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Rene Lopez (musician)

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Years active
  
late 1980s –

Music group
  
Típica 73

Labels
  
Liberation Label

Genres
  
Disco, Pop

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Born
  
August 6, 1969 (age 47) The Bronx, New York City (
1969-08-06
)

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, singer-songwriter

Instruments
  
Vocals Keyboard Clarinet Drums Guitar

Website
  
Official Website Rene Lopez on facebook Rene Lopez on Twitter Rene Lopez on SoundCloud Rene Lopez on YouTube

Albums
  
Paint The Moon Gold, Holiday Heart, One Man's Year

Awards
  
Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

Similar
  
Sonny Bravo, Nelson González, Adalberto Santiago, Johnny "Dandy" Rodrigue, Alfredo de la Fé

Profiles

Rene Lopez (born August 6, 1969) is a disco, funk, and electric latin soul musician and singer-songwriter based on New York City.

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Biography

Rene Lopez II was born August 6, 1969 in the Bronx, the son of an Italian mother and Puerto Rican salsa musician, Rene Lopez, Sr., who played trumpet during the heyday of Fania Records with the Ray Barretto Orchestra and Típica 73, bands beloved by New York's Latin community.

When a kid, Rene Lopez was heavily into Led Zeppelin and Prince. Especially Prince influenced his music style, to bring different types of music together.

NPR's Alt.Latino referred to Rene Lopez's music as one of Alt.Latino's favorites of 2014.

Discography

Source:

Singles & EPs

  • I Know What I See (2003)
  • Johnny Wants to Be a Matador (2009)
  • Midnight Love (2013)
  • Let's Be Strangers Again (2013)
  • Love Has No Mercy (2014)
  • Albums

  • One Man's Year (2005)
  • People Are Just People (2010)
  • E.L.S. (2011)
  • Paint The Moon Gold (2014)
  • Songs

    Love Has No Mercy2014
    I FlowELS · 2011
    Shing-a-Ling is What I BringELS · 2011

    References

    Rene Lopez (musician) Wikipedia