Aventura
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Aventura is a former bachata music group from The Bronx
, New York
, United States. Aventura was formed in 1994 by Anthony Santos
, Henry Santos
, Lenny Santos
, and Max Santos
, three of whom are natives of The Bronx and one born in the Dominican Republic
. Self-taught and determined, Aventura made their big break in 1999, with the hopes of breaking bachata music out from its traditional base and fuse it with modern popular sounds
like hip hop
and R&B
. Aventura was the second musical performer to completely sell out Madison Square Garden
music arena in New York City in 2011.
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, United States. Aventura was formed in 1994 by Anthony Santos
Anthony Santos
Anthony "Romeo" Santos is a Dominican-American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe...
, Henry Santos
Henry Santos
Henry Santos Jeter , or simply known as Henry Santos, is a Dominican singer and composer of the bachata group Aventura-Early Life:...
, Lenny Santos
Lenny Santos
Lenny Santos is a member of the bachata group Aventura. He plays the guitar and produces and arranges songs. He & his brother Max Santos aka Max Agende, have formed a bachata group called D'Element. As D'Element, they have released one song called "You & Me". -References:...
, and Max Santos
Max Santos
Max Agende Santos is the bass player of the bachata group Aventura.He began playing bass at age 12, after borrowing an instrument at school. He and his brother Lenny, now a fellow member of Aventura, often experimented together at home in duo, bass, and guitar...
, three of whom are natives of The Bronx and one born in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. Self-taught and determined, Aventura made their big break in 1999, with the hopes of breaking bachata music out from its traditional base and fuse it with modern popular sounds
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
like hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
. Aventura was the second musical performer to completely sell out Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
music arena in New York City in 2011.
Members
- Anthony "Romeo" SantosAnthony SantosAnthony "Romeo" Santos is a Dominican-American singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura. As a member of Aventura, Santos has been a key figure in popularizing Bachata, with hits reaching near the top of the Billboard Latin charts and the top of charts in Europe...
– lead singer, song-writer, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... - Lenny SantosLenny SantosLenny Santos is a member of the bachata group Aventura. He plays the guitar and produces and arranges songs. He & his brother Max Santos aka Max Agende, have formed a bachata group called D'Element. As D'Element, they have released one song called "You & Me". -References:...
– guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, producer, arrangerArrangerIn investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the... - Henry SantosHenry SantosHenry Santos Jeter , or simply known as Henry Santos, is a Dominican singer and composer of the bachata group Aventura-Early Life:...
– singer, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, backing vocals - Max SantosMax SantosMax Agende Santos is the bass player of the bachata group Aventura.He began playing bass at age 12, after borrowing an instrument at school. He and his brother Lenny, now a fellow member of Aventura, often experimented together at home in duo, bass, and guitar...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Studio albums
- 1995: Trampa de AmorTrampa de AmorTrampa de Amor is Bachata Group Aventura's first album. They were called Los Tinellers. It was never assigned to a record label, so this is from their own productions.-Track listing:...
(as "Los Tinellers") Jimenez Publicidad Promoter - 1999: Generation NextGeneration NextGeneration Next was a professional wrestling stable in the Ring of Honor promotion. Formed in Philadelphia, PA at the event Generation Next, on May 22, 2004, by Alex Shelley, the original Generation Next consisted of Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong and Jack Evans...
Jimenez Publicidad Promoter - 2002: We broke the rules
- 2004: Love and HateLove and HateLove and Hate: The Natural History of Behavior Patterns is a book by Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeld. It was originally published in German under the title, Liebe und Hass: Zur Naturgeschichte elementarer Verhaltensweisen in 1970.-Contents:...
- 2005: God's Project
- 2009: The LastThe Last (album)John Bush of Allmusic gave the album a somewhat positive review. He called the lead single "Por un Segundo" a "straight bachata, rhythmic and sweet" and noted that the crossovers are put on the latter half of the album. Tijana Ilich of About.com praised the vocals of Anthony "Romeo" Santos and the...
Live albums
- 2004: UnpluggedUnplugged (Aventura album)Unplugged is the first live album released by Bachata group Aventura.- Track listing :...
- 2006: K.O.B. Live
- 2007: Kings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square GardenKings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square GardenKings of Bachata: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden is the third live album released by Bachata group Aventura. The concert was sold out and took place on September 1, 2007, at Madison Square Garden. A DVD of the concert was released November 13, 2007...
See also
- List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
- List of people from the Dominican Republic