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2008
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Hailed
by many critics as the future of Salsa music and
other Latin genres, Huey Dunbar helped
to revitalize the genre and introduce it to a new
generation during his stint as the lead singer of
Dark Latin Groove (DLG). The group's three albums
gained DLG a large following not only among salsa
music fans but listeners across the musical spectrum
as well. After winning two Billboard Latin Music
Awards, DLG amicably split up in 2000 and Dunbar
began a promising solo career. His first album,
Yo Si Me Enamore, was released in 2001 and earned
a gold record for selling over a half-million copies.
With an English-language album in the works in 2003,
Dunbar looked forward to branching out into new
musical styles. As he told an interviewer with the
Salsa Wild website, "I always planned on going
in different directions. I always think it's necessary
for me to not stay on doing the same thing over
because I don't want to get pigeonholed. I don't
want anyone to think that Huey's only good for one
kind of music."
Huey Dunbar
was born on May 15, 1974, and grew up in New York
City, although he also spent time in Puerto Rico.
His mother, an immigrant from Puerto Rico, was an
aspiring opera singer who passed on her love of
music to her son. His father, a native of Jamaica
who enjoyed playing the conga drums, died during
Dunbar's youth. Dunbar's unlikely introduction to
a career in music occurred while he was a student
at Bayside High School in the borough of Queens
in New York City. After seeing a flyer posted for
a talent contest, Dunbar decided to enter by singing
the song "Lately," a hit by the R &
B group Jodeci. Dunbar's rendition of the song impressed
one of the judges, Latin music producer Sergio George.
Being a soloist
also gives Huey the opportunity to pair up in duets
with different artists. On "Yo Sí Me
Enamoré," Huey sings a duet with beautiful
Mexican superstar Lucero who is loved throughout
the world as both actress and singer. The album
features two versions of the scintillating duet,
"Lo Siento," one in pop/ballad and the
other in salsa. The best songwriters and producers
in the business were brought in for the project,
including Kike Santender, Omar Alfanno, Sergio George,
Ray Contreras and Jimmy Greco, Gustavo Marquez,
Alejandero Jaen, and Fernando Osorio.
This new phase of Huey's
career is both exciting and humbling. Huey sees
the album as a reflection of everything he's learned
on the road, and from the countries and people he's
visited. In the end, he recognizes both where his
talent comes from and how he must honor it by expanding
the boundaries of his artistic career. Huey quotes
his music teacher, saying, "You can't take
credit for the talent that God gave you. It's what
you do with it that counts."
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