Member Since: 9/8/2006
Band Website: anaalicia.com
Band Members: Solo Artist
Influences: My biggest influence was my dad playing the guitar everyday in my house since I could remember. I could name drop artist who I have never met but admire their music, but I believe that art is life and that the best singers, actors, rappers, painters, are somewhere doing something else because they got trapped in the cycle of life. But I will not avoid the question and name some artist who have and keep on inspiring me. In truth there are soo many, where do I begin. I'll start with my genre. I love Pitbull, being able to flip it in English and Spanish with his impeccable animated, feel good flow. I love Yankee but the songs on his albums with lyrical deep content, I mean "Gasolina" is radio, but I think he's so much more than that, I love his analogies, he's very poetic. Tego Calderons tone is so chill and cool, he's timing is impressive, he makes music seem effortless. Don Omar pain and deep side kill me. I know how hard it is to be in a male dominated industry. So to the first Latin female rapper in my eyes who is so raw, Ivy Queen really gave a female point of view without playing us, tough but with heart, I have nothing but the utmost respect for her. I also love Mala Rodriguez, when I saw her perform in L.A. a couple years ago, I was so inspired. At that time I was like that's point C, I'm at point A,where do I get the B.? I could go on and on about people I feel, I could really go into genres and start describing everybody and what I love from them, but I'll leave you with a couple more names instead: Silvio Rodriguez,Juan Gabriel, Joan Sebastian, Marco Antonio Solis, Lauren Hill, Eve, Bebe, Bobby Mcferen, Henry Manzini, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Armando Manzanero, Mana,Shakira, Soraya, Da' Brat, Tupac, Los Tucanes, Alejandro Fernandez, N.W.A., Buena Vista Social Club, Yerba Buena, Calle 13,Too short, Sugar Hill Gang, Montez de Durango, Mobb Deep, Tierra Blanca,Jay Z, Eminem, I really could go on for pages and pages. Music has become my life and it's like candy to me, every time I listen to new stuff, I'm so intrigued. I am influenced by so many different cultures; better yet I am influenced by the sounds of humanity. I've gotten to fall in love with the kid in some unnamed city, the ones who formed my backbone; he and she are the why behind, the art staying alive. So I thank them, because they have been my biggest influence!
Record Label: Univision Music Group
Type of Label: Major