Carlos Vives
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Cumbiana
Release date: 5.22.20
Label: Sony Music Entertainment US Latin
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Carlos Vives + Ricky Martin together at last!
Read MoreMulti Latin Grammy® And Grammy® Winner Carlos Vives Donates His Latest Book, Cumbiana: Relatos De Un Mundo Perdido, To Schools Supported By The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation®
Read MoreColombian Singer/Songwriter/Actor Carlos Vives Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
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Two time GRAMMY® and fifteen time Latin GRAMMY® winner, Carlos Vives is one of the most influential and important figures in Latin music today. As creator of a new sound influenced by the traditional sounds of the Caribbean and the northern region of Colombia, Vives’work is inspired by the study, knowledge and dissemination of Colombian culture, identity and its complex diversity through music. In 1993, he founded the band La Provincia which celebrated musicians from remote and rural areas around the Caribbean and served as a home for new and emerging talent in contemporary music. Vives and La Provincia took Colombian culture, identity and music around the world, quickly gaining international recognition. His album Vives surpassed 2 billion streams and included the global hits “La Bicicleta” (Shakira) and “Robarte un beso” (Yatra), which have both generated a combined 2.5 billion views on YouTube. As a tireless educator and cultural ambassador of Colombia, Vives is an avid supporter of Colombian poet Rafael Pombo’s legacy, which he paid tribute to by producing a series of albums titled Pombo Musical, which were made to keep children connected to national values. In 2015, he founded Tras La Perla to promote sustainable development in the city of Santa Marta and its region influenced by the Sierra Nevada and Ciénaga Grande. In 2016, he also created the Río Grande Music School with the purpose of offering new artistic experiences based on dialogue influenced by Colombian music, new local music proposals and music from around the world. Undoubtedly, Carlos Vives has made, and will continue to make his mark across generations through music and advocacy of his culture.
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- American Songwriter
- Billboard
- Billboard (interview with Ricky Martin)
- Billboard Latin Week Panel
- Billboard (Music Evolution Feature)
- Galore Mag
- Grammy Museum
- Ladygunn
- Miami New Times
- NBC (Fallon Performance)
- NPR Tiny Desk
- People Magazine
- People en Español
- Pollstar (interview)
- Pollstar Live! The Latin Explosion panel
- PRI The World
- Rolling Stone
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- We Are Mitu