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EL CANON HISPANO: Duquende, Mi Forma De Vivir (2006) Considered by some to be the successor to Camarón, Catalunya-born Duquende is an excellent cantaor who can switch from Jaleos to Bulerías with aplomb. Often playing with Paco De Lucía, his solo breakthrough was 2006's Mi Forma De Vivir.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Mercedes Sosa, Mercedes '83 (1983) The spiritual and practical heir of Violeta Parra, Argentinean songstress Mercedes Sosa was the grande dame of Nueva Canción for almost 50 years. While it's hard to pick one album as the best, this late career highlight contains several classics.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Joan Manuel Serrat, Mediterráneo (1971) Serrat was clearly emboldened by the approaching end of the Franco dictatorship and by having survived his refusal to sing in Spanish at Eurovisión, and it shows in Mediterráneo, which strikes a perfect balance between soulfulness and joy.

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EL CANON HISPANO: José Feliciano, Me Enamoré (1986) By this time, Feliciano was better-known for singing in English: a Christmas song, a chart-topping Doors cover, and a notorious World Series performance of the U.S. anthem. This is his best foray into Balada Pop, and it's a great and soulful one.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Los Bukis, Me Volví A Acordar De Tí (1987) The Marco Antonio Solís-led Los Bukis dominated the charts in México in the 80's, with their blend of Cumbia, Balada Pop, and Norteño. This one has “Tu Cárcel”, one of the greatest and most-covered Spanish-language songs ever.

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EL CANON LATINO: Alejandro Sanz, Más (1997) 1995's 3 was a massive commercial breakthrough, but Más was an absolute juggernaut, spawning 5 singles (including three #1's) and landing at the top of the charts in Spain, México, and the U.S.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Karol G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (2023) Colombia's Karol G is a global megastar. The biggest-selling Latina artist of all time. The only Latina artist to ever do a stadium tour. One of the top 5 selling female artists ever. This is the album that took her to that level.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Isabel Pantoja, Marinero De Luces (1985) The outrageously talented La Pantoja's life has been anything but boring. This is her best and most commercially successful album, and was inspired by - and released less than a year after - the death of her husband, the matador Paquirri.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Yma Sumac, Mambo! (1954) Though Sumac's chart success was largely a product of a cringy era in which a record label could promote a Peruvian singer as an "Inca Princess", she was a very talented and gifted performer. Though not her most representative album, Mambo! is her best.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Sergio Vargas, Los Hijos Del Rey (1986) Vargas was a key figure in making Merengue more mainstream in the mid-80's. This is the Merengue legend's first classic, and includes several of his classics, including the definitive Spanish-language version of "Je l'aime à mourir".

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EL CANON HISPANO: Los Hermanos Rosario, Los Dueños Del Swing (1995) After over a decade, the Rosario brothers hit creative paydirt with Los Dueños Del Swing, which went on to become one of the most popular Merengue albums in history. About six of its tracks hit Billboard's Latin charts hard.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Los Destellos (1968) In the late 60's, Enrique Delgado decided to put together a band that would have its own original sound. The result was Perú's Los Destellos, whose mashup of Psychedelic Pop, Surf Rock, Joropo, and Andina music essentially birthed Peruvian Cumbia.

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EL CANON HISPANO BONUS: Cecilia "Mi Ciudad" (1973) A Spanish singer-songwriter who, before her untimely death at 27, became a star in the final years of the Franco regime in Spain, Cecilia wrote and sang very intelligent songs that were obliquely critical of where Spain was headed as a nation.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Johnny Ventura, Lo Que Te Gusta (1981) "El Caballo Negro" was there at the time when Merengue coalesced into what it sounds like today, and was an ambassador for the genre for almost 60 years. Most of his albums have some filler in support of the singles, but this is his best.

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EL CANON HISPANO: José Alfredo Jiménez, Lo Mejor (1990) Jiménez reigned as the undisputed Rancheras king for over 20 years, until his untimely passing at age 47. He wrote over 1,000 songs, and is basically the de facto author of the Rancheras songbook. To call him "essential" is an understatement.

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people criticizing the size of a wrestling ring but having nothing to say about triple h and stephanie sitting in on a hearing behind the person who is being set up to dismantle the department of education is quite something!!

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EL CANON HISPANO: Felipe Pirela, Lo Que Es La Vida (1970) Venezuela's "Bolerista de América", Felipe Pirela had the ability to make every song uniquely his. His voice was unique: residing in the higher keys, yet manly; soft, yet tough. He lived hard, sang hard, and ultimately died hard.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Selena, The Last Concert (2001) On artistic merit, 1993’s Selena Live is a better album. But everything about The Last Concert, from the setting (The Astrodome), to the timing (one month before her death) to the iconic purple dress, is the stuff of legend.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Violeta Parra, Las Últimas Composiciones (1966) Violeta Parra might well be the most important musician in the history of Latin America; a combination of Harry Smith and Woody Guthrie who curated the South American folk songbook and essentially created Nueva Canción.

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EL CANON HISPANO: Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán, Las Canciones Mexicanas Que El Mundo Canta (1997) Put together by Gaspar Vargas in 1897, the Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán is literally a pillar of Mexican culture. This collection has many of the classics, including "La Bikina" and "Las Mañanitas".

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EL CANON HISPANO: Héctor Lavoe, La Voz (1975) The great man's solo debut is an absolute classic and a virtual Salsa All-Star band, with Markolino (dig the piano in "Rompe Saragüey"), Mangual, and even Willie Colón and Rubén Blades chipping in. It has four or five of his greatest songs on it.

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"I called it ethnic cleansing. But when I saw the images of starving babies in Gaza I had to upgrade my language." By Art Spiegelman (Maus) and Joe Sacco www.theguardian.com/world/pictur...

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"I saw it, but I don't believe it!" #AEWGrandSlam

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EL CANON HISPANO: Diómedes Díaz & Álvaro López, La Vida Del Artista (2013) Díaz was a legendary Vallenato singer who put out some of his best music late in his career with accordionist Álvaro López. This is one of his best and most consistent albums, but was released only days before his death.

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