This year’s motto is “UNITED IN MUSIC”.
20 countries in the #Americas will compete at the 2018 #PanAmericanSong this summer #follow and #RT for more news & info#MusicPromotion#worldmusicpic.twitter.com/auZai1jgOp
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While we wait for the 2018 #PanAmericanSong contest to kick off. It is time to discover music from the participating countries of the last edition. Today, we take a look at the music from Colombia.
Colombia is a South American country that borders the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and it is known for its biodiversity. Just like its geography, Colombian music is very diverse and each region has its own form of music. Non-traditional music genres that are popular in Colombia are urban music, pop/rock, and tropical music.
In the 2017 edition of #PanAmericanSong by folk/rock band Morat and the song “Amor con Hielo”. They finished in 12th place.
Other current Colombian artists are:
While we wait for the 2018 #PanAmericanSong contest to kick off. It is time to discover music from the participating countries of the last edition. Today, we take a look at the music from Chile.
Chile is located in South America and it is known for its copper mines. As it is with most Latin American countries, traditional Chilean music is the mixture of pre-Columbian and European rhythms. In the 1960s, Chile was home to a movement of protest folk-ish songs known as the “Nueva Canción”. More recent genres popular in Chile are rock, hip-hop and cumbia.
In the 2017 edition of #PanAmericanSong by pop/rock singer/songwriter, Daniel Parraguez with the song “Solo por esta noche” coming in a close second place.
Other known Chilean acts include:
While we wait for the 2018 #PanAmericanSong contest to kick off. It is time to discover music from the participating countries of the last edition. Today, we take a look at the music from Barbados.
Barbados is an in the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles, located west to the northern Atlantic Ocean. The music of Barbados is influenced by traditional African rhythms and Western pop music. The most popular genres in the island country are calypso, spounge, and jazz.
In the 2017 edition of #PanAmericanSong, Argentina was represented by soca singer, Marvey and the song “Know the Face”.
Other breakthrough Barbados artists are:
While we wait for the 2018 #PanAmericanSong contest to kick off. It is time to discover music from the participating countries of the last edition. Today, we take a look at the music from Argentina.
Argentina is located in South America. It is one of the largest countries in the continent with a population of more than 43 million people. Argentina is mostly known for its tango, which is a type of dance with African roots that developed in the poor neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires. However, the Argentine music scene is huge and has produced many internationally known stars in genres like folk, pop, and rock.
In the 2017 edition of #PanAmericanSong, Argentina was represented by pop singer Abel Pintos and his song “Oncemil” (Eleven thousand).
Other current Argentine artists include:
Welcome to Eurovision for the Americas: Listen to the songs and vote for your favourites. The winner will be decided by a jury and public voting.
The nominations for the 59th Annual GRAMMYs are almost around the corner as the eligibility period ended on September 30th, meaning all records released after this date will have to compete in next year’s edition. And while we wait for the submissions’ list, let’s speculate on the possible contenders.
Who will get the most nominations?
Three artists are considered locks for the general field: Adele, Beyoncé, and Drake. Whether they achieve nominations in the three major categories (Album, Record and Song of the Year) remains to be seen but they all have a chance to grab 6+ nods.
For eurofans the Eurovision Song Contest is never over, and when the real thing is not happening we come up with post-Eurovision games to cope with the absence of the contest for another year.
English eurofan @karljcompton launched a twitter competition to search for the best Eurovision entry ever by gathering a total of 100 jurors (two per each participating country) composed of eurofans from all over the world.
All of the fifty countries that still exist and had competed in Eurovision at least once are competing for the title. They were divided into two semi-finals, from which ten countries will qualify Continue reading “Twitter eurofans to choose Best Eurovision Song of All-Time”
The voting for the #PanAmericanSong final has now begun! You can listen to the songs below and vote for your favourites. You can vote for as many songs as you want. The song which receive the most …
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Come back next week for more predictions for the 57th GRAMMY Awards.
We also have a winner for the KuKo’s Choice Awards for ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
