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Grupo Escena
Top Hits (also known as TH) was a Venezuelan record label. Major artists such as Los Darts, José Luis Rodríguez, Conexión, Azucar, Escena, Cacao Y Leche, Oscar D'León, Rudy Marquez and David Beigbeder recorded for the label. It was also a distributor for mainstream Western artists. Background The label was founded and owned by Wilhelm Ricken who also presided over the Los Ruices, La Discoteca as well as the Cordica labels; Discomoda and Antor. The label was responsible for José Luis's LP going to no. 1 in various South American countries as well as their Top Five sales lists. It even made an impression in some US territories. In his Latin Notas section column in the March 22, 1986, issue of ''Billboard'', Enrique Fernandez called the label powerful and independent. Essex entertainment Inc. who became the owners of the Buddah Records, Inc. and Kama Sutra Records, Inc. catalogues published a notice in the November 9, 1991, issue of ''Billboard'' which included Discos Top Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
"Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacturing, manufacture, distribution (marketing), distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting Artists and repertoire, talent scouting and development of new artists, artist financing and maintaining Recording contract, contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Darts
Los Darts was a 1960s rock music band from Venezuela who recorded for various labels. They had several hits in their country during the 1960s. They are a part of the history of Venezuelan rock music. Background Along with Los Supersónicos, Los Impala and Los 007, Los Darts are regarded as one of the most important rock groups in Venezuela during the 1960s.Rock Hecho En Venezuela DARTS, LOS/ref> Their chart hits include "Los Mejo Que Vio En Ti" in 1967,''Billboard'', August 12, 1967 Page 62 Billboard ''HITS OF THE WORLD'', VENEZUELA, This Week 9 LO MEJOR QUE VEO EN TI- Los Darts (Sonus)/ref> and "Por Alguien Como Tú" in 1970. The group was formed in the mid-1960s. The group was made up of Carlos Moreán on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Richard Aumaitre on bass and backing vocals, Rafael "Parajito" Pimental on drums, Augusto de Lima on lead guitar, Claudio Gámez on keyboards, and Victor Gámez on lead vocals. Career In 1966, the group released their self titled debut albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Luis Rodríguez (singer)
José Luis Rodríguez González (; January 14, 1943), nicknamed ''El Puma'' ("The Cougar"), is a Venezuelan singer and actor who is known for having recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas. He has also served as a coach and mentor on the Peruvian, Argentinian, and Chilean versions of '' The Voice'', as well as a judge on '' The X Factor Chile''. Life and career José Luis Rodríguez was born in Caracas, Venezuela to José Antonio Rodríguez from the Canary Islands, Spain and Ana González a Venezuelan housewife. He lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by his mother (an illiterate then, learned to read as an adult to read the Bible) along with 11 brothers and sisters. He grew up in very modest conditions, having to shine shoes, and pack bags in a supermarket for a living at an early age. Without an academic formation, he shaped himself as a singer and actor by empirical means. As his mother participated in the revolt aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grupo Escena
Top Hits (also known as TH) was a Venezuelan record label. Major artists such as Los Darts, José Luis Rodríguez, Conexión, Azucar, Escena, Cacao Y Leche, Oscar D'León, Rudy Marquez and David Beigbeder recorded for the label. It was also a distributor for mainstream Western artists. Background The label was founded and owned by Wilhelm Ricken who also presided over the Los Ruices, La Discoteca as well as the Cordica labels; Discomoda and Antor. The label was responsible for José Luis's LP going to no. 1 in various South American countries as well as their Top Five sales lists. It even made an impression in some US territories. In his Latin Notas section column in the March 22, 1986, issue of ''Billboard'', Enrique Fernandez called the label powerful and independent. Essex entertainment Inc. who became the owners of the Buddah Records, Inc. and Kama Sutra Records, Inc. catalogues published a notice in the November 9, 1991, issue of ''Billboard'' which included Discos Top Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar D'León
Óscar Emilio León Simosa (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called ''The Pharaoh of Salsa'', ''The Lion of Salsa'', and the ''World's Sonero'', is a Venezuelan musician and bassist best known for his salsa music. He is the author of "Llorarás", which he recorded in 1974 with his group, Dimensión Latina. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile. Early life Oscar D'León was a long-time resident of the Parroquia Antímano section of Caracas, Venezuela (his father was a laborer at the neighborhood cemetery). He had a strong interest in percussion ever since he was a child, improvising bass parts with his throat while playing Latin rhythms with his hands on any available surface. He got in trouble in school early on for doing this constantly. He then took interest in the upright bass (he learned the instrument on his own), and would eventually alternate in jobs as an auto mechanic, assembly line worker or taxi driver (during the day) and bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moluccans
Moluccans are the Melanesian- Austronesian and Papuan-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the Maluku Islands (also called the Moluccas). The region was historically known as the Spice Islands, and today consists of two Indonesian provinces of Maluku and North Maluku. As such, "Moluccans" is used as a blanket term for the various ethnic and linguistic groups native to the islands. Majority follow Christianity with Islam being the second major religion of most Moluccans. Despite religious differences, all groups share strong cultural bonds and a sense of common identity, such as through Adat. Music is also a binding factor, playing an important role in the cultural identity, and the Moluccan capital city of Ambon was awarded the official status of City of Music by UNESCO in 2019. A small population of Moluccans (~50.000+) live in the Netherlands. This group mainly consists of the descendants of soldiers in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), who were originally b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massada (band)
Massada was a Dutch band that had a funk, rock and pop background with Latin influences. They had several hits in the Netherlands, such as "", "Dansa (Don't Quit Dancing)" in 1978, "Unknown Destination" in 1979, "Feelin' Lonely", "Sajang é" and "I Never Had A Love Like This Before" in 1980. Background The group was founded by . Much of the group were of Moluccans, Moluccan ethnicity. According to the book in the 33⅓, 33⅓ series, ''Massada's Astaganaga'' by Lutgard Mutsaers, they had opportunities to record since 1975. But due to concessions, the group declined the offers. However, in 1978, things were set to change. Their debut album ''Astaganaga'' was released in that year. The two hit singles "Latin Dance" and "Dansa" are from that album. Both songs spent eight weeks on the Dutch charts, peaking at 17 and 23 respectively. The group's influences include the groups Malo (band), Malo, Grupo Escena, Escena and El Chicano. Early on they were compared to Santana (band), San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Olivencia
Tommy Olivencia (May 15, 1938 – September 22, 2006) was a renowned Puerto Rican bandleader of salsa music. Early years Olivencia (birth name: Ángel Tomás Olivencia Pagán) was born in the Villa Palmeras section of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. His family moved to the city of Arecibo when he was just a child. There received his primary and secondary education. As a young man, he became fascinated with the trumpet and learned to play the musical instrument. In 1954, Olivencia sang and played the trumpet for local bands. He graduated from high school in 1957 and his family relocated once again to Santurce. La Primerísima Orquesta de Puerto Rico In 1960, Olivencia organized his first orchestra, which he named the "Tommy Olivencia y La Primerísima Orquesta de Puerto Rico". His band combined swing and melodic styles together. This combination, plus a strong brass contingent in the band was his trademark. Olivencia signed a contract with Inca Records and remained with that l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirla Castellanos
Mirla Castellanos, is a noted Venezuelan singer with a career spanning over 40 years. Often referred to as "La Primerísima", she started her career as a singer with the band "Cuarteto Los Naipes" in the 1960s before pursuing a solo career. She has sold more than 13 million records worldwide. Biography Moving to Europe in the late 1960s, she recorded music by composers such as Domenico Modugno, with whom she later performed a duet of the song " Meraviglioso" during the preliminary of the 1968 Festival San Remo; but the song did not make the cut for the finals due to documented theories about the inconvenience of the topic exposed in the song, after Luigi Tenco suicide at San Remo festival the previous year. In 1969, Castellanos won the Benidorm International Song Festival with a composition by Manuel Alejandro. After returning to South America in 1970, she took second place in the Latin American Song Festival. In 1972 she represented her country in the first edition of the OTI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Petro
Noel Esteban Petro Henríquez (born 1933), known as Noel Petro or the Burro Mocho, is a Colombian musician, singer, songwriter, and bullfighter. He has recorded in a wide range of musical styles including porro, vallenato, bolero, rock and roll, and ranchera. Biography Early life Petro was born on 19 March 1933 in Cereté in the Department of Córdoba, Colombia. His mother was Catalina Henríquez. He attended primary school in Cereté and secondary school in Montería. Career Petro began his musical career singing on the radio and in the band Trío Latino alongside Julio Erazo and Cristóbal Pérez. His first solo recordings were "Me Voy Pa'l Salto", written by Alfonso Garavito Wheeler, and "Cabeza de Hacha", both recorded in 1954 backed by the band of Edmundo Arias. Many initially assumed that Petro had written "Cabeza de Hacha" because Arias (who taught Petro the song) had lost the authorship information; the song was later discovered to have been written in 1921 by the Argen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Velázquez
Raquel or Racquel is a variation of the given name Rachel. Notable people with the name include: Raquel *Raquel (wrestler), Brazilian professional wrestler *Raquel Alessi (born 1983), American former actress and model *Raquel Naa Ayorkor Ammah (born 1987), Ghanaian singer, composer and actress *Raquel Atawo (born 1982), American tennis player * Raquel Barros (1919–2014), Chilean folklorist *Raquel Bitton, French singer, actress and playwright *Raquel Bollo (born 1975), Spanish television personality business woman and model *Raquel Cabezón, Spanish football midfielder *Raquel Calderón (born 1991), Chilean actress, singer and lawyer *Raquel Carriedo-Tomás (born 1971), Spanish singer *Raquel Cassidy (born 1968), English actress * Raquel Cepeda, American journalist *Raquel Chalfi, Israeli poet *Raquel Dodge (born 1961), Brazilian politician *Raquel Diaz, Mexican-American professional wrestler, manager, model, and singer * Raquel Fernandes, Brazilian footballer, born 1991 *Raquel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
