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Alica Keys is among the latest performers added to the lineup for the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards telecast, according to a press release.

With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favorite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas.

Calle 13 , the Puerto Rican half-sibling, alt-hip-hop duo, is a group that hardly needs more accolades to make its presence known.

When the Latin Grammy Awards are presented for the 10th time on Thursday, there will be plenty of cause for celebration.

Original music composed and arranged by drummer Robby Ameen featuring John Beasley, Wayne Krantz, Lincoln Goines, Conrad Herwig, Brian Lynch and Richie Flores.

If you missed the PBS series Latin Music USA , you can see the next installment on Monday, Oct.

Enoch Pratt Free Library honors the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Writers' Project with two free screenings Saturday.

During the time that Robby Ameen has spent living in New York City since the early eighties he has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than twenty year relationship with Latin icon Ruben Blades as a member of Seis del Solar.

Part 1, "Bridges" : The opener traces the rise of the mambo and cha cha cha in the '40s and '50s. Highlights: Jazz king Dizzy Gillespie was so impressed by the Afro-Cuban beat that he sought out one of the best of the conga players, Chano Pozo, to work with him.

Ever since Design Sponge ever so brilliantly created a series aptly titled Living In, I thought it would be fitting of Get Togetha to create something based on one of my most favorite iconic films ever "Mo' Better Blues." Without giving away the nitty gritty, the story is about a love triangle gone awry where Denzel Washington makes clear to all ...

Maybe 50 Cent should change his name to Cinquenta Centavos. The rapper has scored a Latin Grammy nod for Best Urban Song for his work with Wisin y Yandel on "Mujeres in the Club." Nominations for the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were announced this morning at the Conga Room in Los Angeles by Andy Garcia and Jimmy Smits , among others.

Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 led the contenders for the 10th annual Latin Grammys with five nominations, organizers said on Thursday, while Brazilian star Caetano Veloso and alternative Mexican band Cafe Tacvba were among the diverse acts with multiple mentions.

Residente and his brother Visitante, the two members of Calle 13, grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Ruben Blades took the stage with his wife, singer Luba Mason , during her gig at Manhattana s Blue Note jazz club last week.

Though some may consider J Lo 's attempt at juggling music, acting and varied entrepreneurial endeavors to be noteworthy, let's face facts.

Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh is 77. Soul singer Denise LaSalle is 75.

Final 5 - British Airways on Friday said it's going to get a 600 million pound funding boost through the issuance of a convertible bond and an agreement with its pension fund to rele... More } Salsa musician Ruben Blades visits Harvard archive Salsa singer and actor Ruben Blades visits the Loeb Music Library at Harvard University in Boston, where ...

Salsa musician and actor Ruben Blades celebrated his 61st birthday Thursday with a nostalgic visit to his archive collection at Harvard University .

Today: Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 61. Drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police is 57.

If you or someone you know ever gets that smug sense of accomplishment, that they've done so much with their lives or they're just crazy busy and don't have time for much else, and you'd like to knock them down a peg or two, have them look up Ruben Blades ' resume.