Juan Luis Guerra to receive honors from recording industry

Dominican singer/songwriter Juan Luis Guerra will receive Person of the Year honors from the Latin Recording Academy (LRA). The 50-year-old musician will be recognized during the Latin Grammys on November 7^th not only for his music but also for his “professional, financial, and cultural” contributions according to a statement from the LRA.

Guerra is a musical jack of all trades whose style blends different types of genres such as salsa, gospel and meringue. Last year he recorded “Bendita Luz” along with famed Mexican rockeros Maná which we include below (video link):

Sources (English)- Los Angeles Times – The Envelope, YouTube

Sources (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa