By Shirley Gómez - New York May 22, 2024 4:46 PM EDT The Latin Recording Academy has announced that celebrated Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY-winning artist Carlos Vives will be honored as the 2024 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. This prestigious accolade recognizes Vives’s extraordinary three-decade career as a multifaceted singer and composer and his dedication to environmental and social causes. Expressing his gratitude, Vives remarked, “I am honored and moved to have been chosen as the 2024 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.
It is the reward for an authentic journey, for a wonderful team and, above all, it is the recognition of the musical spirits of our Latin American diversity. These spirits taught us to love and enrich our language, to take care of it and to respect it in order to exalt humanity with it.” ©GettyImages This prestigious accolade recognizes Vives’s extraordinary three-decade career as a multifaceted singer and composer Carlos Vives, a luminary in Spanish-language music, has crafted a unique musical style over his 30-year career.
As a pioneer of a new Latin American sound, he has revolutionized traditional Colombian vallenato by infusing it with pop and rock elements. This innovative approach has earned him 18 Latin GRAMMY wins and two GRAMMY wins, making him the first Colombian to achieve this distinction. The latest.
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