Jiggiri Records is a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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that focuses on
Latin music
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, including
reggaeton
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,
tropical music
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,
jazz
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,
reggae
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,
Latin alternative and
hip-hop
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, founded in
Loíza, Puerto Rico
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by
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...
and housed in Calderón's recording facility named El Sitio. Jiggiri was founded in 2001.
Artists
*
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...
* Chyno Nyno
* El Choco
* Jungle
Albums
Studio albums
Tego Calderon
* ''
El Abayarde
''El Abayarde'' is the debut studio album by the Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón. It included the singles "Pa' Que Retozen", "Guasa Guasa" and "Al Natural". It was released in 2002 through White Lion Records selling over 50,000 copies its fi ...
'' (
2003
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* ''
El Enemy de los Guasíbiri
''El Enemy de los Guasíbiri'' is the first compilation album by Tego Calderón. The album is considered to be an important factor to reggaeton's mainstream exposure in 2004 alongside Daddy Yankee's ''Barrio Fino'' and Ivy Queen's ''Diva (Ivy Q ...
'' (2004)
* ''
The Underdog/El Subestimado
''The Underdog/El Subestimado'' is the second studio album by Tego Calderón on August 29, 2006. The first single of the album was titled "Los Maté" ("I Killed Them"), which has garnered much air-play on the radio. During a press conference ...
'' (
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
)
* ''
El Abayarde Contraataca
''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by Tego Calderón. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of African and Caribbean rhythms, including salsa, merengue, Colombian and Venezuelan sounds. ...
'' (
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
)
Zion y Lennox
* ''
Motivando a la Yal
''Motivando a la Yal'' is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Zion & Lennox. It was released on May 4, 2004, by White Lion Records. The duo had already made waves with their hitmaking appearances on genre-defining compilation ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Motivando a la Yal: Special Edition'' (2005)
Julio Voltio
*
Voltage AC
''Voltage AC'' is the debut solo album by Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Voltio. It was released in 2004 through record label Sony BMG. The album sold more than 200,000 copies to date, including 50,000 in Japan.
Track listing
# Intro
# Julito Mar ...
(2004)
John Eric
El Peso Completo(2005)
Compilation albums
;
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...
* 2005: ''
White Lion Hits Version, Vol. 1''
Mixtapes
;
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...
* 2008: ''Gongoli''
* 2012: ''The Original Gallo Del País - O.G. El Mixtape''
Future releases
;
Tego Calderón
Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...
* ''
El Que Sabe, Sabe
''El Que Sabe, Sabe'' is the fourth studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Tego Calderón, released 8 years after his last studio album, ''El Abayarde Contraataca'', and 3 years after his mixtape ''The Original Gallo del País''. The album won a L ...
'' (2015)
Producers
* Almonte
* Chile
* Pirulo
* La Prole
See also
*
Lists of record labels
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References
Puerto Rican record labels
Record labels established in 2001
Reggaeton record labels
2001 establishments in Puerto Rico
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