Pitbull's Spanish-language album Armando arrived four years after it was originally promised, but it's so cool, loose, natural, and cohesive, it feels like it came together over one hot Miami summer. After the forced moments of his 2009 album, Rebelution, ...

Director: Enrique Chia . Personnel: Enrique Chia (piano); Dan Warner, Luis Rojas, Manny López (guitar); Federico Britos (violin); David Alsina (bandoneon); Orlando Jr. Hernandez (drums). Audio Mixer: Alfredo Matheus.

Track Listing: Canoa Ranchaa, La; Culebra; Cielo de Tambores; Han Cogido la Cosa; Duele Mas; Busca Por Dentro; Hagamos Lo Que Diga el Corazon; Mi Machete; Una Aventura; Sin Sentimientos; Etnia; Mi Pueblo; Negra No Quiere, La; Cali Aji; Gallinita ...

Audio Mixers: Karl Palencia; Rafael Pina. Recording information: Duran Music Studio; Los Magnifikos, Caguas, PR. Photographer: Edwin David Cordero.

A host of contemporary jazz stars fills this excellent compilation of traditional holiday music with smooth jazz inflections; jazzy vocals; and dashes of funk, R&B, and world music. Making Spirits Bright features such stellar jazz artists as Lee Ritenour opening ...

A mix of new and old music, Don Omar Presents Meet the Orphans features the man himself alongside artists from his record label, El Orfanato Music. Kendo Kapponi and Syko are the featured artists with guests like Plan B and ...

Audio Remasterer: Greg García. Photographer: Jorge Flores. Arrangers: Freddie Martínez; Bravo DelNorte; Ramón Ayala.

Having taken a few more cues from the R&B crowd -- like dropping his trademark "Royyyyyccce" at the beginning of tracks -- Prince Royce's mix of urban, bachata, and Latin pop felt especially fresh and exciting as this sophomore effort ...

As Ana Gabriel's garb on the cover of LA REINA CANTA A MEXICO indicates, this 2006 album finds the Mexican pop singer performing in a very traditional ranchera vein. Highlights of the collection include the swooning "Volver, Volver" and the ...

Recording information: Rolo Studios, PR. Personnel: Louis Garcia (tres); Luis Marin (piano); Georgie Padilla, William "Cachiro" Thompson (congas); Charlie Sierra (bongos, timbales); Richard Carrasco, Albert Machuca (bongos). Audio Mixer: Rolando Alejandro.

Recorded live at Rosedale Park, San Antonio, Texas on June 23, 1991. Producers: Jimmy Gonzalez, Gilbert Velasquez. Mazz: Jimmy Gonzalez (vocals, guitar); Joe Lopez (vocals); Alfonso Gonzalez (accordion); Tommy Gonzalez (saxophone, congas); Brando Mireles (keyboards); Mario Gonzalez (bass guitar); Adolfo Garcia (drums). Additional ...

Exposé racked up an impressive number of dance and adult contemporary hit singles in the late '80s and early '90s, and most of them are collected on this almost perfect Greatest Hits. All their hits from Exposure are here, including ...

Invencible may have been introduced as a sequel to Tito's 2009 effort, El Patrón, but besides sharing the same high quality control, the albums are quite different. Here, the reggaeton singer continues to evolve into a versatile Latin pop singer ...

Recording information: The Doctor Studio. Personnel: Ramón Sánchez (piano); Sammy García, Rafael "Tito" De Gracia (congas).

After handling most of their 2009 effort Down to Earth on their lonesome, reggaeton duo Alexis & Fido invite guests like Daddy Yankee, Yahvia, and Tony Dize to join them for the follow-up, 2011's Perreologia. Flashier and more polished than ...

Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez teams up with trumpeter Terence Blanchard to pay tribute to the innovative Afro-Cuban jazz recordings of Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo on 2011's Chano y Dizzy! Introduced to each other in 1947, legendary bebop trumpeter ...

This DVD/CD set includes 6 live videos on DVD and 14 audio tracks on CD.

Despite duets with the likes of James Blunt, Michael Bublé, and Ray Charles, songs written by Madonna and Phil Collins, and 2002's crossover attempt From the Inside, Italy's premier pop diva, Laura Pausini, has yet to make any impact with ...

After scoring five number ones and her first Billboard Hot 200 entry with 2007's Una Rosa Blu, controversial diva Gloria Trevi's re-emergence into the Mexican pop scene appears to be complete, judging by the success of her seventh chart-topping album, ...

Caveat emptor, as the gold disc reissue of Harry Belafonte's classic 1959 live set includes a truncated version of the title. While the entire proceedings are available on the double-CD Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall in Europe, North ...

Arranger: Alain Pérez. Personnel: Ismael Vergara (saxophone); Luis Leon (trombone); Dennys "Papacho" Savon (congas); Luisito Quintero (guiro, maracas, timbales). Recording information: Barsaga Studio, La Habana, Cuba (04/2011-06/2011); Estudios Abdala (04/2011-06/2011); GML Recording Studios, Miami, FL (04/2011-06/2011); Polo Parra Estudio, Santo Domingo, República ...

Illustrator: Elisa Kleven. Recording information: Chio Productions, San Francisco, CA.

Desnuda, the 22nd studio album from Puerto Rican superstar Ednita Nazario, is the first since 2009's Latin Music Award-nominated Soy, which debuted at number one on the Latin album charts. Featuring the single "Para el Peor Amante," "Desnuda," which translates ...

Besides being his first album since the "King of Ranchera" turned 70, El Hombre Que Más Te Amó marks the first time vocalist Vicente Fernández does double duty as producer. No big surprise, then, that the album focuses on the ...

Recording information: Lakewood Church, Houston, TX (02/25/2011). Personnel: Marcos Witt (piano); Eduardo Hernández (saxophone); Andre Hayward (trombone); Sergio González (piano). Liner Note Author: Marcos Witt.