NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that legendary Latin rapper singer-songwriter and
actor Tego Calderon will sit down in
front of a live studio audience of SiriusXM listeners on
Thursday, February 12 for its series
"SiriusXM ICONOS," intimate gatherings with iconic Latin musicians,
entertainers and ambassadors of Latino culture.
"SiriusXM ICONOS with Tego
Calderon" will feature the Latin Hip Hop pioneer discussing
everything from his early and current musical influences, his life
in music, thoughts on the genre, and his first album in eight
years, El Que Sabe, Sabe. Known for lyrics with a
heavy focus on the reality of urban life, his style of Latin urban
has catapulted and maintained him at the top of the genre drawing
influences from other genres including salsa, dancehall, and
hip-hop.
"SiriusXM ICONOS with Tego
Calderon," which will take place Thursday, February 12, will air simultaneously on
Friday, February 27 at 4:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Caliente channel 150 and
SiriusXM Flow Nacion channel 506.
"Tego Calderon's in a true
pioneer of Latin Hip Hop and we are excited to welcome him to our
SiriusXM studios once again," said Trinity Colon, Vice
President of Music Programming, SiriusXM. "Our 'ICONOS' event
will be a great opportunity for the lucky fans and subscribers to
hear from him firsthand about his music and the direction of the
genre."
After the broadcast, "SiriusXM ICONOS with Tego Calderon" will be available on SiriusXM On
Demand for subscribers listening on smartphones and other mobile
devices or online at siriusxm.com.
Born in Puerto Rico,
Tego Calderon grew up in a household
that exposed him to different types of music including salsa, Latin
pop, and jazz setting him on a path to creating a style all his
own. In 2002, Calderon launched El Abayarde, his
debut and first full-length album becoming an instant success
selling over 50,000 copies during its first month. In 2004 he
released El Enemy de los Guasíbiri in 2004 and his unique
voice was featured in remixes of Usher's "Yeah," Fat Joe's
"Lean Back," and N.O.R.E.'s
"Oye Mi Canto." Looking to expand
beyond reggaeton, Calderon declared the release of his album The
Underdog/El Subestimado "a musical journey through the
Afro-Caribbean culture." His latest album, El Que Sabe, Sabe
was released February 3.
The SiriusXM Latino channel lineup features ten exclusive
commercial-free music channels covering a wide variety of music
genres, including Caliente (tropical, channel 150),
Rumbon (classic salsa, channel 533), Flow Nacion
(Latin hip-hop and Reggaeton, channel 506), La Kueva (rock
en español, channel 540), Viva (contemporary pop, channel
500), La Mezcla (top hits in English and Spanish, channel
148), Aguila (regional Mexican, channel 151), Caricia
(classic ballads in English and Spanish, channel 523),
Latidos (romantic love songs from the 90s to today, channel
520), Luna (Latin jazz, channel 530) and more.
Listeners can register for a 30-day trial and listen to
these channels on smartphones and other mobile devices as well as
online at www.siriusxm.com.
For more information, please visit www.siriusxm.com/latino and
www.tegocalderon.com.
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