There are also many other Panamanian
artists of different musical genders known at a national and
international level. The best are:
Rubén
Blades:
 With
his "salsa" style (generic) he has won four Grammys
and eight gold records. His famous songs are: Pedro Navaja,
Patria, Buscando Guayaba, Plástico, Maestra Vida, La
Rosa de los Vientos, Decisiones, Desapariciones, Todos Vuelven,
Agua de la Luna, Caminando, among other hits. Today, Rubén
Blades is the Minister of Tourism of Panama.
Omar
Alfanno:
 Internationally
renowned composer born in Santiago de Veraguas (Panama). Some
artists who have recorded compositions of Omar Alfanno are:
Marc Anthony, Willie Colón, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Celia
Cruz, Tony Vega, Jerry Rivera, Olga Tañón, Cheo
Feliciano, Oscar De León, El Gran Combo, Tito Nieves,
Grupo Chaney, among others. Omar Alfanno also stands out as
record producer, his most important product being with the
group Son by Four, their hit "A Puro Dolor" was
#1 during 20 weeks in the Hot Latin Tracks of the Billboard
magazine, breaking all records. Omar Alfanno has 16 gold records,
39 platinum records for the sales obtained on the records
containing his hits.
Danilo
Pérez:
 Extraordinary
Panamanian pianist and composer. The distinctive mixture of
Pan-American Jazz (includes the music of the Americas and
the Panamanian folklore) has given him an international recognition
and a loyal audience in all the continents of the world. He
has been several times nominated to the Grammy’s. In
2002, he received a nomination from the Jazz Journalist Association
as “Best Pianist of the Year”. The objective of
the Danilo Pérez Foundation is to coordinate, promote
and organize in the City of Panama, the “Panama
Jazz Festival”, a high quality event representing
a cultural and touristic attraction for Panama and turning
it, during the days of the event, in the Latin America jazz
mecca.
Los
Rabanes:
 Son
una banda de rock punk/alternativo son originales de la Ciudad
de Chitré (Provincia de Herrera). El 22 de julio de 2003 su
CD "Money Pa' Qué" fue nominado al Grammy Latino
en las categorías de Mejor Album Rock por un Dúo o Grupo y
Mejor ingeniería de grabación para un Album. Este excelente
grupo de rock panameño llevan hasta el momento cinco discos;
entre sus canciones favoritas están: La Pastilla del Amor,
Everybody, Bam Bam, Money, My Commanding Wife, Perfidia, de
Colores, Por que te fuiste Benito, entre otras.
Samy y Sandra Sandoval:
 The
Sandoval siblings come from a small town in the Province of
Herrera named Monagrillo. They play “pindin” which
is a folkloric Panamanian rhythm. They have had much success
in Panama, with ten record productions. Among their most popular
songs are: Descarada, Mentiroso, Gallina Fina, Búscate
otra, Mejor Sola, Hasta que el Cuerpo Aguante, to mention
some.
Plena (Panamanian Reggae):
In this gender of “plena” singers, the most famous
are: Match and Daddy, Principal, Mr. Fox, Danger Man, Jimmy
Bad Body, Comando Tiburón, El Rookie, Jr. Ranks, Kafu
Banton, Don Omar and Japanese.
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