Biography: Zion, Zion & Lennox, Zizi Possi, Zoé, Zola Amaro, Zona 7, Zona Prieta, Zona Roja, Zuco 103, Zultannes del Norte,

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Zion
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Genre:Latin

Puerto Rican reggaeton vocalist Zion (Felix Ortiz) was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico He and his neighbor/friend Gabriel Pizarro formed the duo Zion & Lennox, who would just a short time after their inception begin appearing on various compilations, a common proving ground for emerging reggaeton artists

Zion & Lennox Biography, Photos, Pictures

Zion & Lennox are one of reggaeton’s most recognizable duos Felix Ortiz (Zion) and Gabriel Pizzaro (Lennox) grew up in Carolina, Puerto Rico, as neighbors Discovering their shared interest in hip-hop, rap, and dancehall, Ortiz and Pizzaro began collaborating, and in the days of reggaeton’s emergence found themselves increasingly drawn to the new genre, wide open and electric with potential

Zizi Possi opened different paths during her career She had her first hit with an MPB tune (“Peda�o de Mim” by Chico Buarque) and then with a series of pop ballads during the ’80s; but finally in the ’90s, she found her way with a repertory of classics of Brazilian music in highly polished acoustic renditions

Zoé
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Genre:Latin

Guitarist Sergio Acosta, singer León Larregui, and drummer Alberto Cabrera assembled Latin alternative pop/rock outfit Zoé in 1995 A year later, they were joined by keyboardist Jesús Báez and bassist Angel Mosqueda

Praised by Enrico Caruso in the occasion of his 1917 tour to Buenos Aires, Argentina, after listening to her singing, Zola Amaro had an extremely successful career as a soprano

Leaders of Venezuela’s hip-hop merengue movement, Zona 7 released their debut album in 1996; Brinca Pa’rriba followed two years later ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Colombian five-member Zona Prieta debuted in the US with the release of Con Alma Caribe, after signing up to the Latin division of Madonna’s Maverick Records The South American tropical-oriented outfit mainly performs Merenhouse, a mixture of traditional Dominican merengue and electronic dance rhythms that originated in the early ’90s

Puerto Rican tropical threesome Zona Roja was formed by talented musician Jossie Esteban in the early ’90s, making its live debut on April 14, 1992, at San Juan’s Roberto Clemente coliseum

Originally known as Reca, the Netherlands-based neo-tropicalismo group Zuco 103 was spawned from a collaboration that singer Lilian Vieira, keyboardist Stefan Schmid, and drummer Stefan Kruger worked on with the Dutch fusion ensemble SfeQ

Zultannes del Norte Biography, Photos, Pictures

Formed in Sinaloa, Mexico, in 1995, the Cumbia/norteño/ranchera quintet Los Zultannes del Norte is led by singer Gabriel Garcia and songwriter/instrumentalist Pedro Pareida Their recordings include a pair for EMI Latin: 1998’s Mensaje de Amor and 2000’s Te Quiero, Te Amo, Te Extraño

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