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Henry Mena
7+ albums
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Henry Mena is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who for more than a decade (1992-2003) led the pioneering Rock en Español act La Ruta. Since then he's performed solo to promote his first English-language release, the acoustic EP The Avatar Sessions and the upcoming Beautiful Insults and Compromises. Born in New York City but raised in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Mena was originally a drummer, later switching to bass and singing in various Santiago-area bands. After moving back to NYC and formally switching to guitar, Mena formed La Ruta in 1992. In the latter part of their decade-plus run he was the band's sole songwriter. While his own music has close stylistic ties to both power pop and the singer/songwriter vein, the breadth of Mena's musical interests is quite ample, as evidenced by his work with metal act JLS, latin jazz heavies Sonido Isleno, and electronica artist/producer Nova of Pacha Massive fame. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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