And currently, my brief moment of life is being enjoyed with Juanes playing on my ipod. His smooth vocals and great pop/rock fusion tell me that my seven years of Spanish language study have not gone to waste, despite my utter incapability to speak Spanish. Because, even without speaking Spanish, I enjoy his music.

Juanes, you spicy Colombian fox!

Quien es Juanes?

Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez best known as Juanes (born August 9, 1972 in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia) is a Colombian rock musician. During the 1980s and 1990s, Juanes was a member of heavy metal band Ekhymosis but disbanded the group in 1998 to pursue a solo career. His 2000 solo debut album, Fíjate Bien, had moderate commercial success and went on to win three Latin Grammy Awards.

His second album, Un Día Normal was certified platinum throughout much of the Spanish-speaking world, and its lead single “A Dios le Pido” topped singles charts in twelve countries. Mi Sangre, his third album, fared equally well with Juanes promoting it on a tour with over 200 performances. The album’s third single, “La Camisa Negra”, generated controversy after being used as a symbol for Italian neo-fascism. Juanes is one of the best-selling Colombian musicians, having sold more than ten million albums and won twelve Latin Grammys. Juanes is also known for his humanitarian work, especially with aid for Colombian victims of anti-personnel mines. (You gotta love Wikipedia)

What I like about Juanes is his ability to not only create music which is aurally pleasing but he also hits more controversial themes or sings about modern political issues (such as the song “Minas Piedras” which is about land mines). Now only if I understood la lingua de Espanol, I could figure out if he is against/for land mines.

Juanes’ newest CD “La Vida… Es un Ratico” was just released in late October and his loyal fans have already been gobbling the cd up.

1. No Creo en el Jamás
2. Clase de Amor
3. Me Enamora
4. Hoy Me Voy
5. La Vida es un Ratico
6. Gotas de Agua Dulce
7. La Mejor Parte de Mi
8. Minas Piedras (feat. Andres Calamaro)
9. Tú y Yo
10. Báilala
11. Difícil
12. Tres
13. Bandera de Manos (feat. Campino)
14. Bandera de Manos (Bonus Track)

4. mp3: Hoy Me Voy [Juanes] 93%

My favorite track on the CD

3. mp3: Me Enamora [Juanes]

One of the singles and apparently one of the first songs to be leaked from his 4th album

8. mp3: Minas Piedras [Juanes ft. Andrés Calamar]

A beautiful song about land mines

A music video of Juanes’ duet with my favorite maneater Nelly Furtado

mp3: Fotografia [Juanes & Nelly Furtado]

Juanes shields us from his blinding hotness

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