Meanwhile Down In Mexico...
Mexican singer Julieta Venegas' breakout as electronic dance music/world music star in 2003 is one of the wonderous stories on the outernational music scene a decade ago.
Julieta Venegas
Julieta embarked on her musical journey at a young age, studying piano from the age of eight. In addition to piano, she also studied musical theory, singing, cello, and violoncello at La Escuela de Música del Noroeste, while she also crossed the U.S. border to study at South Western College in San Diego -- all of this before she even graduated from high school. She plays several instruments in her onstage appearances including accordion, piano, and guitar.
She spent most of the Nineties touring with various bands in her native Mexico and the Southwestern region of the United States.
Her 2003 album
Si was such a sunny and dance oriented affair that it alienated of many of her fans who liked her earlier complex and moody ethnic Latin music.
Si won several Latin music awards and was one of the earliest recordings that combined Latin music and electronic dance music.
Julieta performing her dancehall hit
Donde Quiero Estar at the 2005 Festival de Viña. Miss Venegas really knows how to work a crowd.... she takes my breath away.