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Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan (birth name Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo, born September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba), is a five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-author, who began her career as lead vocalist for the then exclusively Spanish-language band, Miami Sound Machine in 1975, and crossed over to mainstream popular success with English-speaking audiences with the international hit singles Dr. Beat (1984) and Conga (1986). In April 2004, Estefan appeared on the Fox Broadcasting Company’s program, American Idol, but she declined an offer to be an official judge because, she said publicly, she does not like to “judge” others

What, and Give Up Showbiz?

by Doug Hall
November 24, 2020

What, and Give Up Showbiz: Six Decades in the Music Business Fred Taylor (with Richard Vacca) 276 Pages 978-1493051847 Backbeat Books 2020 In his upcoming biography (December, 2020), What, and Give Up Showbiz?: Six Decades in the Music Business, Boston's late legendary and iconic music impresario Fred Taylor ...

JMood Records Releases Roberto Magris Sextet "Live" In Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery

November 9, 2017

JMood Records is pleased to announce the release of the CD Roberto Magris Sextet Live in Miami @ the WDNA Jazz Gallery. “Saturday, February 6, 2016 was a bright sunny beautiful day, but, a more exciting and electric evening in Miami, Florida, one I won’t soon forget," recalls Paul Collins, jazz impresario from Kansas City, Missouri, ...

The E Family To Release Their Highly Anticipate Album "Now & Forever" Today

September 20, 2011

The Musical Family Dynasty Pete Escovedo, Sheila E., Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo Will Celebrate This Album of a Lifetime With A Star-Studded Affair At The World-Renowned Conga Room in Los Angeles tonight. After years of playing on each other's projects, The E Family came together to produce this ultimate, long overdue and highly anticipated ...

50 Latin Stars Gather to Record 'Somos el Mundo'

February 23, 2010

The atmosphere at Miami's Bongo's restaurant, perched on top of the American Airlines Arena, was almost festive as an endless stream of Latin acts began to file inside. They were there to record “Somos el Mundo," the Spanish-language version of “ We Are the World," and, heeding the spirit of the cause and the directions on ...