La Mákina
La Mákina was a Puerto Rican[1] merengue band formed in the 1990s. The group was organized by Fernando Colon (a former bassist for Los Sabrosos del Merengue) and Orlando Santana (who worked with Wilfrido Vargas and Toño Rosario).[2] Several of the group's songs have ranked on the Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States.[3] The band received a nomination for Tropical New Artist of the Year at the 1997 Lo Nuestro Awards.[4] The band was led by its lead singer Anthony Maldonado who left the group in 2000 to pursue his own solo career.
References
[edit]- ^ Shaw, Lisa; Dennison, Stephanie (2005). Pop Culture Latin America!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. p. 29. ISBN 9781851095049.
- ^ Bush, John. "La Mákina - Biography". Allmusic.
- ^ "La Mákina - Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Univision Announces The Nominees For The Most Distinguished Awards In Spanish-Language Music: 'Premio Lo Nuestro A La Musica Latina'". Univision. 2 April 1997. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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