by prominent local salsa singers at a very young age After participating in different bands, such as la Mezcla and Tercera Generación, Jay Lozada signed up to Universal, making his self-titled debut album, released in 2001
Jay Perez started off his musical career as a drummer He was then asked by fellow musician Oscar Montemayor (David Lee Garza y los Musicales) to sing a song; Oscar then got him an audition with the Latin Breed
Jayko is a member of Los Vaqueros, a reggaeton group affiliated with superstar duo Wisin & Yandel Born John Steve Correa Patiño, he made his debut with the group on Los Vaqueros, Vol
An exception in the Latin music world, JD Natasha debuted her singer/songwriter alt-rock on a major label at the tender age of 16, causing quite a stir in the process While singing/songwriting teenage-girl alt-rockers aren’t all that novel in the English-speaking pop music world (Avril Lavigne, for one), they are certainly few and far between in the Spanish-speaking world, if not altogether nonexistent