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Mexican four-piece band Resorte burst into the local scene standing out strongly as one of the leading acts of the late ’90s Performing a funk-metal style similar to major international acts such as Korn, Disturbed, and Papa Roach, the band released República de Ciegos in 1999, later performing successfully at Bogota’s Festival Rock al Parque

Latin rock band Restos was formed by the end of 1996 after a group called Rest in Peace broke up, causing guitarist Rafael Chávez and bass player Efrén Jiménez to create a new project

A pop/rock band from Spain, Revólver was formed in the late ’80s by singer/songwriter Carlos Goñi Signing with Warner Music in 1990, they recorded a self-titled debut album that same year

Talented Cuban guitarist Rey Guerra began studying music at the National School in 1973 During the following years, he came in first place twice after participating in the National Guitar Contest Amadeo Roldán, getting international recognition for winning the 1981’s Marneurkirchen International Guitar Festival, a well-known German music event

Cuban born salsero Rey Ruiz has been in the United States since 1992 and has been hailed as the “Elvis of Salsa,” by Miami music critics He got his start after Sony Tropical heard his demo and signed him

Reyli Barba did quite well since his amicable departure from longtime band Elefante Having formed Elefante in the late ’90s and led them to a good amount of success alongside Spanish rocker Joaquín Sabina, Barba needed more creative freedom than the well-established, even pigeonholed Latin alternative Elefante could offer

Reynaldo Armas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Reynaldo Armas is one of Venezuela’s most successful musicians Best-known for his interpretation of romantic ballads, Armas has sold more than six million copies of his recordings since 1975

Radamés Gnattali Biography, Photos, Pictures

Radamés Gnattali is a fundamental name in Brazilian music A classically trained composer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger, he worked for a living in the popular side of the business, deeply influencing Brazilian popular music with his arrangements and conceptions through his omnipresence at the musical direction of Rádio Nacional, the biggest broadcast outing in Brazil during that time

The samba tradition of Brazil has been updated by producer/composer Rica Amabis The producer of recordings by SP Funk, Otto, Los Sea Dux, Andrea Marquee, Macao Zumbi, and Walter Franco, Amabis released an album of his electronics-meets-samba compositions, Sambadelic, in 2000

Ricardo Arjona Biography, Photos, Pictures

Guatemalan singer/songwriter Ricardo Arjona is one of the more respected Latin artists, mostly for his social conscience and his integrity in writing and performing songs Born in Antigua, he was interested in music from an early age but later decided to become a rural schoolteacher