Dante Spinetta
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Dante Spinetta is an Argentine singer/composer
who was part of the defunct duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
.
, Luis Alberto Spinetta
. At the age of 14 he started recording hip hop
tunes, showing interest in a music style that was at the time not usual for Latin Americans.
In 2001 he married choreographer
Majo Carnero and had a son, Brando de Dios and daughter Vida Uniqua.
. Together, they recorded seven albums and received several awards, including some Gold and Platinum albums
.
After 10 years, the duo split and they decided to continue their careers as soloists.
His first album "Elevado" was released in 2002. The album contains 17 songs recorded in Buenos Aires and edited in Miami. The selected first single released for this album was "Donde Vas" which was launched with a promotional video clip
.
In 2007 he released his second album, "El Apagón", in which he experiments with reggaeton
elements added to the hip-hop and rap styles used in his previous work.
Some other artists have recorded songs with him, like Julieta Venegas
(in the song "Olvídalo") and Tony Touch
(in the song "El Fogueo"). He also collaborated with Venegas in the song "Primer Día".
Composer
A 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...
who was part of the defunct duo Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas was an Argentine funk duo formed in 1991 by Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur. In 2001 Dante and Emmanuel split to continue their solo careers...
.
Biography
Spinetta was born on December 9, 1976; he is son of one of the most influential rock musicians of Latin AmericaLatin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta , is an Argentine musician. He is one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano...
. At the age of 14 he started recording 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...
tunes, showing interest in a music style that was at the time not usual for Latin Americans.
In 2001 he married choreographer
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
Majo Carnero and had a son, Brando de Dios and daughter Vida Uniqua.
Musical career
In 1990 Spinetta joined Emmanuel Horvilleur to form the famous hip-hop duo Illya Kuryaki and the ValderramasIllya Kuryaki and the Valderramas
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas was an Argentine funk duo formed in 1991 by Dante Spinetta and Emmanuel Horvilleur. In 2001 Dante and Emmanuel split to continue their solo careers...
. Together, they recorded seven albums and received several awards, including some Gold and Platinum albums
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
.
After 10 years, the duo split and they decided to continue their careers as soloists.
His first album "Elevado" was released in 2002. The album contains 17 songs recorded in Buenos Aires and edited in Miami. The selected first single released for this album was "Donde Vas" which was launched with a promotional video clip
Video clip
Video clips are short clips of video, usually part of a longer recording. The term is also more loosely used to mean any short video less than the length of a traditional television program.- On the Internet :...
.
In 2007 he released his second album, "El Apagón", in which he experiments with reggaeton
Reggaeton
Reggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
elements added to the hip-hop and rap styles used in his previous work.
Some other artists have recorded songs with him, like Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas
Julieta Venegas Percevault , known professionally as Julieta Venegas, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and producer, who sings pop-rock in Spanish. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish fluently. She has a twin sister, Yvonne, who is a photographer...
(in the song "Olvídalo") and Tony Touch
Tony Touch
Tony Touch is an American hip hop break dancer, rapper, DJ, producer and actor of Puerto Rican descent.Tony Touch began as a B-boy during the rap music renaissance era of the early 1980s...
(in the song "El Fogueo"). He also collaborated with Venegas in the song "Primer Día".
Singles
- Donde Vas (2003)
- En La Mía (2007)
- Olvidalo (feat. Julieta Venegas) (2008)
- Seas Quien Seas (2008)
- Mostro (2010)
- Pa Trás (feat. Residente Calle 13) (2010)
- Pyramide (2011)
- Gisela (2011)