According
to Latina.com, Aventura
front man Romeo recently
talked to the NY Daily
News about the group,
its latest album and
fatherhood.
When
talking about The Last,
which drops in April,
Romeo explains one song
titled "Gracias"
is dedicated to the
group’s fans. "I
tell them that I’m indebted
to them for their infinite
love," he says.
And with the success
of the album’s first
chart-topping single,
"Por Un Segundo,"
Aventura is clearly
feeling the affection.
Right
now the sexy bachatero
isn’t resting on his
laurels, but he is relaxing
and spending major quality
time with his 8-year-old
son, Alejandro.
"I
try to share a lot with
him," Romeo says.
"I’m like a big
brother to him and I
do that so he feels
like he can talk to
me about anything. Sometimes
parents only want to
set an example and we
forget that children
need to be heard, too."
History
Aventura
is a bachata music group,
based in The Bronx,
New York.
The group was formed
in 1994 by cousins Anthony
(Romeo) and Henry Santos
and brothers Max and
Lenny Santos. They originally
went by the name Los
Tinellers (The Teenagers).
They later decided to
change their name to
Aventura. In 1999, they
released their debut
album Generation Next,
which featured hits
such as No Lo Perdona
Dios and Cuando Volveras.
The song introduced
bachata fans with Aventura's
knack for speaking both
English and Spanish
in their songs. Although
it would receive little
promotion initially,
the album would become
big once their follow-up
was released. In 2002,
We Broke the Rules was
released featuring the
runaway hit Obsesion.
It would first receive
constant airplay in
New York City in the
summer of 2002 on stations
Latino Mix 105.9 and
La Mega 97.9, but the
hit eventually spread
worldwide by the end
of the next year. The
album featured other
hits such as Amor de
Madre, Todavia Me Amas,
and Ensename a Olvidar.
In March 2003, New York
stations started promotion
for the group's third
album Love & Hate
by releasing the first
single La Guerra. Despite
being a decent hit in
New York, the album
became a bigger deal
thanks to its second
single Hermanita in
September 2003. After
months of promotion,
Love & Hate was
finally released later
that month. After promoting
Love & Hate, most
of 2004 was spent in
the recording studio
and on the road.
Aventura would return
in 2005 strongly with
two new singles, La
Boda and Ciego de Amor,
featuring bachata veteran
Antony Santos. In April
2005, God's Project
was released. The album
would have additional
momentum for the rest
of 2005 and the first
half of 2006 with the
next two singles, Ella
y Yo featuring reggaeton
star Don Omar, and Un
Beso. In September 2006,
the single Los Infieles
was released. Three
months later, the single
would be featured in
Aventura's next album,
K.O.B. Live. The second
single Mi Corazoncito
would dominate for all
of 2007, peaking at
#2 on the Hot Latin
Tracks. The next single,
El Perdedor would also
be a top five hit in
early 2008. In September
2008, Aventura would
have an unexpected hit
thanks to a performance
in the Latin Grammy's
Tribute to Jose Jose,
a cover from Jose Jose
titled, Lagrimas. That
single would reach #1
in the Dominican Republic.
A few months later,
promotion for their
upcoming album The Last
began with the single
Por Un Segundo. After
jumping to #2 in early
2009, it would hit paydirt
by reaching #1 on the
Hot Latin Tracks in
late January 2009. Despite
Por Un Segundo already
reaching the top spot,
radio stations are already
playing their second
single, El Desprecio.
Aventura
is one of the most unique
and innovative artists
on the scene today.
After more than ten
years of sparring in
the music business,
these four young, dynamic
guys with a seldom-seen
chemistry continue to
auto-produce soulful,
original music that
gleams with excellence.
They are the first "Bachata-boy
band," the first
band to fuse the essence
of bachata with R &
B, hip hop and other
American pop styles;
the first Bachata band
to perform in English,
Spanish and "Spanglish."
Aventura is also one
of the first bachata
groups to feature songs
that address serious
life situations. One
of their new hit singles,
"Por Un Segundo,"
is Aventura's latest
song of 2009; "El
Desprecio" is also
becoming very big, also,
a new song that not
many people know about
is "Cancion De
Amor"; all three
will be featured in
their next album, "The
Last"
