2007 in Latin music
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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e. Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Latin Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2007.
- November 8 – The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards are held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada.[1]
- Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra is the most awarded artist of the song with his "La Llave de Mi Corazón" winning the awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as well as Album of the Year for the album of the same name. He is also honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.
- Jesse & Joy wins Best New Artist.
Number-one albums and singles by country
Awards
Albums released
First quarter
January
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | El Papa de Los Pollitos | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Norteño | Univision Music Group | |
| 17 | Los Capo | Various Artists | Reggaeton | Rimas Entertainment | |
| 29 | Acústico MTV | Lenine | MPB | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |
| 30 | Recio, Recio Mis Creadorez | Los Creadorez del Pasito Duranguense de Alfredo Ramírez | |||
| Lobo Domesticado | Valentín Elizalde / Valentin Elizalde y Su Banda Guasaveña | Norteño | Universal Music Group, Regio | ||
| Te Voy a Mostrar | Diana Reyes | Universal Music Latino | |||
| El Amor Que Nunca Fue | Conjunto Primavera | Conjunto | Fonovisa Records, Univision Music Group | ||
February
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Un Día Más | Daniel Calveti | CanZion | ||
| Gitano | Rolando Villazón / Placido Domingo | Opera | Virgin Classics, EMI | ||
| 6 | Amantes Sunt Amentes | Panda | Alternative Rock | Movic Records, Warner Music Mexico | |
| Las Mejores Canciones del Mundo | Ricardo Montaner | Soft Rock, Pop rock | EMI Televisa Music | ||
| 13 | Puro Dolor | Paquita la del Barrio | Mariachi, Bolero | Musart | |
| Los Mejores Corridos | El Potro De Sinaloa | ||||
| 14 | Los Hijos del Maiz | Kinto Sol | Conscious | Univision Records | |
| Tambor De Fuego | Los Muñequitos de Matanzas | Guaguanco, Rumba | Bis Music | ||
| 15 | El Sueño del Elefante | Strings For Kids | |||
| 16 | Mart'nália em Berlim ao Vivo | Mart'nália | Samba, MPB | Quitanda | |
| 27 | Puro Sierreno Bravo | Los Cuates de Sinaloa | |||
| Canciones Clasicas de Marco Antonio Solis | Tito Nieves | Salsa | La Calle Records | ||
| El Muchacho Alegre | El Trono de México | Universal | |||
| Dicen Que El Tiempo | Jennifer Peña | "Soy Así (The Tequila Song)" "Ladrón" "Marzo 17" "Pero Qué Necesidad" |
Univision Records | ||
| Truenotierra | La Renga | Hard Rock | La Renga Discos, Union De Musicos Independientes | ||
| De Nino A Nino: Homenaje A Nino Bravo | Nino Segarra | ||||
| Con El Permiso de Bola | Francisco Céspedes | "Vete de Mi" "Drume Negrita" "Ausencia" |
Warner Music Mexico | ||
| Mazz Live Reunion – The Last Dance | Joe Lopez and Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz | ||||
| Flow la Discoteka, Vol. 2 | DJ Nelson | Reggaeton | Flow Music, Universal Music Latino | ||
March
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | A Dónde Me Lleva La Vida | La Renga | Hard Rock | Interdisc | |
| Con el Alma | Los Nocheros | Odeon | |||
| Bailando en una pata | La Renga | Hard Rock | Interdisc, Interdisc | ||
| Corazón valiente | Gilda | Cumbia | Leader Music, Leader Music | ||
| Orozco | León Gieco | Synth-Pop | EMI | ||
| Eterno Buenos Aires | Rodolfo Mederos | Tango | WEA | ||
| Tangos De Terciopelo | Quinteto Argentino de Cuerdas | ||||
| Comunidad | Rodolfo Mederos Orquesta Típica | Tango | DBN | ||
| Buenos Aires, Días y Noches de Tango | Various artists | ||||
| 6 | A Comer Chicharrón | La Charanga Cubana | Salsa, Son, Danzon, Timba, Tango, Cha-Cha, Charanga, Guajira | Dimelo Records | |
| 8 | Live In Buenos Aires | Carlos Franzetti Trio | Amapola Records | ||
| 12 | Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã | Ivete Sangalo | Axe, MPB | Universal Music, Mercury | |
| Casa de Villa | Guinga | DiscMedi Blau | |||
| 13 | The Magician | Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion | Latin Jazz | Savant | |
| 19 | Live At The Colony Theater | Albita | |||
| 20 | Mi Vida Loca | Jenni Rivera | Banda | "Ahora Que Estuviste Lejos" "Cuanto Te Debo" "Sin Capitan" |
Fonovisa Records |
| Papito | Miguel Bosé | Soft Rock, Latin | "Morenamía" "Bambú" "Amante Bandido" "Olvídame Tú" |
Warner Music Latina | |
| La Llave de Mi Corazón | Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 | Bachata, Salsa, Sonero | "Medicine for My Soul" "Que Me des Tu Cariño" "La Llave de Mi Corazón" |
EMI Televisa Music | |
| Kingcallero del Amor | Gustavo Laureano | Universal Music Latino | |||
| La Reunion | Yaga y Mackie | Reggaeton | La Calle Records | ||
| 26 | Mi Sueño | Ibrahim Ferrer | Bolero, Son, Guajira | "Melodía del Río" "Cada Noche un Amor" "Copla Guajira" |
Nonesuch |
| 27 | Como Ama una Mujer | Jennifer Lopez | "Qué Hiciste" "Me Haces Falta" |
Epic | |
| Sólo Pienso en Ti | Grupo Bryndis | ||||
| Por Ti | Abraham Velazquez | ||||
Second quarter
April
May
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Para Mi Gente | Anthony Cruz | Salsa | Musical Productions | |
| 2 | Arráncame | Víctor García | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | ||
| Techarí | Ojos de Brujo | Tribal, Flamenco, Hip Hop, Rumba | Zafra Musica, Diquela Records | ||
| 7 | Greetings From Havana | Cubanismo | Cubano, Latin Jazz | Aim | |
| 8 | Refugee | Hector Martignon | Contemporary Jazz, Fusion | ZOHO | |
| A Pesar De Todo | Banda Machos | Ranchera | Sony BMG Music Entertainment (U.S. Latin) LLC, Norte | ||
| 15 | United We Swing | Spanish Harlem Orchestra | Salsa, Latin Jazz | "Se Formó la Rumba" "Ahora Si" "Que Bonito" "Soy Candela" "Plena con Sabor" "Danzon for My Father" |
Six Degrees Records |
| 22 | Ahora Y Siempre | Alacranes Musical | |||
| Enamorado De Ti | Tierra Cali | ||||
| En Primera Plana | Issac Delgado | Timba, Salsa | "La Mujer Que Más Te Duele" "Medley: Necesito una Amiga (Ci Vorrebbe un Amico)/Qué Te Pasa Loco/La F" |
La Calle Records, Univision Music Group | |
| Raise Your Hand | Poncho Sanchez | Latin Jazz | "Shotgun" "Maceo's House" "Knock on Wood" |
Concord Picante | |
| I'm Here | Ricardo Scales | Bay Sound Records | |||
| Adelantando | Jarabe de Palo | Warner Music Latina | |||
| Funk Tango | Paquito Rivera Quintet | ||||
| The Enchantment | Chick Corea and Béla Fleck | Gypsy Jazz | Concord Records | ||
| Rumba Palace | Arturo Sandoval | Afro-Cuban Jazz | "El Huracán del Caribe" "Sexy Lady" "Arranca de Nuevo" |
Telarc | |
| Capitulo 5 | Siggno | ||||
June
Third quarter
July
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Agárrese | Grupo Montez de Durango | |||
| 9 | Azul | Calima | Flamenco, Rumba | Capitol Records, EMI, Colorecords | |
| Logo | Kevin Johansen | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |||
| 10 | Cualquier Día | Kany García | Norte, Sony BMG Music Entertainment | ||
| 17 | Con el Corazón en la Mano | Rojo | ReyVol Records | ||
| Live from Madison Square Garden | Víctor Manuelle | ||||
| 19 | Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos: Music for Clarinet and Piano | Javier Vinasco and Edith Ruiz | |||
| 23 | Mutantes Ao Vivo – Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006 | Os Mutantes | Psychedelic Rock | Luaka Bop | |
| 24 | El Cantante | Marc Anthony | Norte | ||
| Los 4 Fantasticos | Karis | Merengue | Pina Records, Universal Music Latino | ||
| Hi-Lo Split | Marc Antoine | Smooth Jazz | Peak Records | ||
| Echo Presenta: Invasión Vol. 1 | Echo | Reggaeton | "Delirando" | Machete Music, VI Music | |
| 31 | Fuego Nuevo | El Trono de México | |||
| El Regreso de los Reyes | Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes | ||||
August
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que Belo Estranho Dia Pra Se Ter Alegria | Roberta Sá | Vocal, Samba, MPB | MP,B, Universal Music | |
| 7 | El Endemico Embustero y El Incauto Pertinaz | Rosendo Mercado | Hard Rock | DRO Atlantic | |
| 13 | The New Bossa Nova | Luciana Souza | Contemporary Jazz, Bossa Nova | Verve Records | |
| 14 | Un Día Más En El Gran Circo | Jeremías | Latin Pop | Universal Music Latino, Universal Music Latino | |
| 21 | Quién Dijo Ayer | Ricardo Arjona | Latin Pop | "Quién" "Quiero" |
Norte, Sony BMG Music Entertainment |
| Bengala | Bengala | Alternative Rock | Universal Music Group | ||
| Deseos de Amarte | Domenic Marte | Bachata | "Deseos de Amarte" "Con Los Ojos Cerrados" "Yo Me Equivoco" "Eres Así" |
J&N Records | |
| 27 | Lola Erase una Vez | Soundtrack | Latin Pop | ||
| Irreemplazable | Beyoncé | House, Contemporary R&B | Columbia | ||
| 28 | Enamorándome | Myriam Hernández | Ballad, Vocal, Romantic | "¿Donde Estará Mi Primavera?" | La Calle Records |
September
Fourth quarter
October
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canta o Samba da Bahia ao Vivo | Beth Carvalho | Samba | EMI | |
| Sambista Perfeito | Arlindo Cruz | Samba, MPB | Deskdisc | ||
| .com Você | César Menotti and Fabiano | Country | Mercury, Universal Music | ||
| 2 | Recuerdos del Alma | Los Temerarios | Regional Mexican | Fonovisa | |
| Atrévete | Jae-P | Latin hip-hop | Univision Records | ||
| 10 | Hombres G | Pop rock | Warner Music Spain | ||
| It's My Time | Tito El Bambino | Reggaeton, Merengue, Bachata | "Sólo Dime Que Sí" "Sol, Playa y Arena" "El Tra" "En La Disco" "La Busco" |
EMI, EMI Televisa Music | |
| Sin Comentarios | Tito Rojas | "Digame Señora" "Enamorado" |
Musical Productions, Norte, J&N Records | ||
| 9 | Sino | Café Tacuba | Alternative rock | Universal Music Group | |
| Buenos Aires Report | Pablo Ziegler, Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro | Tango | Saphrane | ||
| 16 | Renacer | Kevin Ceballo | Salsa | "El Milagro de Tu Amor" | J&N Records, Musical Productions, Norte |
| 18 | La Vida... Es Un Ratico | Juanes | Pop rock | "Me Enamora" "Gotas de Agua Dulce" "Tres" |
Universal Music Latino |
| Ayer Te Ví... Fue Más Claro Que La Luna | Jesus Adrian Romero | Religious | Vastago Producciones | ||
| 23 | Y Que Quede Claro | La Arrolladora Banda El Limón | Banda | ||
| King of Kings: Live | Don Omar | Reggaeton | Machete Music, VI Music | ||
| Ao Vivo em Uberlândia | Victor & Leo | Country | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | ||
| 25 | Laberintos Entre Artistas y Dialectos | Catupecu Machu | Acoustic | EMI | |
| 30 | Qué Bonito... ¡Es Lo Bonito! | Banda el Recodo | Banda | ||
| Fome de Tudo | Nação Zumbi | Alternative rock, Indie Rock, Dub | Polysom, Deskdisc | ||
| 31 | Energía Divina | Juanse | Rock en español | Tocka Discos, Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |
November
December
| Day | Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 20 Aniversario | Los Tucanes de Tijuana | Regional Mexican | ||
| A Mi Ley | Patrulla 81 | Regional Mexican | |||
| Alegria Calentana | Tierra Cali | Regional Mexican | |||
| Anatomía | Ana Belén | Vocal, Ballad | Ariola, Sony BMG Music Entertainment | ||
| Mis Rancheras Consentidas | El Chapo de Sinaloa | Banda | |||
| Tito Nieves en Vivo | Tito Nieves | Salsa | "Mi Mayor Sacrificio" | La Calle Records, Universal Music Group Mexico, Univision Records | |
| Te Quiero: Romantic Style in da World | Flex | Reggaeton | "Te Quiero" | Televisa EMI Music, Televisa EMI Music, Asterisco Record, Asterisco Record | |
| Entre Mariposas | Yuridia | Latin, pop rock | "Ahora Entendí" Yo Por Él En Su Lugar |
Norte, Sony Music | |
| 11 | Real | Ednita Nazario | Latin pop | Norte | |
| Con Mi Soledad | Juan | Latin pop | Fonovisa Records, Univision Music Group | ||
| Sinfonía Soledad | Panda | Alternative rock | Movic Records, Warner Music Mexico | ||
| Papitour | Miguel Bosé | Ballad, Europop, Vocal | WEA | ||
| En Vivo Desde Bellas Artes | Monchy & Alexandra | Bachata | J&N Records | ||
| Broke & Famous | Ñejo y Dalmata | Reggaeton | Universal Latino, Urban | ||
| 14 | Checazos de Carnava, Vol. 3 | Checo Acosta | |||
| 18 | Sinfonía del Alma | Marcos Witt | Gospel, Religious | CanZion | |
| ? | Bersuit | Alternative rock, Folk Rock | Universal | ||
| Live at the Village Vanguard | Bebo Valdés and Javier Colina | Latin jazz | Calle 54 Records | ||
| El Heredero | Miguelito | Reggaeton | El Cartel Records, Machete Music | ||
| Los Mas Sueltos Del Reggaeton | Jowell y Randy | Reggaeton | Warner Bros., White Lion Records | ||
| 20 | Enojado | Alejandro Lerner | Latin pop | FEG Discos, El Pie Records | |
| 26 | Matizes | Djavan | Folk | Luanda Records | |
| 28 | Necia | Alih Jey | Rock en español | ||
Unknown dates
| Title | Artist | Genre(s) | Singles | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Mariano | Pedro Mariano | MPB | Mercury, Universal Music | |
| Mi Parranda | Andrés Jiménez, "el Jíbaro" | Tropical | ||
| Inolvidable | Julissa | Latin Christian | ||
| Esta Tierra Es Tuya (This Land Is Your Land) | Sones De México Ensemble | Regional Mexican | Sones De Mexico, Inc. | |
| Before the Next Teardrop Falls | Little Joe & La Familia | Tejano | TDI Records | |
| Vagar Libremente | Sunny Sauceda | Tejano | ||
| Allá en el Sur | Ilona | Latin pop | Virgin, EMI Televisa Music | |
| El Más Grande con Los Grandes | Alfredo Gutiérrez | Vallenato | Codiscos, Costeno | |
| El Papá de Los Amores | Peter Manjarrés and Sergio Luis Rodríguez | Vallenato | Codiscos, Costeno | |
| Románticos De Ayer, Hoy y Siempre | Bobby Cruz | Bolero, Salsa | Tropisounds, Codiscos | |
| Do Brasil e do Mundo | Martinho da Vila | Samba | DiscMedi Blau, DiscMedi Blau | |
| El Súper Joe | Joe Arroyo | Salsa, Cumbia | Disco Fuentes | |
| Incomparable | Jimmy González & El Grupo Mazz | Tejano | Freddie Records | |
| Milongueros | Esteban Morgado | Tango | Not On Label (Esteban Morgado Self-Released) | |
| Una Guitarra En Granada | Juan Habichuela | Flamenco | Universal Music Spain S.L. | |
| Música Nova | Danni Carlos | Pop rock | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |
| {Des}concerto ao Vivo – 06-07-07 Traje: (Rock Fino) | Pitty | Hard rock | Deskdisc | |
| Acústico MTV | Paulinho da Viola | Samba | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | |
| Companheiro é Companheiro | Cezar & Paulinho | Atracao Fonografica | ||
| Cidade Cinza | CPM 22 | Alternative rock, melodic hardcore, pop rock | Universal Music, Arsenal Music | |