Antony Santos

Name:  Antony Santos
Place of birth: Dominican Republic

Antony Santos is a Dominican Republican bachata musician. He was born in Villa Vasquez, Monte Cristi Province in Dominican Republic. Santos was the first rural bachatero to reach a mainstream audience in the early 1990s with his hit "Voy pa'lla". Soon after Blas Durán had adopted the electric guitar for the genre, Santos's adoption of soft romantic lyrics was more socially accepted than the bawdy cabaret style common to bachata. He soon became the genre's leading artist and helped move bachata over to the Caribbean Latino mainstream.

Trivia:
Antony Santos was paid an whooping US$90,000 for a single concert in Puerto Rico at the 10,000 seater Roberto Clemente Coliseum on May 12th 2007.He is currently the best paid bachatero in the Dominican Republic.

Santos is known for his role of redefining Bachata music to include romantic music.

Discography:
1991 La Chupadera
1992 La Batalla
1993 Corazon Bonito
1994 Cojelo Ahi
1995 El Mayimbe y Nada Mas 
1996 Sabor Latino
1997 Como Te Voy A Dejar 
1998 Me Muero de Amor 
1999 Enamorado
2001 El Balazo 
2002 Juego de Amor
2003 Sin Ti 
2004 Vuelve Amor
2005 Lloro 
2006 Ay Ven
2007 No Nos Vamos A Olvidar 
2008 Muchos Cambios En El Mundo 
2009 Un Muerto Vivo

By Lourd Vijay
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About the Author: Lourd Vijay is the principal Promoter of Latin culture, music and dance in the Asian Region. He recently stood 10th at the “most Popular Entrepreneur of the year 2009” amongst 180 nominees from across the country. An innovative choreographer and a very able instructor, he is the director of the Lourd Vijay’s Dance Studios (www.lvds.in) in India.