Panasuyo
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Aureliano Mendez, better known to his fans as Panasuyo, was born on the 6 of November, 1974, in Guanare
, in Venezuela
's Portuguesa State.
His trademark sound is a fusion of traditional Venezuelan musical forms and Caribbean
rhythms with rock
, pop
and reggae
.
In 2003 he created the soundtrack for a multi-award winning short film The Mexican Dream
, by director Gustavo Hernandez Perez
, a tragi-comic drama based on the longings and delusions that lure so many illegal immigrants to the USA, which was shown on HBO Latino.
In 2005, "Rio Bellisimo", his first single, went to number one in Venezuela's local radio chart. He also took part in the album "Simon Diaz Remixes" in 2006, which saw a number of young Venezuelan talents producing remixes of songs by the famous Venezuelan singer and composer Simon Diaz
.
Panasuyo's album "Monte y Culebra" was also released in 2006, including the tracks "Bien Sencillo", "Besito" and "Monte y Culebra", leading to a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Latin
in 2007.
He received two Grammy
nominations in 2007, one for participating as a producer of the Record of the Year 2007 and another as co-writer of Best Urban Song 2007 - both for the album "Residente o Visitante
" for Puerto Rican group Calle 13
.
He sings on "Tango del Pecado
" by Calle 13, which also features Gustavo Santaolalla
and his group Bajofondo
.
Panasuyo also produced "La Era de la Copiaera" on the same album.
Latin Grammy Award Winner 2007 as composer of "Pal Norte", the same album he work as producer/composer/performer won the American Grammy 2008, Best Latin Alternative Album.
Guanare
Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...
, in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
's Portuguesa State.
His trademark sound is a fusion of traditional Venezuelan musical forms and Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
rhythms with rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, pop
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...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
.
In 2003 he created the soundtrack for a multi-award winning short film The Mexican Dream
The Mexican Dream
The Mexican Dream is a tragic comedy film, written and directed by Gustavo Hernández Pérez, inspired by true events. The film stars Jesús Chuy Pérez as Ajileo Barajas, an illegal alien who in many ways represents a modern Don Quixote in pursuit of becoming a movie star.A fast paced and fresh film...
, by director Gustavo Hernandez Perez
Gustavo Hernández Pérez
Gustavo Hernández Pérez Originally from Caracas, is a Venezuelan film director and writer.-Biography:Hernández Pérez attended the school of Mass Communications at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He earned a Master's degree on Film Directing at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles, California...
, a tragi-comic drama based on the longings and delusions that lure so many illegal immigrants to the USA, which was shown on HBO Latino.
In 2005, "Rio Bellisimo", his first single, went to number one in Venezuela's local radio chart. He also took part in the album "Simon Diaz Remixes" in 2006, which saw a number of young Venezuelan talents producing remixes of songs by the famous Venezuelan singer and composer Simon Diaz
Simón Díaz
Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez is a singer and Grammy Award winning composer of Venezuelan music.- Career :Díaz has endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the llanos, the Venezuelan plains...
.
Panasuyo's album "Monte y Culebra" was also released in 2006, including the tracks "Bien Sencillo", "Besito" and "Monte y Culebra", leading to a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Latin
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
in 2007.
He received two Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations in 2007, one for participating as a producer of the Record of the Year 2007 and another as co-writer of Best Urban Song 2007 - both for the album "Residente o Visitante
Residente o Visitante
Residente o Visitante is the second studio album by Puerto Rican Urban/hip hop duo Calle 13, released on April 24, 2007, by Sony BMG.-Background:...
" for Puerto Rican group Calle 13
Calle 13 (band)
Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar , who calls himself Residente and Eduardo José Cabra Martínez , who calls himself Visitante Calle 13 is a band formed by stepbrothers René Pérez Joglar (born February 23, 1978 in Hato Rey, a subsection of San Juan, Puerto Rico), who calls...
.
He sings on "Tango del Pecado
Tango del Pecado
"Tango del Pecado" is the first single from Calle 13's second album, Residente o Visitante. The song features Bajofondo & Panasuyo and was released on iTunes via digital download on March 27, 2007.-The Music:...
" by Calle 13, which also features Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Santaolalla
Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
and his group Bajofondo
Bajofondo
Bajofondo is a "Río de la Plata" based music band consisting of eight musicians from Argentina and Uruguay. The band, which refers to itself as a "collective of composers, singers and artists", was formerly called "Bajofondo Tango Club", but shortened the name to "Bajofondo" after they felt their...
.
Panasuyo also produced "La Era de la Copiaera" on the same album.
Latin Grammy Award Winner 2007 as composer of "Pal Norte", the same album he work as producer/composer/performer won the American Grammy 2008, Best Latin Alternative Album.