Latin Music Beat

WOW!

After hearing the big news about Bachata’s biggest duo Monchy y Alexandra calling it quits today, I was genuinely dissapointed.  I never really listened to Bachata till the two of them hit the soundwaves, and then I discovered Aventura and finally hit the classic Bachata sounds.   

Even though plenty has been in the gossip columns regarding Hector El Father in the last few months, there has been very little music wise.  But, right after announcing that he will retire from the music industry, El Father also let us know that he had one last album to drop.

Wonder if it will be the same old, or full of the new stuff he has said he will be preaching from now on–  The Word of God.  From the look of it, it seems like Hecto will be doing a little chastising and warning folks about the error of their ways. 

The new album cover features Hector standing in the image of a large city being bombed with what appear to be meteors.  The words Juicio Final are splayed along the bottom, as a warning (?) or a reminder (?). 

Either way, there are not many artists who have spoken out about El Father’s departure from the latin music industry.  But, with the way things are going for reggaetoneros lately, I can understand why..less competition is better. 

Anyway, a last look, for now, at the stuff that he has become known for and is giving up.

Sola by Hector “El Father”

Britney Spears’ return to the VMAs has been the news of the week, but amazingly, Calle 13 will be there as well.  

The escalating violence in Mexico has been all over the news lately, as criminals walk around freely and citizens get fed up with the local police and overall government corruption.  Singer Ivan Aaron Canastillo Villanueva, of Alazanez de Sonora, is the latest victim to the violence and will be missed.

Ivan was reported missing earlier this week, but his body was not found till Thursday.  His death was not an accident either, and like other music stars in Mexico, as he was found with a gunshot wound to the head.  Incidents like this make anyone think twice about entering the music industry in a country that has a long history of violonce to accompany it.  

Ivan leaves behind two children.

So it turns out that all those rumors behind the identity of the Martin surrogate were just that, rumors.  Apparently, Martin went through an agency to find and use a surrogate mother for his newborn babies. 

Martin didn’t plan on having twins, but you know how those things go.  And TMZ has reported that Ricky was not immediately happy with the news that he was expecting twins, but eventualy came around to the idea.  

So, there was no cousin involved.  And honestly, that would have been a little weird, even if it was all done in a medical center without any physical contact.  The surrogate mother was paid and taken care of and might possibly be a surrogate mother for another couple or individual.

Like I said before though, no matter what people think, or who berates the man for deciding to have these babies the way he did– there are still two little babies involved and one family, so blessings and happiness to them.