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Emilio Rolando Villazón Mauleón (b. February 22, 1972, in Mexico City) is a Mexican tenor. He is currently in international demand as an opera singer, and also maintains an active recording career. He has recorded three solo CDs with Virgin Classics and is additionally featured, along with Patrizia Ciofi and Topi Lehtipuu, on the upcoming CD recording of Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm. In August 2005, he sang a highly regarded Alfredo with Anna Netrebko as Violetta Valéry in Verdi's La Traviata at the Salzburg Festival, conducted by Carlo Rizzi and directed...

Rolando Laserie (*Matas, Cuba, 27 August 1923 - †Coral Gables, Florida, USA, 22 November 1998) was a famous Cuban singer whose repertoire consisted of boleros, guarachas and cuban son for the most part. He is famous for his introduction of Cuban colloquialisms into a scene dominated by artists striving to sing in a more "refined" Spanish (both pronunciation and vocabulary-wise). He could interpret any classical or contemporary piece with brilliance. Laserie left Cuba after the revolution and continued his career in the United States. He died in a hospital in Florida at the age of 75. .

La Mancha de Rolando is an Argentine rock band formed in 1991 in Avellanda, province of Buenos Aires. The band includes Carlitos (bass), Conde (piano), Franchie (guitar), Tano (drums), and Manuel "Negro" Quieto (voice and guitar). Their complete discography includes: El cóctel del Tío Pupi (1994), La ley del gomero (1996), Cabaña Ederly (1998), Cintas mágicas (1999), 10 años en la ruta (2000), Animal humano (2000), Primer cemento al palo (2001), Juego de locos (2002), Cintas mágias Vol 2 (2003), Viaje (2004), and Espíritu (2006). .

DJ Rolando (US) Born in the 1970's in southwest Detroit, he grew up in the Hispanic district heavily influenced by his cultural latin rhythms and percussion. Encouraged from an early age by his musician father, he pursued his own interest in music and became well known and respected within the community. It was later when he heard Jeff Mills as "The Wizard" that he discovered the innovative sounds of techno. Through a mutual friend he was introduced to "Mad" Mike Banks and promptly became a member of the enigmatic Underground Resistance crew. Soon his first opportunity came to cross the...