Las Vegas, NV. (Top40 Charts/ Latin GRAMMY Awards) - Berklee College of
Music alumni and faculty were nominated for a total of 18 Latin GRAMMY Awards in a variety of categories, representing the wide diversity of Latin music emanating from Berklee. Merengue superstar
Juan Luis Guerra '82 leads the nominations this year with a total of five nods. Guerra was nominated in categories including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. The 8th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be held on Thursday, November 8, at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Berklee alumni Gustavo Celis '94 and Tommy Torres '93 were also nominated for multiple Latin Grammy Awards: Celis for his work engineering/mixing releases by Beyonce & Shakira, Miguel Bose, and Alejandro Sanz; and Torres for his work with Ricky Martin.
As members of the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, alumni Diego Urcola '90, Pernell Saturnino '95, and Alon Yavnai '95, and faculty members Oscar Stagnaro and Mark Walker were nominated in the category Best Latin Jazz Album.
Also nominated for awards were Benny Faccone '78, for Producer of the Year; John Weston '88, for engineering/mixing Beyonce & Shakira; and Alvaro Alencar '93, for engineering Acoustico MTV.
A complete list of Berklee alumni and faculty nominees for the 8th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards follows.
Category 1-Record Of The Year Grabacion Del Ano
* Bello Embustero (Beautiful Liar)
Beyonce & Shakira
Gustavo Celis '94, John Weston '88, engineers/mixers
Track from: B'Day (Deluxe Edition) [Columbia Records/Music World]
* La Llave De Mi Corazon
Juan Luis Guerra 440
Juan Luis Guerra '82, producer
Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazon [EMI/Televisa]
* Tu Recuerdo
Ricky Martin featuring La Mari De Chambao y Tommy Torres '93
Tommy Torres, producer
Track from: MTV Unplugged [Sony BMG Music/Norte]
Category 2-Album Of The Year Album Del Ano
* Papito
Miguel Bose con Varios Artistas
Gustavo Celis '94 engineers/mixers [Warner Music Benelux B.V.]
* La Llave De Mi Corazon
Juan Luis Guerra 440
Juan Luis Guerra '82, producer [EMI/Televisa]
* MTV Unplugged
Ricky Martin
Tommy Torres '93, producer [Sony BMG Music/Norte]
* El Tren De Los Momentos
Alejandro Sanz
Gustavo Celis '94 engineer [Warner Music Benelux B.V.]
Category 3-Song Of The Year Cancion Del Ano
* La Llave De Mi Corazon
Juan Luis Guerra '82, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazon [EMI/Televisa]
Category 16-Best Merengue Album-Mejor Album de Merengue
La Llave De Mi Corazon
Juan Luis Guerra 440 (Juan Luis Guerra '82) [EMI/Televisa]
Category 20-Best Tropical Song Mejor Cancion Tropical
* La Llave De Mi Corazon
Juan Luis Guerra '82, songwriter (Juan Luis Guerra 440)
Track from: La Llave De Mi Corazon [EMI/Televisa]
Category 33-Best Latin Jazz Album Mejor Album de Jazz Latino
* Funk Tango
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Oscar Stagnaro, Mark Walker, Diego Urcola
'90, Pernell Saturnino '95, Alon Yavnai '95)-[Paquito Records]
Category 46-Best Engineered AlbumMejor Ingenieria de Grabacion para un Album
Acostico MTV
lvaro Alencar '93 engineer[Sony BMG Music Brasil]
Category 47-Producer Of The Year
Productor del Ano
* Benny Faccone '78
Alla En El Sur (Ilona) (A)
La Rueda Del Diablo (Lagusanaciega) (A)
Solo Paz (Porpartes) (A)
