A fun, flavorful mix of Salsa and Cumbia.

10 MP3 Songs
LATIN: Salsa, LATIN: General



Details:
Twenty-one year old Jenna Martinez has appeared throughout the Southwest, and has released her third album "Esa" featuring the music of Argentinean composer, Amadeo.
Jenna has recently completed recording the full length album with Engineer Hal Fitzgerald at Maximedia Studios in Dallas, TX. Featured artists include Andy Timmons (Lead and Rythm Guitar), Mike Medina (Electric Bass/Percussion), Jorge Jinorio (Percussion), Brian Piper (Piano), Lee Tamboulian (Accordion), and Keith Jordan (Trumpet).

Withing the last 3 years, Jenna has already received 4 awards, Female Vocalist of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Vocal Duo of the Year and Salsa Tropical Song of the Year for one of the songs on the album "Esa.".

â¦for the Album ESA, the following songs were nominated in different categories: MUCHA MUJER, DE LA BOCA PARA AFUERA, VAS A PAGAR, CORAZON, CORAZON. She was awarded SALSA TROPICAL SONG OF THE YEAR for âCORAZON, CORAZON!"

Below are some comments made from serveral magazines and newspaper features in reference to the Esa Album:

Known for her strong vocal quality and stage presence, her transformation updates her image and sound to compliment many of the top US Latino record artists with urban and worldly beats rounding out her new soundâ¦
â¦The tropical hints delight the listenerâs palette and leaves the listener completely satisfiedâ¦
Norteño Magazine(2005)


â¦Esa set's the tone for the artist's first attempt at reaching the international Latino music market with beats and style reminiscent of Miami Sound Machine. Dancers and Latin music aficionados alike will experience the unexpected twist, the album's trademark, of multiple intermingling styles in the course of a single song. Santa Fe New Mexican (2005)


ABOUT THE ALBUM "ESA"

Now Iâm gonna be honest, I donât know as much Spanish as I should or sometimes claim to, but when I was listening to these songs I was understanding!! And not only that, but itâs as if they were songs that I had written. It was like my diary, but in Spanish with music! Some of the songs sound like a hurt woman full of hate for the man who broke her heart like "Vas A Pagar," or "Mucha Mujer." Then there are the songs that are pure heartbreak songs like "Si Me Dejaras," "Prisionera de Tu Amor," and a playful little song called "De La Boca Para Afuera," which pretty much says âI know what you said, but you donât mean it so Iâm gonna stick around anyway.â Then those songs that are like pep talks to yourself, to just forget, be strong and move on like, "Corazon," "Olvidalo," and "Esa." Then just to complete the list of songs thereâs âCon Elâ which is pretty much giving some other girl the ok to put the movida on the ex, and "Como Le Digo," which is about âmeâ wanting to trade in âmy guyâ for his best friend.

Like I said, itâs all over the place, but thatâs how people are! No one can deny it and everyone goes through it at least once. I received these songs at a time when I was all over the place trying to understand what love was all about. Itâs like I wanted to hate not just the person who broke my heart, but the emotion itself. But those proved IMPOSSIBLE! âLove sucks, itâs stupid,â is what I told everyone, but I didnât think that at all!! I was just putting on a show so I could look tough. Thatâs what people do. The way I see it, if you are completely over something, itâs no longer a part of your life, you have no emotion for it. Hate is an emotion. I think itâs more of a cover-up word for a forbidden passion. So in a way, these are love songs! You always hate something you want, something you donât posses. I was trying my hardest to recover from this heartbreak and it was so easy for me to relate to these songs, therefore it was easy to sing them because itâs what I felt, I really think you can hear that connection when you listen to them. Itâs so cool to be so connected to these songs when I didnât even write them, cuz it makes me think âhow many other people can connect to them the way I did?â

This album is important, not only because itâs my first CD that I will introduce to the world and try to make it further with, but because these songs are mine! I hope you enjoy them!
Besos,
Jenna