FELICITACIONES MANU Y JULIETA

Congrats to Manu Chao and Julieta Venegas. The two are known staples of the Latin Alternative music genre and both left the 2008 Latin Billboard Awards with un premio.

Manu Chao won for Latin Rock/Alternative Album Of The Year for "La Radiolina" (Because/Nacional) - This amazing album features the award-winning song, "Me Llaman Calle"

Julieta Venegas stole our hearts (well...my heart) with her break-out hit, "Me Voy" but snatched this award for her addictive, pop-infused hit, "Eres Para Mi" (Sony BMG Norte)

Felicitaciones you two!

Check out the BBC Radio 3 World Music Awards TONIGHT because Manu is up for another award. We have our fingers crossed!

Dando Props: Manu Chao

Área Alternatve gives props to Manu Chao. Time Magazine selected his Grammy Award-winning song, "Me Llaman Calle," as one of their top 10 songs of 2007.

Time wrote:

“#8 Song of 2007 - ...Manu Chao sings in six languages, but he's world music's great cross-cultural hope because his best songs transcend all of them...With its easy melody and universal rhythm, "Me Llaman Calle" walks proudly in the shadow of Bob Marley, the last guy who made world music this disarmingly simple.”

Felicidades!