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There are at least 4 artists/bands with the name Sonora: 1. Latin and third world/global bass producer 2. Post-shoegaze band from Ottawa, Canada 3. metal band 4. Indie Rock band from Vienna, Austria 1. Sonora, also known as Sonora Longoria, is a producer of Latin and third world/global bass music who resides in San Antonio, Texas. He released his debut EP, “Siempre Fresco,” in September of 2010 through the label Peligrosa, since then he has had other releases through Dutty Artz, Friends of Friends, Man Recordings, Sounds Of Sumo, and Mad Decent. The "cumbia child" Sonora has accomplished quite a...

With nine albums to its credit and more than twelve years of existence, Colombia's Sonora Carruseles has perfected a trademark sound that is cherised by salsa lovers all over the world. There's some seriously powerful stuff to be found in their music: spidery piano lines, tight polyrythms, explosive brass riffs, staccato cowbell patterns and impossibly nasal choruses that are just hard to resist. Sonora Carruseles plays a moving tribute to the spirit of old hard-core salsa while at the same time revamping this nearly forgotten classical style. .

La Sonora Dinamita is a Colombian cumbia group. As one of the first cumbia groups to reach international success, it is credited with helping to popularize the genre throughout Latin America. The original orchestra was formed in 1960 in Cartagena de Indias under the direction of bandleader Lucho Argaín. It disbanded in 1963, but was re-formed in 1975 under the direction of Julio Ernesto Estrada "Fruko" Rincón, the artistic director of the Discos Fuentes record label[1]. In 1981, Mélida Yará, better-known as "La India Meliyará" became the lead vocalist.[2] It was while Yará was the lead singer that the group...

Maleva (former Imp) was founded in the end of 2001. ‘Cause of members’ youthful age and absence of certain target, the band stood in one place for some time: they were learning instruments and made couple of broadcastings. After 1,5 year the first thoughts about future started to clarify and band created some very own made songs. After some time passed and growth of age the aim became stronger and the point of view changed, because of this the band changed more and more originating their land and nation, walking on a certain path. Things moved slowly and quietly until...

Black Sonora - - a Brazilian band, invites the audience for a journey through the various sounds of black music. Their music is a mix of Soul, Hip-Hop, Samba-Funk, Reggae, Baião, latin rhythms. .