Overview of the events of 2003 in Latin music
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This is a list of notable events in Latin music (i.e., Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking music from Latin America, Europe, and the United States) that took place in 2003.
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Events
Number-ones albums and singles by country
Awards
Albums released
First quarter
January
February
March
Second quarter
April
May
June
Third quarter
July
August
September
Fourth quarter
October
November
December
Day
Title
Artist
Genre(s)
Singles
Label
1
Inevitável
Bruno & Marrone
2
Todas as Coisas e Eu
Gal Costa
Noturno Copacabana
Guinga
9
Hombres de Honor
Grupo Manía
Merengue
"Sube, Sube"
Universal Music Latino
Sigo Siendo Romántico
Mickey Taveras
15
Sobre Nós 2 e O Resto do Mundo
Roberto Frejat
Admirável Chip Novo Pitty
Jeitão de Caboclo
Liu & Léu
22
É Caco de Vidro Puro
Cascabulho
Unknown
Best-selling records
Best-selling albums
The following is a list of the top 10 best-selling Latin albums in the United States in 2003, according to Billboard [ 2]
The following is a list of the top 10 best-performing Latin songs in the United States in 2003, according to Billboard .[ 3]
Deaths
January 17 – Jaime Vivanco [es ] , Chilean jazz pianist and composerJanuary 24 – Sabotage , Brazilian rapperJanuary 25 – Jorge "Lobito" Martínez , Paraguayan guitarist and composer of folk music, 50 (murdered)[ 4] February 1 – Mongo Santamaría , Cuban Latin jazz percussionist, 85[ 5] April 9 – Marcelo Berbel [es ] , Argentine folk composerApril 13 – Raúl Shaw Moreno [es ] , Bolivian performer and composer of bolerosMay 15 – Abilio Bermúdez [es ] , Ecuadorian composerJune 21 – Jorge Pinchevsky [es ] Argentine classical, tango, and rock violinistJune 30 – María Gabriela Epumer [es ] , Argentine rock singer-songwriterJuly 1 – Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio , Spanish singer-songwriter, 63[ 6] July 5
July 13 – Compay Segundo , Cuban musician and member of the Buena Vista Social Club July 16 – Celia Cruz , Cuban salsa singer, 77[ 7] August 5 – Tite Curet Alonso , Puerto Rican salsa composer, 77[ 8] September 1 – Eulalio "Piporro" González , Mexican actor and singer-songwriterNovember 15 – Antonio Tormo [es ] , Argentine folk singerNovember 30 – Eskroto [es ] , Spanish rock singerDecember 2 - Jacinto Pebe Pueyrredón [es ] , Peruvian folk singer
References
^ Gurza, Agustin (4 September 2003). "Juanes Sweeps With 5 Latin Grammys" . Los Angeles Times . Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 29 April 2016 . ^ "Top Billboard Latin 50 Albums" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 12 July 2017 .^ "2003 Year End Charts: Hot Latin Tracks Titles" . Billboard . Retrieved April 11, 2011 .^ "Asesinan con brutalidad al músico "Lobito" Martínez" . abc.com . January 17, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2019 .^ Ratliff, Ben (3 February 2003). "Mongo Santamaria, 85, Influential Jazz Percussionist, Dies" . The New York Times ^ "Ferlosio, Chicho Sánchez (1940-2003)" . June 3, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2019 .^ "Cuban Salsa Queen Celia Cruz Dies" . Billboard . July 16, 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2019 .^ Larry Rohter (February 17, 2009). "A Master of Tropical Music, Recalled With Reverence" . New York Times . Retrieved February 11, 2019 .
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