GLORIA ESTEFAN
PRESENTS HER NEW MUSIC RELEASE ON VIVA FLORIDA
Miami- october 2003- Pina , glamorous host of Viva
Florida, interviewed Gloria Estefan anticipating her most recent
music release: “Unwrapped”.
Pina and Gloria had a lot to talk about in this interview that
in the first few minutes turned into a nice and intimate chat
about their common passion: Miami.
It´s a fact that Gloria Estefan is one of the most important
latin symbols all over Miami.
Her place was worth achieved through hard work and invaluable
passion. And Pina, through her TV Show “Viva Florida”,
has become also a reference without discussion for people willing
to discover the magic and glamour of Miami.
After a six year hiatus, five-time Grammy Award winner, Gloria
Estefan, releases her much-anticipated English language CD titled
"Unwrapped". Many anticipate that this album, which
contains 14 tracks in English and 4 in Spanish, will become
the defining English language CD in her career.
It is already obtaining critical acclaim and Billboard Magazine
considers "Estefan at her full-frontal best." This
week, the first single off "Unwrapped" titled "Wrapped"/"Hoy"
hit the #1 position on the Billboard Latin Charts making this
Gloria's 12th #1 hit. With this chart position, Gloria becomes
the female artist with the most #1 hits on the Billboard Latin
Charts.
"Unwrapped", lyrically resembles a photo album filled
with snap shots of Gloria's life. This is her most personal
work yet. In this album, she taps into her abilities as a songwriter,
producer and singer. She not only wrote most of the lyrics and
music of the eighteen tracks, but also co-produced the entire
CD. The music was recorded live bringing all the musicians and
vocalist to record their takes simultaneously.
Some of the best musicians in the world, including Manu Katache
(Sting & Peter Gabriel's drummer) and El Papa Pastor (Carlos
Vive's bassist) collaborated in this production. Leaving horns
and congas out, a rich fusion of sounds was created. The integration
of unexpected instrumentation such as Andean pan pipes and pedal
steel guitars all while incorporating unique percussion sequences
gives this CD a provocative new sound. Collaborations with world
known recording artists, Stevie Wonder and Chrissie Hynde, add
to the lush and powerful sound of this album.
To further invoke the personal nature of this CD, Gloria's body
is utilized in a very unexpected fashion. Puerto Rican artist
Carlos Betancourt, used her body as a canvas for the album cover,
creating a visually stimulating body of work that further supports
the personal character of this album.
The preview of the special show will be broadcasted on November
for all Latin America and the U.S.A.
Viva Florida broadcast on 22 countries and to more than 25 millions
of viewers through Casa Club TV on Saturdays and sundays on
México & Perú at 10 am & 6.30 pm, on Argentina
and Brasil 12 am & 8.30 pm , on Miami at 11 am & 7.30
pm and on Chile 11 am & 7.30 pm through Direct TV to all
United States through "Direct TV for all" pack on
channel 412 and on Plus Satelital on sundays at 10.30 pm (arg).
Website de Gloria Estefan:
www.gloriaestefan.com
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