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Wednesday 14 December 2011

Emergence Of Don Omar Starting With The Last Don

By Marco Alva


Don Omar is regarded as a Latin America or particularly Puerto Rican Reggeaton artist. He was born in 1978. He is often known as El Rey. His birth name is William Omar Landron Rivera. He was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Santarce in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He apparently was always interested in music and for a period of time he preached some sermons at the pulpit of the church he joined. If you look at his photographs posted on the internet he seems to like shorter haircuts but occasionally he has tight cornrows as his hairstyle of preference. Occasionally he sports a mustache however most time he has no facial hair like a beard or other facial hair.

Puerto Rico And Music

Don Omar first appeared in public at a nightclub . After that appearance he was usually on compilation albums. From the very beginning he continued to be the back up performer for the duo Hector and Tito. Puerto Rico is considered to be culturally essential about its music. The Latin American music generally played on the albums is considered Reggeaton. In Puerto Rico which is an unincorporated place of the US, the native types included bomba, plena and Seis which combines into modern fusion Reggaeton with calypso, reggae and Soca. The first Latin American rap appeared in Puerto Rico in 1985. When he began his first studio album which is The Last Don launched in 2003 he had help from one of the band members of Hector and Tito.

Reggeaton And Omar

Reggeaton was formerly considered to be underground when it first was introduced in Puerto Rico mainly because of the uncensored dialect. Reggeaton first entered the mainstream in 2004 and is accepted as a branch of rap. It is stated to blend Jamaican dance hall with Latin salsa also called Latin Jazz, Latin Rap and electronic. When the Don Omar first album launched The Last Don he became a mainstream Latin American name for this kind of music. This album gone Platinum certified by the Recording Industry Association of America. This album has been chosen for the Urban Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards show held in 2005.

Albums and Songs

A single thing you could say about him is he absolutely boasts a big wide laugh that with his Latin appearance should almost be guaranteed to sell his songs and albums. His 2005 album King of Kings turned out to be in the top 10 on the US charts for highest ranking Reggeaton LP. He received the Latin billboard award for this album as Reggaeton Album of the Year in the year 2007. His third studio album was already released in 2009 and titled el Don with the album dedicated to one of his cousins. The very first song on the album Virtual Divai had become the most wanted songs on Latin radio stations. His last studio album released in 2010 was a compilation of collaborations and entitled: Don Omar Presents: Meet The Orphans with other artists under the Orfanato Music Group label.




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