Emotional: Fidel Nadal and "Emocionado"

Today's random tune is a reggae song by Fidel Nadal. An Afro-Argentinian reggae musician and songwriter, Nadal is credited as a pioneer of Latin American reggae as well as underground punk/hardcore in Argentina. Born into an academic and artistic family that was also on the front lines of social justice for black Argentines, Nadal was influenced early by blues and jazz. He became very inspired in both his music and ideology by Rastafarianism and Bob Marley. His first band, Todos Tus Muertos, mixed reggae, punk and hip hop and became very successful in Argentina in the late 1980s and through the 1990s. During the 1990s he also formed the reggae band Lumumba. He went solo in 2001, and decided to focus purely on reggae with a rastafarian image and style. He has had several hits, received several Latin Grammy's and in 2009 his hit International Love was featured on the FIFA Trax section of EA Sports FIFA 10 sports video game. He continues to record and tour solo as well with reconstituted bands Todos Tus Muertos and Lumumba. This song, Emocionado, is from his 2007 album of the same name.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidel_Nadal