Keep leaving the name of Peru high. percussionist and producer Tony Succar will be part of the new annual Grammy 2022 gala, an event to which he is no stranger, since in 2019 he won two gramophones with the producer of the year and best salsa album categories.
Six years ago, the former jury of “I am” He was disqualified by the American organization when he presented his album “Unity: the Latin tribute to Michael Jackson”, where he covered several songs from the “King of Pop” with Latin sounds, because he presented more songs in English than in Spanish.
However, now, the Grammy Awards reopen the doors for him to compete in the category of best tropical music album together with greats of the genre. Get to know in this note all the details you need to know to be able to see the national artist shine in one of the most important galas in the world.
YOU CAN SEE: Tony Succar already has his two Latin Grammys at home
When are the 2022 Grammys?
This Sunday, April 3, the celebration of the 64th edition of the Grammy Awards 2022 will take place at the exclusive MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It will have as guests more than a hundred of the most influential artists and a tribute will be paid to their work.
Who is Tony Succar competing with in the best tropical Latin album category?
Producer Tony Succar presents his work entitled “Live in Peru”, concert recorded live at the National Theater in February 2020 and has 19 songs, which includes dozens of invited national artists such as Gian Marco Zignago, Daniela Darcourt, Grupo 5, Christian Yaipén, César Vega, among others.
The new production contains covers converted into salsa and some of the famous songs that can be heard are: “It will be that you do not love me” by Luis Miguel, “A pure pain” by Son by four, “Uptown funk” by Mark Ronson, and much more. In this way, this album becomes the closest to his roots in his artistic career by mixing the sounds of landó, celebration, salsa and cumbia.
Next, we present you the artists with whom Tony Succar will compete.
Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
Rubén Blades has been one of the great references in tropical music since the 1960s. This time he joins his Panamanian countrymen Roberto Delgado & Orquesta on his new album called “Salswing!”, which unites the best of salsa and jazz. At the end of the year he will start his tour.
Aymee Nuviola
From Havana to the world, the 49-year-old sonera Aymée Nuviola finds herself in the rhythms of the guaracha, the son, the mambo and the charanga. Her most recent work is titled as “Without sauce there is no paradise”, which has led her to be nominated for the fourth time at the Grammys. At the beginning of 2020, she received her first gramophone award in the category of best Latin jazz album for her work “A journey through Cuban music”. In her new production she has the collaboration of Colombian artists Majida Issa and Paula Arena.
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Better known as ‘The Gentleman of Salsa’, the Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa has a long career in the artistic field having five Grammy Awards to his credit and is aware that the salsa genre needs greater diffusion. In this opportunity, he competes with the album “Colegas”, which contains 16 collaborations with other greats such as Tito Nieves, Tito Rojas, Choco Orta, among others.
Grammy Awards 2022 schedule
In Peru, the red carpet of the 2022 Grammys will start at 6:30 pm, while the ceremony will only start at 8:00 pm
Grammys 2022: streaming channel
The television networks TNT, Univisión and CBS will be the official channels that will broadcast the 2022 Grammys around the world. However, you can also find out all the details of the great event here via La República.
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