Sol by Hélios González (Album Cover, all rights reserved.)
I admire young Latinos living their full potential and creating incredible works of art. In my continuous support of Latino artists, I’d like to showcase the music of someone I recently started following on Twitter: Hélios González. I listened to Hélios‘ album Sol and truly enjoyed the music. You can feel the talent in every note and the overall musical project is impressive. I am not the most knowledgable person out there when it comes to Latin popular music, but Hélios has opened my mind a bit. I really liked each of the five tracks on Hélios’ album with my top two favorites being Deja el Alma and Sol. You can sample all of the tracks on SoundCloud.
For his first album, Hélios sought to provide something different. “We wanted to offer something new and refreshing,” Hélios says in his bio. “Many have said the same, but just follow the same rules that have always existed in Latin pop. We wanted to break the mold, and I think we did.”
Hélios is supported by respected producers Alfredo Cevallos and Mike Swittel. This talented duo has participated in productions of some of the greatest Latino musicians including Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera and Puerto Rican flutist Nestor Torres (with whom they won a Latin Grammy,) among many other artists.
Hélios González was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. He later moved to the island of Puerto Rico where he honed his musical talent. Today Hélios lives in Miami promoting his music to the Latino masses. Hélios is living his dream and I am happy to help promote the music of a fellow Boricua.
So take a listen, hear what Latin pop music is today. Support a Latino artist. Buy a iTune or/and share this post.
