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Tego Calderón
Born: Jan 1, 1972 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
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Genre: R&B, Rap, World
Biography: Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1972 but raised in nearby Carolina and in Miami, FL, rapper Tego Calderón got the multicultural backbone he'd need to become a star in the genre-mixing world of reggaeton. Growing up with massive Ismael Rivera fans as parents exposed the young Calderón to envelope-pushing ...Read full biography
El Abayarde
El Abayarde
Released: 2003
Label: U.S. Latin
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In the continental United States, the vast majority of Latino rappers have favored a bilingual approach. That has been true of Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles (Kid Frost, Lighter Shade of Brown, Proper ...Read full review
The Underdog/El Subestimado
The Underdog/El Subestimado
Released: 2006
Label: Jiggiri/Atlantic Records
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As the next-big-thing reggaeton story line was repeatedly narrated throughout 2005 and 2006, detailing how the Puerto Rican musical style had quickly ascended to commercial prominence among Latinos, a ...Read full review
More Tego Calderon albums: Main Albums (4), DVD/Video (1)
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