Honorees Represent a Timeless Legacy of Great Recordings
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latin Recording
Academy(R) (LARAS) has announced the 17 honorees to inaugurate the newly
launched Latin GRAMMY(R) Hall of Fame. Among the initial recordings inducted
are Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Garota de Ipanema (The Girl From Ipanema),"
arguably the most popular Brazilian song of all time; Carlos Santana's 1970
remake of the Tito Puente classic "Oye como va," which popularized the Latin
rock sound; Don Azpiazu's version of "El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)," which
was the first Cuban hit in the U.S.; Joao Gilberto's Chega da Saudade, the
album that helped establish the birth of bossa nova; Javier Solis' 1960
version of the classic love song, "Sabor a mi"; and the original 1948 version
of Concierto de Aranjuez, Spain's most popular musical ever, among 11 others.
The Latin GRAMMY Hall of Fame was established this year by the Latin
Recording Academy to honor recordings of enduring quality and relevance or
historical significance. Recordings can be either single tracks or full-length
albums. Balloting is open to recordings released more than 25 years ago, and
inductees are selected by a panel of respected professionals from the
recording arts field, including musicologists and historians.
"The Latin GRAMMY Hall of Fame is one of the Latin Recording Academy's
proudest achievements, spotlighting recorded musical masterpieces that have
significantly impacted musical history for many generations," said Michael
Greene, President/CEO of the Recording Academy(R) and Latin Recording Academy.
"This year's inaugural selections are timeless recordings which embody classic
compositions that truly have set the precedence for excellence."
The Latin GRAMMY Hall of Fame was created to serve as a reminder and
celebration of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts. Selections
are drawn from all major categories of Latin music, acknowledging the
diversity of musical expression for which the Latin Recording Academy has
become renowned.
A complete list of the inaugural Latin GRAMMY Hall of Fame inductees
follows. For more information, please go to http://www.grammy.com.
Latin GRAMMY Hall of Fame 2001 Inductees
ADIOS NONINO (Album)
Astor Piazzolla
Trova Argentina (Today's Jam)
Traditional, 1969
BESAME MUCHO (Single)
Pedro Vargas
RCA
Tropical, 1941
CAETANO VELOSO (Album)
Caetano Veloso
Philips (Today's Universal)
Brazilian, 1967
CHEGA DE SAUDADE (Album)
Joao Gilberto
Odeon
Brazilian, 1959
THE COMPOSER OF DESAFINADO PLAYS (Album)
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Verve - USA
Brazilian, 1963
CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ (Album)
Regino Sainz de la Maza y Orquesta Nacional de Espana
Columbia
Classical, 1948
DESAFINADO (Single)
Joao Gilberto
Odeon
Brazilian, 1958
EL DIA QUE ME QUIERAS (Single)
Carlos Gardel
RCA Victor
Traditional, 1935
EL MANISERO (THE PEANUT VENDOR) (Single)
Don Azpiazu
RCA
Tropical, 1930
EL RELOJ (Single)
Lucho Gatica
Odeon Chilena S.A.
Tropical, 1959
GAROTA DE IPANEMA (THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA) (Single)
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Verve
Brazilian, 1963
GETZ/GILBERTO (Album)
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto
Verve
Brazilian, 1963
LA BARCA (Single)
Lucho Gatica
Odeon Chilena S.A.
Tropical, 1960
MAMBO #5 (Single)
Perez Prado
RCA Victor
Tropical, 1950
OYE COMO VA (Single)
Santana
Columbia
Rock, 1970
SABOR A MI (Single)
Javier Solis
Columbia
Regional-Mexican, 1960
SOMOS NOVIOS (Single)
Armando Manzanero
RCA Victor
Tropical, 1970
SOURCE The Latin Recording Academy
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