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L.A. Salsa Congress gives bachata room to dance
Salsa dancers know that it's crucial to have a partner with good rhythmic chemistry. The same could be said of salsa music, a flamboyant genre that can be picky about sharing the floor with others. So it's noteworthy that at the 15th annual L.A. Salsa...
Tags: Entertainment, Dominican Republic, Music Industry, Artists, Arts and Culture
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Jose Curbelo dies at 95; Latin jazz bandleader
Jose Curbelo, a Latin jazz bandleader, agent and promoter who helped popularize the cha-cha in the United States and made Tito Puente a star, has died. He was 95. A resident of North Miami Beach, Curbelo died Friday of heart failure at a hospital in...
Tags: Entertainment, North Miami, Tito Puente, Xavier Cugat, Music Industry
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Miami's cultural transformation
It's Saturday night, and though a drizzle threatens, the lawn is jammed with children snoozing in strollers, couples sprawling on picnic blankets, teens taking a break from skateboarding. The star appears — not some retread boomer rocker but high-...Tags: Entertainment, SoHo, Miami Book Fair International, Brazil, Miami Art Museum
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Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson dominate American Music Awards nominations [UPDATED]
Pop & HissA fast-rising country superstar and a fallen pop icon dominate the nominees for the 2009 American Music Awards. Taylor Swift, who was the bestselling artist of 2008, leads all nominees for the fan-voted gala with six, including recognition in the...... -
Taylor Swift is tops at American Music Awards
Pop & HissThe young country-pop singer adds five AMAs to her trophy collection. Michael Jackson receives four awards posthumously. Not long after 19-year-old country-pop sensation Taylor Swift walked off with the Country Music Assn.'s biggest awards in Nashville,... -
2009 American Music Awards: Scorecard
Pop & HissNominations and winners for the 2009 American Music Awards. Winners will be in bold italics. ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kings of Leon Taylor Swift Lady Gaga Eminem Michael Jackson POP/ROCK -- Favorite Male Artist Eminem Michael Jackson T.I. POP/ROCK --...... -
Weekend Preview: Get your party on, get your swede in
Here's what's on our mind this weekend: Low-budget movies, cheap drinks, free music, Ben Taylor, Mike Piazza and two leading curators of the cultural drift: Augusten Burroughs and KRS-One. SWEDE ME, BABY Organizers of the second annual South Florida...
Tags: Lauderhill, Rob Schneider, West Palm Beach, Black Sabbath (music group), Culture Room
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Concert review: Romeo Santos at Amway Center
You can’t be king without a throne. Fortunately, singer Romeo Santos – whose self-proclaimed title of king of bachata has been affirmed by acclamation in the past decade – came equipped with a regal one at Thursday’s concert...
Tags: Entertainment, Amway, Concerts, Music
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Romeo is crooning
Attention, ladies: Tonight, Romeo Santos will be on the lookout for his Juliet, when the former frontman of the bachata band Aventura returns to Hard Rock Live. The crooner, known for his sultry dance moves and smooth voice, will sing songs from his...
Tags: Entertainment, Dominican Republic, Madison Square Garden, Music, Bronx (New York City)
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9 things to do with the kids this weekend
This may be one of those weekends when spending a few hours with the kids doesn't have to be so fraught with peril, or pizza served by a mouse named Chuck. HAPPY NEW YEAR The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens’ 36th annual Oshogatsu New Year&...
Tags: Entertainment, Japan, Delray Beach, Lobbying, Steven Spielberg
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Tri-County Special Needs Resources
Welcome to our tri-county listing of special needs resources. We do our best to include every organization, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. If you know of an organization you feel should be included, send the information to Editor Kyara...Tags: Judaism, Spina Bifida, Online Media Industry, Family, West Palm Beach
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Interview: Never heard of Romeo Santos? Will Smith and Usher could change that
Anthony Santos used to work out at his gym in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood relatively unrecognized. Other than the gym’s Latino staff members, few ever noticed the Bronx native. That changed three years ago when ads featuring Santos —...Tags: Entertainment, Lil Wayne, Madison Square Garden, Prince (music artist), Music
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