Does Aymee Nuviola have what it takes to win the Latin GRAMMY?
The Latin Grammy awards ceremony is just around the corner and expectations are on the rise. There are several categories that look quite interesting like…
The Cuban salsa singer is up for a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Salsa Album. Can she become the second female singer to win the title, following Celia Cruz? (Photo by Larry Marano/Getty Images)
The Latin Grammy awards ceremony is just around the corner and expectations are on the rise. There are several categories that look quite interesting like the case of Best Salsa Album.
This year, a female artist is challenging established artists Marc Anthony and Tito Nieves in a category for a genre historically dominated by men.
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An though talented women like La India and Albita have been nominated in the past, Celia Cruz has been the only female singer to win this division with awards in 2000, 2002 and 2004.
But this time things may take an interesting twist with Aymee Nuviola rocking the boat.
Nuviola is a Cuban singer with decades of stage experience who is gaining international respect among salsa listeners and dancers.
She is a very strong contender not only because of her unique deep voice and versatility but also because of her quick mouth when it comes to improvisation or “soneo.”
Traditionally, salsa singers (with the talent) improvise in live performances. They usually invite other artists to join on stage in a sort of friendly match that many call “soneo.”
Nuviola is a true hazard on it. She has the ability to spontaneously deliver quick rhymes loaded with humor capable to wreck her opponents.
After all, she has a solid academic background in music. Nuviola started piano studies at the age of three by the hand of renowned pianist Frank Fernandez.
She also comes from a musical family that include her sister Lourdes who is also a singer and the singing coach and mother of Paola Guanche, the winner of La Voz Kids first edition.
Her ability to cross genres has allowed her to share stage with many artists including Carlos Varela, Gloria Gaynor, Amaury Gutierrez, Johnny Ventura, Oscar DLeon, Ruben Blades, Omara Portuondo and Luis Enrique, among others.
La Sonera del Mundo,” as she is known, has performed in many countries and recently joined Sergio Georges project Salsa Giants that agglutinates a constellation with the most relevant international Salsa figures such as Marc Anthony, Willy Chirino, Andy Montañez, José Alberto el Canario and others.
She could have a pretty good shot in a year that has no precedent in the Latin GRAMMYs with 14 Cuban artists nominated in multiple categories, including the successful Gente D’ Zona.
Nuviolas album First Class to Havana was released early this year and gets to the Latin GRAMMY with a lot to offer. It includes 11 songs that flow through several rhythms and fusions including salsa, timba, guaracha and urban.
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Maite Hontelé and Mario Ortiz All Star Band are also nominated for Best Salsa Album, alongside Anthony, Nieves and Nuviola.
The Latin GRAMMY awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 20.
