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Yours truly got all dressed up for the Latin Grammy awards, even the part that they don’t show on television, the pre-telecast, where about 90% of awards are given out. And I’m not just talking about catagories for designing the cover of your favorite cd, I’m talking good music here like salsa, merengue, cumbia, rock, alternative, flamenco, samba and I could go on and on but I’ll let the categories speak for themselves as I go through them.

Vos Veis, whose nomination I wasn’t exactly excited about, ended up winning two awards. One for their heartwarming (if you like that sort of thing) video navideno, Ven a Mi Casa esta Navidad and the other for Best Children’s Album, Como se Llega a Belen. Vos Veis is the first Venezuelan group to win a Latin Grammy, ever! So big ups to Venezuela. Backstage the band said that they were working on a more poppy/rock record.

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