2009 in Latin music
Overview of the events of 2009 in Latin music
Overview of the events of 2009 in Latin music
List of years in Latin music
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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (music from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas of Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2009.
Events
Number-ones albums and singles by country
Awards
Albums released
First quarter
January
February
March
Day
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
Singles
Label
1
Ao Vivo na Ilha da Magia
Exaltasamba
Samba
Trem da Minha Vida – Ao Vivo
Jorge Vercillo
MPB
De Volta aos Bares
Bruno & Marrone
Música sertaneja
As Músicas do Filme O Menino da Porteira
Daniel
Brazilian roots
Despedida
Edson & Hudson
Música sertaneja
3
Aquí Estaré
David Lee Garza & Los Musicales
Tejano
DLG Records
Sin Frenos La Quinta Estación
Latin pop, pop rock
"Que te Quería "Recuérdame "
Sony Music
Mi Complemento
Los Huracanes del Norte
Norteño, Latin pop
Garmex Music
Recordando Josefa
Avizo
Tejano
10
Solo Por Ti
Aliados de la Sierra
Tejano, duranguense
American Show Latin
Nueva Ilusión
Majestad de la Sierra
Regional Mexican
Disa
Para Olvidarte de Mí RBD
Latin pop, pop rock
"Para Olvidarte de Mí"
EMI
Kimba Fá
Eva Ayllón
Tejano, duranguense
American Show Latin
17
Calle Ilusión Álex Ubago
Latin pop
24
El Patrón Tito El Bambino
Reggaeton, Latin pop
"El Amor "Mi Cama Huele a Ti "
Universal Music Latin
Más Adelante La Arrolladora Banda El Limón
Banda, corrido, Latin pop
Disa
Carcel de Sueños
Kinto Sol
Hardcore hip hop
Virus Enterprises
Yanni Voces Yanni
Instrumental
Yanni Wake Entertainment
¿Y Tú Qué Harías?
Fidel Rueda & Los Buitres de Culiacán
Regional Mexican
Sony BMG
Across The Divide
Omar Sosa
31
Somos Mucha... ¡Dinastía!
La Dinastia de Tuzantla Michoacan
Ranchera, Latin pop
Discos Ciudad
Sueños
Palomo
Regional Mexican
Disa
16 Narco Corridos
Larry Hernandez
Regional Mexican
Second quarter
April
Day
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
Singles
Label
1
MTV ao Vivo
Arlindo Cruz
Samba
7
Hierba Mala Nunca Muere
El Compa Sacra
Flamenco
Enrique Morente
Flamenco
8
Apasionado Por Tí Rojo
Latin Christian
9
El Mensaje
Rey Ruiz
Salsa
"Si Tú Te Vas"
13
Aocaná
Ojos de Brujo
14
Moviditas y Cumbias Bien Chulas
Los Caminantes
Tejano, Latin pop
Sony Music
Amantes
Ponzoña Musical
Banda, Latin pop
American Show Latin
The Last Aventura
Bachata
"Por un Segundo "All Up 2 You "Su Veneno "Dile al Amor "El Malo "
Premium Latin
Dejame Soñar
Cumbre Norteña
Norteño
Moving Forward
Bernie Williams
15
Zii e Zie
Caetano Veloso
21
Welcome to the Jungle Franco El Gorila
Reggaeton, hip hop
"He Querido Quererte"
WY Records, Machete Music
Pienso En Ti
Laberinto
Tropical
Musart
La Introduccion Carlos & Alejandra
Bachata
"Cuanto Duele"
Se Renta Un Corazón
Cardenales de Nuevo León
Norteño
27
O Pequeno Burguês!!
Martinho da Vila
Samba
28
iDon Don Omar
Reggaeton, electropop
"Virtual Diva "Sexy Robótica "Ciao Bella "
Machete Music
Compréndeme
Germán Montero
Banda, norteño, Latin pop
Fonovisa
El Culpable Soy Yo Cristian Castro
Latin pop
"No Me Digas"
Universal Music Latin
¿Quién Es Usted?
Sergio Vega
Norteño, ranchera
Disa
Por Si No Hay Mañana
Samuel Hernandez
Latin pop, tejano
SH Productions
Tu Esclavo y Amo Lupillo Rivera
Regional Mexican
Disa
Da' Zoo
Da' Zoo
Dance-pop, Latin pop
Sony Music Latin
Se Nos Murio el Amor
El Guero Y Su Banda Centenario
Malditas canciones Coti
Latin pop
Compréndeme
Germán Montero
Banda
Siempre
Costumbre
Norteño
Roupa Nova em Londres Roupa Nova
Brazilian pop
May
Day
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
Singles
Label
5
Pura Pasión
Los Horóscopos de Durango
Corrido, ranchera, duranguense
Disa
Bach in Havana
Tiempo Libre
Tropical
Andrés: Obras Incompletas
Andrés Calamaro
7
Hogar
Volován
Rock
12
Cantora 1 Mercedes Sosa
A Las Buenas y A Las Malas
Rosana
Kenya Revisited Live
Bobby Sanabria
Latin jazz
15
Orquesta Reciclando Jarabe de Palo
Latin pop
19
Pegando Con Tuba
Los Cuates de Sinaloa
Corrido, norteño, tejano
Sony Music Latin
Amatoria
Federico Aubele
Pop rock, electronica
ESL Music
Ciclos Luis Enrique
Salsa
"Yo No Sé Mañana "
Top Stop Music
Free Tempo Tempo
26
La Revolución Wisin & Yandel
Reggaeton, R&B, electropop
"Mujeres in the Club "Abusadora "Gracias a Ti "
WY Records, Machete
Una Copa Más
Dareyes de la Sierra
Norteño, ranchera, tejano
Disa
Simplemente... El Torito
Héctor Acosta
Bachata, merengue
"Tu Primera Vez"
D.A.M. Production
Vientos de Cambio
Cuisillos de Arturo Macias
Banda, corrido, Latin pop
Musart
Bach: Cello Suites
Andrés Díaz
Classical
June
Day
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
Singles
Label
2
Como Un Tatuaje
K-Paz de la Sierra
Norteño, ranchera
Disa
Pese a Quien Le Pese
Los Rieleros del Norte
Norteño, tex-mex
Fonovisa
3
Sacos Plásticos Titãs
Brazilian rock
9
Estás Seleccionada
Grupo Machos
Banda, ranchera, tejano
Sony Music Latin
Commercial Los Amigos Invisibles
Latin alternative
Pode Entrar Ivete Sangalo
Brazilian pop
Cinema
Cachorro Grande
Brazilian rock
12
Esperando Tu Voz
Paulina Aguirre
Latin Christian
16
Desde La Patria En Vivo!
El Trono de México
Banda, norteño, tejano
Fonovisa
La Reina de la Banda
Graciela Beltrán
Banda, tejano, Latin pop
Fonovisa
10 Aniversario
Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea
Mariachi
Hubris I & II Andreas Kisser
Brazilian rock
23
Gran City Pop Paulina Rubio
Latin pop, dance-pop
"Causa y Efecto "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes "Algo de Ti "
Universal Music Latino
La Jefa
Alicia Villarreal
Latin pop
Fonovisa
Quiero Que Me Quieras
Huichol Musical
Banda
Latin Power Music
Fantasía Musical Trebol Clan
Reggaeton
"Dígale"
Machete Music
Gente común, sueños extraordinarios Tercer Cielo
Latin Christian
Te Acuerdas...
Francisco Céspedes
Latin pop
No sé si es Baires o Madrid Fito Páez
Latin pop
25
Oro
Bengala
Latin alternative
29
Things I Wanted To Do
Chembo Corniel
Latin jazz
30
Cumbia Con Soul
Cruz Martínez y Los Super Reyes
Cumbia, Latin pop
Warner Music México
Pa' Alborotar a la Plebada
El Trigrillo Palma
Tejano
Fonovisa
Borders y Bailes
Los Texmaniacs
Tejano
El Dueño del Flow
Omega "El Fuerte"
Merengue
"Si Te Vas/¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer? "
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth quarter
October
November
December
Dates unknown
Best-selling records
Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2009, according to Billboard [ 3]
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2009, according to Billboard .[ 4]
Deaths
January 13 – Pedro Aguilar , 81, Puerto Rican mambo dancer and choreographer[ 5] January 20 – Ramón de Algeciras , 71, Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and lyricist[ 6] February 9 – Orlando "Cachaíto" López , 76, Cuban bassist (Buena Vista Social Club ), complications from prostate surgery.[ 7] February 15 – Joe Cuba , 77, American conga drummer, "Father of Latin Boogaloo"[ 8] March 10 – *Ralph Mercado , 67, American music promoter (RMM Records & Video ), cancer.[ 9] March 12 – Quintín Cabrera [es ] , Uruguayan-Spanish singer and songwriter[ 10] March 23 :
March 25 – Manny Oquendo , 78, American percussionist (Tito Puente , Tito Rodríguez ), heart attack.[ 13] April 1 – Pedro Infante, Jr., 59, Mexican singer[ 14] April 2 – Rudy Ventura [es ] , 82, Spanish trumpet player and singer[ 15] April 5 – Chano Lobato , Spanish singer[ 16] April 6 – Mari Trini , 61, Spanish pop singer and actress.[ 17] May 12 – Antonio Vega , 51, Spanish pop singer-songwriter (Nacha Pop ), pneumonia.[ 18] May 13 – Rafael Escalona , 81, Colombian Vallenato composer and troubador.[ 19] May 18 – José Luis Caballero (singer) [de ] , Mexican singer[ 20] May 22 – Zé Rodrix , 61, Brazilian musician.[ 21] June 1 – Silvio Barbato , 50, Italian-born Brazilian conductor and composer.[ 22] July (unknown date) – Fransico Escamilla Chávez, guitarist and member of Los Dandys[ 23]
August 1 – Jesús Alberto Rey, Colombian composer[ 24] August 16 – Carlos Ocaranza, Mexican singer[ 25] August 20 – Manolo Torrente, Cuban singer[ 26] September 11 – Julio Bovea [es ] , 75, Colombian singer and songwriter[ 27] October 4 – Mercedes Sosa , 74, Argentinian folk singer, liver failure.[ 28] November 7 – Carlos Lico [es ] , Mexican singer and songwriter[ 29] December 25 – Norma Niurka, 67, Cuban journalist[ 30]
References
^ Cobo, Leila (April 24, 2009). "Flex Takes Eight Billboard Latin Music Awards" . Billboard . Retrieved August 7, 2017 . ^ Cobo, Leila (November 6, 2009). "Juan Gabriel Steals Show, Calle 13 Sweep Latin Grammys" . Billboard . Retrieved August 7, 2017 . ^ "Year End 2009: Top Latin Albums" . Billboard . 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .^ "Year End 2009: Hot Latin Songs" . Billboard . 2009. Retrieved August 7, 2017 .^ Terry Monaghan (25 May 2009). "Pedro 'Cuban Pete' Aguilar" . The Guardian . Retrieved 13 February 2019 . ^ "Fallece a los 71 años el guitarrista Ramón de Algeciras" . Diario de Cadiz . 20 January 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2019 .^ Leigh, Spencer (11 February 2009). "Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez: Bass player who achieved belated fame with the Buena Vista Social Club" . The Independent . Retrieved 7 January 2018 . ^ Sanchez, Laura N. Perez, "NYC salsa band leader Joe Cuba dies at 78" , USA Today, February 15, 2009
^ "Ralph Mercado, Impresario, Dies at 67" . The New York Times . March 12, 2009.^ "Falleció el cantautor uruguayo Quintín Cabrera" . Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "Fallece el compositor musical Josep Solà a los 78 años en Barcelona" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ Cobo, Leila (26 March 2009). "Conjunto Atardecer Drummer Killed" . Billboard . Retrieved 29 January 2024 . ^ "El Estadista: Manny Oquendo" . Herencia Latina.com (in Spanish).^ "Muere Pedro Infante Jr" . Quién (in Spanish). 1 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "Fallece a los 82 años Rudy Ventura, el trompetista blaugrana" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "Muere Chano Lobato" . lavozdigital (in Spanish). 6 April 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "Mari Trini" . TheGuardian.com ^ "Fallece Antonio Vega a los 51 años" . ABC ^ "Muere compositor colombiano de música vallenata Rafael Escalona" . Reuters (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 17, 2009.^ "Muere el cantante José Luis Caballero" . El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ Morre o músico Zé Rodrix, aos 61 anos, em São Paulo (in Portuguese) ^ "Silvio Barbato" . The Daily Telegraph . June 5, 2009.^ " . El Siglo de Torreon (in Spanish). 6 November 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ Músico, Carlos M. Acosta de Lima (8 August 2009). "Adiós a Chucho Rey / "Vuelamasquelviento"" . www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024 . ^ "Ejecutan a 'El Loco Elizalde" en Guadalajara" . W Radio México (in Spanish). 16 August 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "MANOLO TORRENTE" . Cuba Theater Digital Archive. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .^ "A los 75 años, fallece Julio César Bovea tradicional intérprete de vallenato" . El Tiempo. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2016 .^ "Legendary folk singer Mercedes Sosa dies at 74" . France 24 . October 4, 2009.^ "Muere el cantante Carlos Lico" . El Universal . Retrieved 24 October 2012 .^ "Muere la periodista Norma Niurka" . People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2024 .