Date Submitted: 4/29/2005 2:39 am
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On Thursday, April 28, 2005 I had the chance of attending the Latin Billboard Awards in Miami. As you know our CD "Cantos de Agua Dulce" was noninated in the category of Best Lain Jazz album of the year. And eventhough the award went to the great Paco de Lucia, I felt, somehow, as a winner my self. Just to be there, nominated among some of the best musicians in latin music, all of them with a long carear it made me feel very proud.
The billboard awards are given according to the number of CDs an artist sells and the amount of times his/her songs are played on the radio.
Being a new artist my self and having just two months to promote the CD in 2004 ("Cantos de agua dulce" was released late october that year) it was a surprise to be nominated among Paco whose album was in the stores since early 2004.
In any case, it was an honor to be there and a good experience to see the "music bussiness" from another angle.
I want to thank all my friends who were crossing their fingers for me on that night... But to share the category with Paco de Lucia it is already an honor for me.