Santa Monica, Calif. — It's been four years since Natalie Cole received a kidney from a Salvadorian donor, and the singer says it not only connected her to Hispanic culture, it has given her the strength to record her first post-operation album – totally in Spanish.
"I don't believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason. That this was a Latin family, I feel like I'm part Latino now. That (made) the desire to make this record became even stronger," Cole said recently during a private listening session of "Natalie Cole En Espanol," released this week.
This is Cole's first album since she received her kidney in May 2009. Her donor was a young woman from El Salvador who died while giving birth to a baby boy, Lucas, said Cole (the Grammy-winner received the donation after suffering from hepatitis C, a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood).
"I couldn't totally grasp,...
"I don't believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason. That this was a Latin family, I feel like I'm part Latino now. That (made) the desire to make this record became even stronger," Cole said recently during a private listening session of "Natalie Cole En Espanol," released this week.
This is Cole's first album since she received her kidney in May 2009. Her donor was a young woman from El Salvador who died while giving birth to a baby boy, Lucas, said Cole (the Grammy-winner received the donation after suffering from hepatitis C, a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood).
"I couldn't totally grasp,...
- 6/28/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Miami, Jan 30 (Ians/Efe) Spaniards Julio Iglesias and Manuel Alejandro, Mexicans Jose Angel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla" and Armando Manzanero, Puerto Rican Jose Feliciano and Cuba's Concha Valdez Miranda are the first artists to be inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (Lshof).
The announcement was made by the directors of the Miami-based Lshof, Desmond Child and Rudy Perez, both producers and composers.
In a gallery packed with journalists and people from the music industry, Perez noted the enormous effort that had been made over the years to win the support of the existing Us Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Child has composed songs for artists like Bon Jovi, Selena, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin and Cher, among many.
The announcement was made by the directors of the Miami-based Lshof, Desmond Child and Rudy Perez, both producers and composers.
In a gallery packed with journalists and people from the music industry, Perez noted the enormous effort that had been made over the years to win the support of the existing Us Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Child has composed songs for artists like Bon Jovi, Selena, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin and Cher, among many.
- 1/30/2013
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
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