Carlos Vives
Pop Latino
The next Carlos Vives concert is scheduled for Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, United States. See all 3 upcoming concerts
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About Carlos Vives
Hometown
Santa Marta, Departamento del Magdalena, Colombia
Born
August 7, 1961
Genre
Pop Latino
The man who took Colombia's cherished ancestral sounds around the world, Carlos Vives is one of Latin music's greatest and most beloved stars, with iconic hits such as “Pa' Mayte” and “La Gota Fría” etched into the songbook of Spanish-language classics. The famed singer and actor was born in Santa Marta in 1961, growing up on Colombia's Caribbean coast before relocating to Bogotá at 12. He became a popular telenovela actor throughout the ‘80s, launching a ballad-oriented recording career in tandem with his rising dramatic star. However, after portraying vallenato composer Rafael Escalona in a telenovela of the same name, Vives began fusing Colombian roots instruments like accordion and gaitas with glossy pop production, releasing Clásicos de la Provincia (1993) and La Tierra del Olvido (1995) to enormous acclaim. He would also inject rock music with Tropicália flair in 2004 with El Rock de Mi Pueblo, while in the next decade, reggaetón collaborations with Sebastián Yatra and Shakira introduced the exuberant legend to a new generation of fans.
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