Salsa Magazine Salsa Awards Fan Favorites Luis Chaluisan Editor Maria Hernandez Producer WEPA!
Salsa Magazine A celebration of the world's favorite Latino Artists selected by those who matter the most: THE FANS! Finalists and Complete list of nominees
1. KARIBU EL SON DEL CARIBE 1,389,275 Votes Costa Rica
2. ORQUESTA SIGLO XXI 632,835 Votes Cataño, PR
3. CONJUNTO PUERTO RICO 610,178 Votes Puerto Rico
4. TITO GUADALUPE 552,193 Votes Waterbury, Ct
5. TRINA MEDINA 527,583 Votes Caracas, Venezuela
6. SON DE TIKIZIA 521,734 Votes Costa Rica
7. HURACAN ORQUESTA 453,164 Votes Cali, Colombia
8. LA MAXIMA de MAXIMINO RIVERA 447,121 Votes PR
9. ORQUESTA ESPADA 369,153 Votes Hartford, Ct.
10 EDWIN PABON 331,833 Votes Boston, MA
11. ACHE SONORA 300,121 Votes Bogota, Colombia
12. CLERIKO SALSA 269,841 Votes Buenos Aires, Argentina
13. LEO D`BARRIO 233,127 Votes Cali, Colombia
14. URBANA SALSA CAPITAL 198,462 Votes Colombia
15. MICHAEL STUART 193,147 Votes San Juan, Puerto Rico
16. AMARYLLIS SANTIAGO 181,949 Votes Columbia, Pa
17. CHOCOLATE Y SU ORQUESTA 174,573 Votes Philadelphia
18. CARLOS JIMENEZ 173,860 Votes Yonkers NY
19. WITO COLON 171,956 Votes Puerto Rico
20. FANIA EVOLUTION 166,163 Votes Caracas, Venezuela
21. BAILATINO LA RESISTENCIA SALSERA 152,694 Votes
22. BORICUA LEGENDS 130,739 Votes New York, New York
23. ORQUESTA MADERA NUEVA 120,000 Votes Costa Rica
24. RAFAELITO Y SU TUMBAO 114,732 Votes Munich, Germany
25. ISMAEL MIRANDA 107,748 Votes Caguas, Puerto Rico
26. VICTOR MANUELLE 99,357 Votes Isabela, Puerto Rico
27. ERIK SANCHEZ Y SU ORQUESTA 98,121 Votes Costa Rica
28. JUNIOR GONZALEZ 91,572 + Votes Puerto Rico
29. SALSOCO 91,362 Ponce, Puerto Rico
30. DON PERIGNON 91,126 Votes Puerto Rico
31. TITO NIEVES 90,195 + Votes Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
32. COCOBLUE SALSA BAND 90,121 + Votes Bogota, Colombia
33. TEGO CALDERON 89,737 + Votes Santurce Puerto Rico
34. CHOCO ORTA 89,127 + Votes Brooklyn NY
35. CANO ESTREMERA 87,168 Votes San Juan, Puerto Rico
36. HERMAN OLIVERAS 86,964 Votes Florida, USA
37. TONY TAHE 81,323 Votes Paris, France
38. CONJUNTO IMAGEN 79,189 + Votes N Y NY
39. FAJARDO Jr Y SU ORQUESTA 79,161 Votes New Jersey
40. CONJUNTO CLASICO 77,371 Votes New York, New York
COMPLETE LIST OF FINAL VOTES IN SALSAMAGAZINE.COM SALSA AWARDS 2012
Voting Was Held June 6, 2012-August 31 2012
1. 3ball MTY 26,484 Votes
2. 3D Ritmo de Vida 20,890 Votes
3. 8 Y Mas 35,929 Votes
4. ACHE SONORA 300,121 Votes
5. ADRIAN CISNEROS 37,386 Votes
6. ADRIEL GONZALEZ 18,207 Votes
7. AFINCA'O 26,375 Votes
8. ALBERTO BARROS 38,686 Votes
9. ALEJANDRO Y SUS ONIX 23,850 Votes
10. ALEX DIABLOSON 60,596 Votes
11. ALFONSO GUERRERO Y SU ORQUESTA 16,593 Votes
12. ALVARO GRANOBLES 41,694 Votes
13. AMARYLLIS SANTIAGO 181,949 Votes
14. ANDY CAICEDO 22,859 Votes
15. ANNETTE CARRION 28,885 Votes
16. ARLEY & SU PROYECTO K-LIBRE 118,54 Votes
17. AZUCAR NEGRA 49,596 Votes
18. BAILATINO LA RESISTENCIA SALSERA 152,694 Votes
19. BAILONGO 19,643 Votes
20. BARBARO FINES Y SU ORQUESTA MAYIMBE 49,498 Votes
21. BEATRIZ LOPEZ Y ACHEVEREDE CUBA 27,958 Votes
22. BENICIA 19,760 Votes
23. BERNARDO QUESADA Y RUMBA JAM 30,704 Votes
24. BILLY CARRION 43,807 Votes
25. BIO RITMO 43,642 Votes
26. BLOQUE 53 21,840 Votes
27. BOBBY RIVAS 56,937 Votes
28. BORICUA LEGENDS 130,739 Votes
29. BORY PA 26,866 Votes
30. BRIAN MICHAEL 8,943 Votes
31. BUIKA NEW AFRO SPANISH GENERATION 36,121 Votes
32. BUITRAGO 13,057 Votes
33. CALAMBUCO 38,121 Votes
34. CALLE 13 43,958 Votes
35. CANO ESTREMERA 87,168 Votes
36. CARLITOS ROMERO 14,697 Votes
37. CARLOS CASCANTE Y SU TUMBAO 25,378 Votes
38. CARLOS D'CASTRO 37,967 Votes
39. CARLOS JIMENEZ 173,860 Votes
40. CARLOS KALUNGA 14,987 Votes
41. CARLOS MOJICA & SONIDO CRIMINAL 5,131 Votes
42. CARLOS PENA Y SU SALSA SWING 5,554 Votes
43. CARLOS POLO 22,962 Votes
44. CARLOS ROSARIO 33,849 Votes
45. CAROLINA LA O 11,121 Votes
46. CASIMIRO RODRIGUEZ 52,967 Votes
47. CHARANGOA 32,332 Votes
48. CHINO RAMOS Y SU ORQUESTA 30,843 Votes
49. CHOCO ORTA 89,127 Votes
50. CHOCOLATE Y SU ORQUESTA 174,573 Votes
51. CHOCQUIBTOWN 37,482 Votes
52. CINDY BRADLEY 27,312 Votes
53. CITA RODRIGUEZ 28,000 Votes
54. CLANDESKINA ORQUESTA 34,000 Votes
55. CLERIKO SALSA 269,841 Votes
56. COCOBLUE SALSA BAND 90,121 Votes
57. CONCEPTO SABOR 15,196 Votes
58. CONJUNTO CLASICO 77,371 Votes
59. CONJUNTO IMAGEN 79,189 Votes
60. CONJUNTO IMPACTO 33,121 Votes
61. CONJUNTO PUERTO RICO 610,178 Votes
62. COSA NUESTRA DE TITO MANRIQUE 15,783 Votes
63. CRISTIAN GONZALEZ Y ORQUESTA BOHEMIA 32,471 Votes
64. CUBANOSON 41,174 Votes
65. DAVID MURRAY CUBAN ENSEMBLE 44,375 Votes
66. DIANA 12,185 Votes
67. DISLOCADOS 22,638 Votes
68. DON PERIGNON Y LA PUERTORRIQUENA 91,126 Votes
69. DS THE EVOLUTION 26,793 Votes
70. E'REAL 26,759 + 15,300 Votes
72. EDGARD NEVAREZ 21,000 Votes
73. EDWIN PABON 331,833 Votes
74. EDWIN RIVERA 18,452 Votes
75. EL CHACAL 13,946 Votes
76. EL MAESTRO SEDA 43,687 Votes
77. EL NORO Y LA TRIBU 25,121 Votes
78. ELAINE ELIAS 17,881 Votes
79. ELENA PEACH 13,893 Votes
80. ESPERANZA SALSA 13,073 Votes
81. EVA AYLLON 37,732 Votes
82. FABIAN ALMAZAN TRIO 21,273 Votes
83. FABIAN TORRES 36,194 Votes
84. FABIO GIANNI & LATIN SOUND MACHINE 17,333 Votes
85. FAJARDO JR. Y SU ORQUESTA 79,161 Votes
86. FANIA EVOLUTION 166,163 Votes
87. FERNANDO CALLE Y LA ORQUESTA LA LLAVE 16,837 Votes
88. FLAVIO SANGUINETTI 13,285 Votes
89. FRANKIE MORALES 38,158 Votes
90. FRANKIE RUIZ JR 64,127 Votes
91. FRANKIE VASQUEZ 26,195 Votes
92. FRANKLIN VELOZ 12,738 Votes
93. FROYBER´S CALIBRE ORQUESTA 16,636 Votes
94. GABO F. SALSA 19,174 Votes
95. GAITANES 21,267 Votes
96. GERLEY 19,111 Votes
97. GONZALO Y LOS PRINCIPES DE LA SALSA 12,932 Votes
98. GRUPO ARCANO 22,852 Votes
99. GRUPO BAKKAN 42,953 Votes
100. GRUPO MANGO 16,131 Votes
101. GRUPO SALSAFON 34,538 Votes
102. H.M.A SALSA JAZZ ORCHESTRA 25,121 Votes
103. HAROLD SAA 37,957 Votes
104. HENRY SANTOS 47,942 Votes
105. HERENCIA SALSERA 34,153 Votes
106. HERMAN OLIVERA 86,964 Votes
107. HURACAN ORQUESTA 453,164 Votes
108. ISMAEL MIRANDA 107,748 Votes
109. ISSAC DELGADO 28,125 Votes
110. JAIME ANDRES GOMEZ 12,867 Votes
111. JENNY COLON 20,132 Votes
112. JERRY GONZALEZ Y LOS COMANDOS DE LA CLAVE 39,836 Votes
113. JESUS "CHUTI" SERRANO 21,848 Votes
114. JHON SILVA 33,936 Votes
115. JIMMY SAA 52,741 Votes
116. JOE COLLADO 35,927 Votes
117. JOHNNY RAY 49,335 Votes
118. JOHNNY RIVERA 31,936 Votes
119. JOHNNY ROJAS 22,752 Votes
120. JOSE LUGO Y GUASABARA 16,067 Votes
121. JOSE LUIS ORDI 3,141 Votes
122. JOSE PIPO PENALVER 31,627 Votes
123. JOSE RAUL "LIPS" MORALES 62,842 Votes
124. JUAN LUIS GUERRA 37,373 Votes
125. JUNIOR GONZALEZ 91,572 Votes
126. JUNIOR JEIN 12,119 Votes
127. KARIBU EL SON DEL CARIBE 1,389,275 Votes
128. KEVIN CEBALLO 26,131 Votes
129. LA 33 26,131 Votes
130. LA CAMERATA ROMEU 15,193 Votes
131. LA CHARANGA HABANBERA 19,121 Votes
132. LA CHARANGA MODERNA CANTA WILLITO OTERO 36,174 Votes
133. LA EXCELENCIA 16,736 Votes
134. LA FIEBRE 18,173 Votes
135. LA JOYCE 16,121 Votes
136. LA MAS ORQUESTA 43,151 Votes
137. LA MAXIMA de MAXIMINO RIVERA 447,121 Votes
138. LA NEGRAMENTA 15,121 Votes
139. LA SALSERA SOL 37,473 Votes
140. LA SONORA LIBRE 17,912 Votes
141. LA SUCURSAL SA 16,001 Votes
142. LA ZONA 31,423 Votes
143. LEO D`BARRIO 233,127 Votes
144. LETTY SANDOVAL 13,000 Votes
145. LISANDRO TORRES Y SU ORQUESTA 43,123 Votes
146. LISETT MORALES LA MULATA DEL SABOR 61,937 Votes
147. LOS CHARLY'S ORCHESTRA 3,392 Votes
148. LOS CONQUISTADORES DE LA SALSA 22,127 Votes
149. LOS HERMANOS LOVO 42,111 Votes
150. LOS MUERTOS DE SIEMPRE 23,728 Votes
151. LOS VIGILANTES 13,173 Votes
152. LOWER EAST SALSA 15,128 Votes
153. LUCIA PULIDO 15,741 Votes
154. LUCKY 7 MAMBO 26,573 Votes
155. LUCRECIA 55,374 Votes
156. LUIS DISLA 24,264 Votes
157. LUIS ENRIQUE 32,927 Votes
158. LUIS GARCIA Y SU FRENTE UNIDO 14,146 Votes
159. LUIS GONZALEZ Y SU ORQUESTA 56,538 Votes
160. LUISITO CARRION 77,173 Votes
161. MAITE HONTELE 55,317 Votes
162. MAMBO LEGENDS ORCHESTRA 54,173 Votes
163. MARIANO CÍVICO 17,231 Votes
164. MARINA HEREDIA 14,831 Votes
165. MARK & NANDY 51,294 Votes
166. MARK WEINSTEIN 55,942 Votes
167. MARLOW ROSADO 44,836 Votes
168. MATOTUMBA 52,138 Votes
169. MAURO CASTILLO 37,428 Votes
170. MELENA LA RUMBERA 13,159 Votes
171. MERCADONEGRO 46,193 Votes
172. MICHAEL MOSSMAN 29,426 Votes
173. MICHAEL STUART 193,147 Votes
174. MICHEL MAZA 22,572 Votes
175. MICHELLE BRAVA 41,637 Votes
176. MIGUEL ADORN 22,936 Votes
177. MIGUEL MARTINEZ AND CORAZON SUR 14,131 Votes
178. MIGUELITO LAMORTÉ & THE CHINO NUÑEZ ORCHESTRA 4,137 Votes
179. MIKATA 1,000 Votes 15,146 Votes
180. MILES PEÑA 44,723 Votes
181. MIMI IBARRA 30,485 Votes
182. MOISE GONZALEZ 17,131 Votes
183. N SAMBLE 14,736 Votes
184. NAYIBE LA GITANA 35,273 Votes
185. NEGROSON ORQUESTA 13,384 Votes
186. NELSON BELLO & THE CT LATIN JAZZ PROJECT 32,736 Votes
187. NESTOR PACHECO Y LA GUATACA 24,121 Votes
188. NESTOR TORRES 48,163 Votes
189. NG LA BANDA FEAT CUBAN STARS 18,134 Votes
190. OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS 20,173 Votes
191. ORESTES VILATO 69,162 Votes ?
192. ORLANDO ORTIZ 14,158 Votes
193. ORQUESTA AFINKE 12,628 Votes
194. ORQUESTA CHEKERE 20,485 Votes
195. ORQUESTA CLANDESTINA 22,152 Votes
196. ORQUESTA D'CACHE 68,321 Votes ?
197. ORQUESTA DYNNASTIA 15,134 Votes
198. ORQUESTA EL MACABEO 55,145 Votes
199. ORQUESTA ESPADA 369,153 Votes
200. ORQUESTA GALANTE 12,375 Votes
201. ORQUESTA INMENSIDAD 15,163 Votes
202. ORQUESTA LA CRITICA 9,131 Votes
203. ORQUESTA LA GUATEKERA 30,127 Votes
204. ORQUESTA LA SOLUCION 66,173 Votes
205. ORQUESTA LOS SOPRANOS 17,173 Votes
206. ORQUESTA MADERA NUEVA 121,664 Votes
207. ORQUESTA NELSON CANDELA 22,173 Votes
208. ORQUESTA OPA OPA 74,163 Votes
209. ORQUESTA SALSA RUMBA 26,152 Votes
210. ORQUESTA SIGLO XXI 632,835 Votes
211. ORQUESTA SON CANNEY 13,916 Votes
212. OSVIL 32,142 Votes
213. PAPAGOFIO JR. Y SU PODER 53,825 Votes
214. PAULO FG 31,163 Votes
215. PEDRITO CALVO JUNIOR 12,737 Votes
216. PELUSA & LA BANDA CARAMBA 51,316 Votes
217. PEPE Y SU ORQUESTA 22,274 Votes
218. PEQUEÑO JOHNNY Y EL CARTEL 8,119 Votes
219. PIBO MARQUEZ Y SU DESCARGA CRIOLLA 19,164 Votes
220. PORFI BALOA 24,152 Votes
221. PRINCE ROYCE 45,123 Votes
222. QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL WITH THE COMBO BÁRBARO 22,172 Votes
223. RAFA PEREZ 29,634 Votes
224. RAFAEL DE JESUS 55,923 Votes
225. RAFAELITO Y SU TUMBAO 114,732 Votes
226. RAFI MARRERO Y SU ORQUESTA 14,128 Votes
227. RAFY NIEVES 13,173 Votes
228. RALPH IRIZARRY & LOS VIEJOS DE LA SALSA 27,163 Votes
229. RANDY PLAZA 54,127 Votes
230. RAQUEL ZOZAYA 8,173 Votes
231. RAY CARRION LATIN JAZZ ALL STARS 13,123 Votes
232. RAY GONZALEZ Y SU ORQUESTA 51,213 Votes
233. RAY SANTANA 32,127 Votes
234. RENZO PADILLA 14,638 Votes
235. RICA OBSESION 9,163 Votes
236. RICHARD LÓPEZ 20,351 Votes
237. RICKY LUIS 44,834 Votes
238. RITA INDIANA 59,126 Votes
239. RITMO MACHINE (ERIC BOBO + LATIN BITMAN) 2,121 Votes
240. ROBERTO FONSECA 23,372 Votes
241. ROBERTO RONDENA (Roberto D'Milan) 42,263 Votes
242. ROBERTO SANTAMARIA 52,173 Votes
243. ROLANDO SANCHEZ 13,173 Votes
244. RON RENAISSANCE 42,926 Votes
245. RUMBANKETE 32,173 Votes
246. RUMBEROS DEL CALLEJON 29,373 Votes
247. SABOR Y CONTROL 14,737 Votes
248. SALSA CELTICA 33,121 Votes
249. SALSOCO 91,362 Votes
250. SAMMY GARCIA Y EL SABOR DE PUERTO RICO 42,426 Votes
251. SANCHEZ Y SU ORQUESTA (ERICK SANCHEZ) 98,121 Votes
252. SANTIAGO ALL STARS 26,019 Votes
253. SARGENTO GARCIA 32,073 Votes
254. SEGUIDA 12,836 Votes
255. SOLER-BARRERA MADAGASCAR TRIO 32,174 Votes
256. SON COMO SON 42,743 Votes
257. SON DE CALI 29,531 Votes
258. SON DE TIKIZIA 521,734 Votes
259. SON DEL PUEBLO 15,152 Votes
260. SONIDO URBANO 19,337 Votes
261. SONORA SANJUANERA 8,364 Votes
262. SUSIE HANSEN 44,126 Votes
263. TEGO CALDERON 89,737 Votes
264. TELMARY 32,163 Votes
265. THE PURGE EFFECT 42,527 Votes
266. TITO GUADALUPE 552,193 Votes
267. TITO MANRIQUE & COSA NUESTRA 32,437 Votes
268. TITO MURILLO & SU ORQUESTA 23,374 Votes
269. TITO NIEVES 90,195 Votes
270. TONY J MESSINA 17,845 Votes
271. TONY SUCCAR 58,975 Votes
272. TONY TAHE 81,323 Votes
273. TRINA MEDINA 527,583 Votes
274. TROMBORANGA ORQUESTA 6,164 Votes
275. TUMBAO CLASICO 22,737 Votes
276. URBANA SALSA CAPITAL 198,462 Votes
277. VICTOR MANUELLE 99,357 Votes
278. VILLARINY SALSA PROJECT 58,164 Votes
279. VIRGY 12,227 Votes
280. WILLIAMSBURG SALSA ORCHESTRA 28,163 Votes
281. WILLIE MUÑOZ Y SU ORQUESTA 26,163 Votes
282. WILLIE PANAMA 48,735 Votes
283. WILLY GARCIA 29,784 Votes
284. WILLY MENTO AND NETO SORPRESA 11,963 Votes
285. WIRO Y SABOR 12,634 Votes
286. WITO COLON 171,956 Votes
287. YACO 42,164 Votes
288. YOKO MIMATA 27,121 Votes
289. YUCID EL SOBRINO 12,945 Votes
290. YURE BUENAVENTURA 31,563 Votes
