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Latin alternative pop/rock trio Silvestre is comprised of guitarist Jorge Martínez, percussionist/composer Francisco Koch, singer and multi-instrumentalist Archi Frugone (known for his work alongside La Ley, Jorge González from Los Prisioneros, and Javiera Parra from Javiera & Los Imposibles and Los Tetas, among other rock en español outfits)

Argentinean singer/songwriter and actor Silvestre began studying music at the age of six, taking piano and guitar lessons, and soon he was composing his first songs In the early ’70s, local producer Roque Llacomo got him a record deal and the artist started using the nickname of Silvestre, based on a popular cartoon the singer used to watch when he was a child

Silvino Neto Biography, Photos, Pictures

Silvino Neto began to dedicate himself to music in 1931, singing tangos at the Rádio Educadora Paulista He performed on several radios in the city of São Paulo under the pseudonym Pablo Gonzales

Silvio Caldas Biography, Photos, Pictures

Sílvio Caldas, one of the so-called Four Greats of Brazilian music (along with Francisco Alves, Orlando Silva, and Carlos Galhardo), was the most important artist of the seresta genre

Sílvio César Biography, Photos, Pictures

A celebrated composer of a considerable quantity of songs recorded by Elis Regina, Sérgio Mendes, Elizeth Cardoso, João Donato, Ângela Maria, Roberto Carlos, Alcione, Os Cariocas, Cauby Peixoto, Emílio Santiago, Elza Soares, Hermeto Pascoal, Leny Andrade, Jair Rodrigues, and Nana Caymmi, among others, Sílvio César had a noted participation in the group that renovated samba in the 1960s (Orlandivo, César, Ed Lincoln, and Pedrinho Rodrigues)

Spanish singer Salomé was one of four performers to be elected winner of the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest, alongside entries from French vocalist Frida Boccara, the UK’s Lulu, and the Netherlands’ Lennie Kuhr

Silvio Rodriguez Biography, Photos, Pictures

The tender balladry offsets the hard-edged, politically slanted lyrics of Silvio Rodriguez A spearhead of the nueva trova (new ballad) style of nueva cancion (new song), Rodriguez masterfully blends romantic tunes with protest material condemning colonization and the tyranny that swept through Latin America in the late ’60s and early ’70s

Similares y Conexos Biography, Photos, Pictures

Rock band from Mexico Similares y Conexos started getting involved in the local music scene in the mid-’90s Formed by young performers from the National School of Music, the band combined Mexican folklore and elements from progressive and alternative rock

Salsa Celtica Biography, Photos, Pictures

When a band is said to be fusing Afro-Cuban salsa and Celtic music, someone who hasn’t heard their work might expect either (1) something that is extremely unconventional, or (2) a total train wreck

Having had a promising beginning as one of the big voices of MPB, Simone has recorded more than 31 albums, increasingly abandoning the more activist repertory of compositions by João Bosco/ldir Blanc, Geraldo Vandré, Chico Buarque, and Milton Nascimento in favor of mainstream romantic songs, with which she has enjoyed international success

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