Issac Delgado
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ISSAC DELGADO ES CONOCIDO COMO UN ARTISTA QUE ASUMIDO LA MUSICA COMO UN RETO Y CONSIDERA QUE ES UNA LARGA EXPERIENCIA. EL SE HA DEDICADO ESTUDIAR SUS RAICES CUBANAS, A IDENTIFICARSE CON SU HISTORIA USANDO SU IMPRESIONANTE RECORRIDO MUSICAL PARA ENRIQUESER Y DARLE HOMENAJE A SU TIERRA Y A TODOS LOS CUBANOS DE ADENTRO Y FUERA DE SU BELLO PAIS. HACIENDOLO UNOS DE LOS MAS IMPORTANTES EXPONENTES DE LA MUSICA CONTEMPORANIA Y GANANDOSE EL NOMBRE COMO EL CHEVERE DE LA SALSA.
ISSAC DELGADO ES UNA VOZ FAMILIAR PARA MUCHOS QUE HAN SEGUIDO EL DESENVOLVIMIENTO DE LA MUSICA CUBANA. NACIDO DE UNA FAMILIA TALENTOSA CON MUCHOS INDICIOS MUSICALES, ISSAC EMPEZO SU CARRERA INGRESANDO EN LA BANDA "PROYECTO" DIRIGIDA POR EL VIRTUOSO PIANISTA GONZALO RUBALCABA Y SIGUIENDO SU TRAYECTORIA CON ORQUESTAS COMO LA DE PACHO ALONSO Y MAS TARDE EL GRUPO "GALAXIA", DONDE LLEGO A GRABAR DOS ALBUMS CON CADA ORQUESTA.
SU EXTRAORDINARIO TRABAJO CON LA BANDA N.G., ATRAJO GRANDES SEGUIDORES EN EUROPA, JAPON Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DONDE EN EL 1992 LANZARON EL ALBUM "EN LA CALLE" QUE POR PASO INCLUYO EL SENCILLO NUMERO UNO DE ESE ANO MUNDIALMENTE "NECESITO UNA AMIGA "
EN 1991 , ISSAC DECIDIO QUE YA ERA TIEMPO DE LANZARSE COMO SOLISTA Y SE ENCAMINO HACER SU PRIMER ALBUM "DANDO LA HORA" DONDE TUVO COLABORADORES COMO GONZALO RUBALCABA. POCO MAS TARDE SIGUIENDOLO CON SU SEGUNDO ALBUM "CON GANAS", DANDOLE PASO A UNA CARRERA FRUCTUOSA, LLENA DE CARINO Y RECONOCIMIENTO POR SUS COMPANEROS.
BUSCANDO NUEVOS HORIZONTES ISSAC SE INCORPORA AL SELLO RMM INTENACIONAL DONDE GRABA, "EL ANO QUE VIENE" DONDE LE ASEGURO A ISSAC SU PUESTO COMO UNO DE LOS EXPONENTES DE SALSA MAS IMPACTANTES DE ESE ANO Y ABRIENDOLE LAS PUERTAS A UNA DE LAS CIUDADES MAS RECONOCIDAS POR SU RESPALDO AL GENERO DE SALSA, NEW YORK. DANDO LA OPORTUNIDAD DE PRESENTARSE EN GRANDES FESTIVIDADES RECONOCIDAS EN EL AMBIENTE DE LA SALSA ALREDEDOR DEL MUNDO Y MAS TARDE DANDOLE EL HONOR DE ENCONTRARSE EN TARIMA EN EL MADISON SQUARE OF GARDEN CON LA REALEZA DE LA SALSA COMO CELIA CRUZ, EL CANARIO, GRUPO NICHE POR MENCIONAL ALGUNOS. LA SEGUNDA PRODUCCION "OTRA IDEA", ABRIENDO PASO CON GRANDES COLABORADORES COMO SON IVAN MELON GONZALEZ Y JOAQUIN BETANCOURT, ISIDRO INFANTE, JOHNNY ALMENDRA, PAPO PEPIN Y RUBEN RODRIGUEZ. SIN ROMPER LA TRADICION DE MUSICA TROPICAL, EL TERCER ALBUM LANZADO CON RMM SURGIO, "MI PRIMERA NOCHE" (1999).
PARA EL 2000 ISSAC SE SINTIO PREPARADO PARA PRODUCIR SUS PROPIAS GRABACIONES, HACIENDO "LA FORMULA" UN INSTANTE TRIUNFO Y CONSIGUIENDO EL NUMERO UNO EN CUBA. CONTANDO CON EL RESPALDO DE COLEGAS FAMOSOS DE CUBA COMO PABLO MILANES, JUAN Y SAMUEL FORMELL DE LOS VAN VAN Y UNA VEZ MAS SU GRAN AMIGO GONZALO RUBALCABA. LA PRDUCCION LLEGO A HACER UN EJEMPLO DE LA CALIDAD INSUPERABLE DE ISSAC, CONSIGUIENDOLE LA NOMINACION A LOS PREMIOS GRAMMY 2001 POR MEJOR ALBUM TROPICAL Y MEJOR CANCION TROPICAL "LA FORMULA"
CONTINUANDO SU INSACIABLE CONTAGIO POR LA MUSICA, EL SIGUIENTE ALBUM VERSOS EN EL CIELO NO DEFRAUDO A SU PUBLICO. CON PASION Y COMPLEXIDAD NUEVAS LIRICAS FUERON FORMANDO. UN ENTRELACE DE RITMO CLASICO CUBANO DE LOS 70S CON EL SABOR Y SEMEJANZA A RUBEN BLADES Y JUAN LUIS GUERRA EN LOS COMIENZOS DE LOS 80S. INDISCUTIBLEMENTE DIO PASO A LA INCONFUNDIBLE MESCLA DE RITMO CUBANO INTEGRADO CON SONIDOS DE NUEVA YORK. LA PRODUCCION FUE UN SUENO REALIDAD, YA QUE HUBIERON UN EQUIPO SOLIDO FORMANDO LA NUEVA EVOLUCION DE MUSICA CARIBENA. ENTRE AQUELLOS QUIEN COLABORARON ESTUVO, RALPH IRIZARRI, MARK QUINONES, ARTURO ORTIZ, RUBEN RODRIGUEZ,Y EL INGENIERO JON FAUSTY GANADOR DE MULTIPLES GRAMMYS.
AL FINAL DEL 2005, EL CHEVERE PRODUJO "PROHIBIDO" CON MUSICOS RECONOCIDOS COMO ALAIN PEREZ, JUAN MANUEL CERUTO Y ROBERTO FARMER, SIENDO SU ULTIMO ALBUM EN TIERRAS CUBANAS. HACIENDO SU ULTIMA PRESENTACION EN EL 2006 PARA INTIMOS AMIGOS Y FAMILIAS EN CAFE "CECILIA" CELEBRANDO QUINCE ANOS DE SU CARRERA.
FRUSTRADO CON LAS RESTRICCIONES EN CUBA Y OPRESION DE SU CREATIVAD, ISSAC Y SU FAMILIA ALCANSARON PARTIR DE CUBA PARA MEXICO Y MAS TARDE PARA LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, FINALMENTE HACIENDO RESIDENCIA PERMANENTE. "ESTANDO AQUI NO ME DA MAYOR CONTROL SOBRE LAS COSAS, COMO HACER LA RADIO QUE TOQUE O NO MIS CANCIONES",- DELGADO LE COMUNICO A LOS ANGELES TIMES,- "EN LO UNICO QUE YO TENGO CONTROL ES DE MIS DESEOS DE TRABAJAR, DE PRESENTAR Y EXPONER MI MUSICA MAS AL PUBLICO, QUE TIENE LA ULTIMA PALABRA. ESE ES EL MAYOR CENSOR QUE UN ARTISTA PUEDE TENER---EL PUBLICO QUE ESCUCHA SU MUSICA."
ISSAC PRESENTO SU PRIMERA PRODUCCION EN TIERRA ESTRANJERA EN EL 2007, "EN PRIMERA PLANA" OBSEQUIANDOLE EL ACLAMO GLOBAL.INCLUYENDO DOS NOMINACIONES AL GRAMMY POR EL SENCILLO "LA MUJER QUE MAS TE DUELE" (INTERPRETADO JUNTO AL SONERO PUERTORRIQUENO VICTOR MANUELLE). UNA COMBINACION DE RITMOS LATINO AMERICANO. DEMONSTRANDO CON MUCHA CALIDAD Y EXUBERANTE ENERGIA LO QUE ES LA SALSA,TIMBA, AND SON. ISSAC JUNTO A SERGIO GEORGE ENTREGARON ALGO UNICO PARA EL BAILADOR.
"ASI SOY", EL TITULO DE SU ULTIMA PRODUCCION, GRABADA EN PUERTO RICO Y MIAMI. ESTA SIENDO RECONOCIDO POR TENER GRAN CALIDAD EN VOCALES Y EXCELENTE DIRECCION MUSICAL. ISSAC DESARROLLO SU SALSA/TIMBA FUSION CON RITMOS E INFLUENCIAS DE LA MUSICA ROMANTICA, SIGUIENDOLE CON SONIDOS CONTEMPORANIOS URBANO Y POP. DELGADO AFIRMA, EN SONORIDAD, ESTA GRABACION CONTINUA SIENDO SALSA CUBANA, CON COLORES CUBANOS, PERO CON UN SONIDO MAS CERCANO HACIA Y PARA EL LATINO AMERICANO QUE RESIDE EN NUEVA YORK, PUERTO RICO, LOS ANGELES PRODUCIDO POR SERGIO GEORGE(TITO PUENTE,MARC ANTHONY,JERRY RIVERA) Y OTRO GIGANTE DE PUERTO RICO JOSE HUGO( PRODUCTOR Y DIRECTOR MUSICAL DE GILBERTO SANTA ROSA). CONFIRMANDO QUE ISSAC DELGADO CONTINUARA SIENDO EL FUTURO DE MUSICA TROPICAL.(LOS ANGELES TIMES).
Issac Delgado is an artist that assumes challenges and considers music as a vital and inescapable experience. He has studied his roots, identity, history, culture and during his impressive artistic path, El Chevere de la Salsa has gifted us with the results of his lifetime work---incredibly rich, soulful, beautiful heritage of his musical homage to the land and the people of Cuba.
Issac Delgado is a familiar voice to those who follow the musical development in Cuba. Born into a theatrical and musical family in Havana, he began his artistic career in a band called Proyecto with the virtuoso pianist and composer, Gonzalo Rubalcaba. He eventually moved to Pacho Alonsos Orchestra and later to the Galaxia Group, recording two albums with each group.
His fantastic work with N. G. La Banda, one of the most creative Cuban dance groups, attracted large audiences in Europe, Japan, and the United States. The groups 1992 release titled En la Calle included the number one world beat hit of the year, Necesito Una Amiga.
In 1991, Issac decided to form his own orchestra by scouting talented young musicians who were interested in starting a new stage in their artistic careers. Dando la Hora, his first album as a soloist, is a collectors item for tropical music lovers. It featured arrangements by Gonzalo Rubalcaba and the first computer synchronized horn section in salsa. Con Ganas, his second production, was also a resounding success.
Always in search of new horizons, in 1995 Issac Delgado joined the RMM International label, recording El Año Que Viene. This recording had an unprecedented impact on the salsa industry, earning him the opportunity to perform at one of the largest salsa festivals around the world: The New York Salsa Festival at Madison Square Garden with Celia Cruz, El Canario and Grupo Niche. His second RMM release Otra Idea recorded in New York, united the adventurous Afro-Cuban spirits of pianist Ivan Melon Gonzalez, arranger and songwriter Joaquin Betancourt with New Yorks most ardent practitioners of new Afro-Caribbean dance music, Isidro Infante, Johnny Almendra, Papo Pepin and Ruben Rodriguez. Mi Primera Noche, an avant-garde project that does not break the traditions of tropical music, followed this release in 1999.
By 2000, Issac was ready to produce his own recording. At Abdala, the state-of-the art recording studio in Havana, Issac delivered a well-balanced, powerful work. La Formula became an instant success and the number one song in Cuba. The album was called "El Malecon" in Cuba, but also known as "La Formula" while in distribution by Ahi-Nama Records. This production includes collaborations with Pablo Milanes, Juan and Samuel Formell of Los Van Van and once again, master pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Issac pours his passionate, hard-hitting sounds and breaks into all the tracks. The Latin Music Recording Academy recognized this effort and nominated Issac for two Grammy Awards in 2001. The nominations were for Best Tropical Album and Best Tropical Song for La Formula.
"Versos en el Cielo" was a well-received follow-up to "La Formula" featuring all the passion and complexity of his previous work along with a new lyrical sound. An authors disc that fused the beautifully crafted Cuban classics from the 70s Feelin movement with the reminiscence of Ruben Blades and Juan Luis Guerras work of the early 80s. Throughout the production is the unmistakable rhythm of Cubas Timba mixed with the New York Sound. Working with Issac in Havana was a dream-the arrangements by Juan Cerruto along with Issacs exacting vision made the sessions seem magical. It all came together effortlessly, stated Ralph Irizarri, the famed timbalero from Ruben Blades Seis del Solar. Other Seis del Solar members Mark Quinones, Arturo Ortiz and Ruben Rodriguez joined Irizarry in Havana for this unique production. In collaboration with multi-Grammy winner engineer Jon Fausty, it promised to be the next step in the evolution of Caribbean music.
By the end of 2005, El Cheveres new impeccable production "Prohibido" resulted in a mixture of flavors and experiences with the collaboration of musicians including Alain Perez, Juan Manuel Ceruto and Luis & Roberto Farmer.
His last performance in Cuba in 2006 was a celebration at "La Cecilia", where he staged a private concert for friends and family to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of his solo career.
Frustrated by restrictions in Cuba, Issac and his family walked across the Mexican-USA border to launch a new phase of his career. Being here does not give me any greater control over things, such as whether I can get the radio to play my songs or not Delgado told the Los Angeles Times. The only thing I can control is myself and my willingness to work and expose my music a little more to the public, which will have the last word. Thats the biggest censor an artist can have----the public that listens to your music.
His first release in the US, 2007s En Ultima Plana, earned Delgado global acclaim including two Grammy nominations, and the hit single La Mujer Que Mas Te Duele (featuring Puerto Rican sonero Victor Manuelle). Combining Cuban and American Latino, sweetness and drive, musical quality and pop energy in an exuberant demonstration of salsa, timba and son, Issac and Producer Sergio George delivered danceable fun.
Asi Soy, the title of his latest release recorded in Puerto Rico and Miami, is distinguished by great quality of the vocals and of excellent musical direction, Issac delivers his traditional salsa/timba fused with rhythms and romantic musical influences of pop along with the contemporary sounds of urban music. Delgado says: In sonority, this recording is still Cuban salsa, with Cuban color, but with a sound closer toand forthe US Latino, in New York, L.A., and Puerto Rico. Produced again by multiple Grammy-winner Sergio George (Tito Puente, Marc Anthony, Jerry Rivera) and another giant from the Puerto Rican salsa sound, Jose Lugo, (Gilberto Santa Rosa's long-time musical director and producer), confirming his ongoing stature as the future of tropical music (Los Angeles Times) The album and the song "Asi Soy" were nominated for Grammy that will take place in Las vegas on November, 5th.
Also known as El Chevere de la Salsa, Issac Delgado is one of the most inventive and beloved modern salsa singers, an artist with a unique style that fuses Afro-Caribbean rhythms with elements of pop and jazz.
Isaac Felipe Delgado Ramírez was born on April 11, 1962 in the municipality of Marianao, City of Havana. His father Luis Delgado was a tailor, and his mother Lina Ramírez was an actress, dancer and singer, who performed in La Sala Idal, Teatro Martí, Musical Theater of Havana, etc. At the end of the 1940s she formed the internationally acclaimed dance group "Las Mulattas Del Fuego", directed by the prominent choreographer Roderico Neyra and participated in hundreds of art and film productions nationally and internationally, representing Cuba and its culture.
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