Juan Shine Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra is a very popular song writer and performer on the Spanish-speaking music scene. Originating in the Dominican Republic, this Master of the Merengue explored all the musical styles of his native island.

Born the July 7th 1956, Guerra started to be interested in the music as of its more young age. Resulting from the middle-class, he inherited his father, a player of Baseball, his big size and his romantic air. Decided to live of its music, it makes off musical studies with the Berklee College Music with Boston, Massachusetts. It is thus in Boston, that it was initiated with the Jazz, Swing and also Be-Bop but it is a very other style which it develops in its youths, the Merengue, musical genre of Dominican Republic.

After the university, it founds its first groups 4.40 (in reference to the Fréquence of the note " la" , 440 Hz), which knew success of regard until exit into 1988 of Ojalá that llueva coffee (I hope that it rains coffee), their first great success. The music of 4.40 rests on modern arrangements mixing with the instruments of Rock and variety with the Merengue: “I said myself, one will work with our music which is in fact that one feels. ”

This album is followed by the very popular Bachata Rosa in 1990. Today, some albums later, 4.40 can be regarded as one of the greatest groups of variety of the the Caribbean. This success, Guerra owes it with a musical quality without defect which makes its discs an excellent mixture of commercial music and with its opening towards other musical styles (Rock, varieties, Soul, Funk). Juan Luis Guerra imposes the Merengue until in Europe where the sharp swaying walks and erotic S of its Danse are a great success.

For the Spanish-speaking S, it seems large a popular Poète. In general besides, those do not buy its albums for its music but also for the words, however from now on appreciated by many people. Juan Luis Guerra says a large reader of literature in Spanish like Julio Cortazar, Federico García Lorca, César Vallejo, Nicolás Guillén and Pablo Neruda.

Discography

  • Soplando, 1985
The group is called at this time there " Original El 4.40". Fusion of Merengue and Jazz, song with four votes inspired by Manhattan Transfer.
  1. Feliciana
  2. Soplando, with the saxophonist viola Tavito Vàzquez
  3. Carnaval
  4. Juana Mecho
  5. Will garden
  6. Sambomba
  7. Loreta
  8. the hold gray

  • Mudanza there Acarreo, 1985

If tú suit you
  • Elena
  • Santiago notches
  • Dame of it, (Merengue, Reprise again of Don' T stop til you get enough of Michael Jackson))
  • Por eso will ahora
  • Ella dice
  • Yo vivo enamorado, Reprise again of Camarón of Isla (Flamenco)
  • sober Réquiem el Jaragua

    • Mientras más lo pienso tú, 1987

    The group very popular in Dominican Republic and is then reached a level internacional. JLG delivers a social message and declares " I really think that it is possible to do in the Merengue what Rubén Blades in the Salsa " does;

    1. Guavaberry
    2. Tú
    3. Amor of conuco
    4. No me acostumbro
    5. Me enamoro of ella (Merengue)
    6. Ay! Mujer
    7. Amigos
    8. Rock'n'roll-HAVe-Fiesta

    Amor of conuco was Reprise again in Duo by Camarón of Isla and Anna Belén (Rumba Flamenca) (album Soy Gitano ) and by JLG, Tomatito and Michel Camilo (version Latin Jazz/Flamenco (Album Spain Again ).

    • Ojalá that llueva Coffee, 1990

    International success.

    1. Visa para a sueño (Merengue)

    2. Ojalá that llueva Coffee (Merengue) (Oxalá that chova coffee in Portuguese on the album Romance Rosa)
    3. Razones (Salsa) with the pianist of Jazz Cuban Negro Gonzalo Rubalcaba
    4. Of you boca
    5. will gallera It
    6. Woman del Callao (Merengue, song of the folklore Venezuelan)
    7. Reina mía
    8. Angel para una will tambora

    Ojalá that llueva Café was Reprise again inter alia by Los Panchos, Café Tacuba…

    • Bachata Rosa, 1991 (Rosa Lovesong in Portuguese version)

    True Chief of Work. World success. Rewarded by a Grammy Award.

    1. Rosalía (Merengue)

    2. Como abeja Al panal
    3. Carta of amor (Salsa)
    4. Estrellitas duendes
    5. to be pedir there known mano (Merengue)
    6. the bilirrubina (Merengue)
    7. Burbujas of amor *** (Bachata)
    8. Bachata Rosa *** (Bachata)
    9. Reforéstame (Bachata)
    10. civil Acompáñeme (Merengue)

    Bachata Rosa was inter alia Reprise again by Nana Mouskouri (version Bolero, album a bolero por favor ), Laura Pausini (ballade), Mike Francis - Ahi amor (in Italian), Lucio Dalla - Ho trovato una rosa (in Italian),…

    Burbujas of amor was inter alia Reprise again by Oscar D' León (version Bolero), the singer of Flamenco Niña Pastori (on its album of recoveries Joyas Prestadas ), Enrique Chia (instrumental with the piano, album Boleros Al Piano ), Milly Quezada, Luis Vargas, Fernando Villalona (Merengue),…

    • Areíto, 1992

    Homage to the Taíno S. Nominated with the Grammy Awards.

    1. Areíto (Instrumental)

    2. El costo of emptied
    3. Señales of humo (Bachata)
    4. Ayer
    5. Frío Frío (Bachata)
    6. Rompiendo fuente
    7. Mal of amor
    8. If petróleo will saliera (in collaboration with Rubén Blades)
    9. Coronita of flora (Bachata)
    10. Cuando you beso
    11. Cuando you beso (no-claims bonus track)
    12. Naboria daca, mayanimacaná

    Frio Frio was Reprise again inter alia by Plácido Domingo.

    • Fogaraté, 1994
    Eclectic. Nominated with the Grammy Awards.

    1. Los mangos bajitos

    2. El farolito
    3. Los pajaritos
    4. Viviré
    5. El beso of will ciguatera
    6. Oficio of enamorado
    7. Lacrimosa
    8. Fogaraté
    9. Canto of chopped
    10. Oprobio
    11. July 19th
    12. the cosquillita

    • Neither be lo mismo nor are igual, 1998

    Nominated with the Grammy Awards. Rewarded by 3 Latin Grammy Awards

    1. Semi PC (Merengue)

    2. Vale the pena (Merengue)
    3. the hormiguita (Bachata)
    4. Quisiera (Salsa)
    5. El Niágara in bicicleta (Merengue)
    6. Palomita blanca (Bachata)
    7. Testimonio
    8. Amapola
    9. El firstly
    10. Sobremesa
    11. Amor of conuco (nueva versión)

    • Para tí, 2004

    Many songs of Christian music. Rewarded by 2 Latin Grammy Awards

    1. Soldado (Merengue)

    2. Eras (Christian music)
    3. Los dinteles (Salsa)
    4. Gloria (Christian music)
    5. Semi Padre me ama (Christian music)
    6. Tired avispas (Merengue)
    7. Tan sólo He venido (ballade)
    8. Para Ti (Merengue)
    9. Extiende you mano (ballade)
    10. Aleluya (Christian music)
    11. Canción of sanidad (No-claims bonus, Christian ballade)

    • the llave semi corazón, left on March 19th, 2007
    drunk Medicine for my (Cha-cha-cha/Rap)
  • the travesía (Merengue)
  • Te contarán (Salsa)
  • That me of you cariño (Bachata)
  • Como yo (Merengue)
  • If tú No yawned conmigo (merengue very slow)
  • Sólo tengo ojos para tí (acoustic ballade guitar)
  • Amores (Merengue)
  • Cancioncita of amor (Salsa)
  • Sabia will manera (Boléro/Bossa)
  • the llave semi corazón (Spanish version of Medicine for my soul')
  • Something good (Worked/Cha-cha-cha)
  • With will vera (ballade, with rate/rhythm very slow Merengue on the end)

    Participations

    • Encuentro, 2002

    (concert given to the Popular Bank value of Puerto Rico, with Rubén Blades and Robi Draco Rosa.
    1. Bachata Rosa
    2. El nacimiento of Ramiro
    3. Mamá
    4. Ojalá that llueva coffee
    5. Pedro Navaja
    6. Vagabundo
    7. the bilirrubina
    8. Sin you cariño
    9. Penélope
    10. Visa para a sueño
    11. Padre Antonio known there monaguillo Andrés
    12. Cruzando puertas
    13. Amor there control
    14. Blanca mujer
    15. Amapola
    16. Patria
    17. That bonita luna

    • It sang with its percussionist Chichí Peralta, who made a career solo

    External bonds

    • http://www.guavaberry.net

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