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Artist
Taino
12+ albums
ReggaetonlatinSouthern Soulblues n soulunder 2000 listeners
about
TAINOs birth name, Joel Bosh was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. At the age of 4 his family then moved to San Juan where he attended school at El Colegio Madre Cabrini. At the the age of 12 his family then moved to the United States at Amherst, Massachusetts where he attended High School and then went on to Busines Administration at the University of Massachusetts UMASS. In his spare time, TAINO worked as a D. J. in some of hippest and most influential clubs in the city saving his earnings to fund his career. In 1991 he organized an event for UMASS where he met his first producer, El filosofo del the rap, (the philosopher of Latin rap) Vico-C, one of Latin raps biggest selling and influential exponent. Vico-C saw the potential in TAINO and clearly recognized his talent as a young Latin rapper. TAINO then teamed up with local DJ producer, Lumberjack who produced his first incursion as a rapper. In 1993 Taino, releases his first debut compact disc produced by Lumberjack under Vico-Cs record label titled TAINO. Selling over 25.000 copies, it included hits like Muevelo and No tomes la pocion, chosen by DESCA to lead its massive television and radio campaign to fight the abuse of teenage drinking and smoking. TAINO was on his road to fame when he was chosen to open the ceremony of Los Premios Cúspide where he also produced and wrote the official song of this event. In 1995, after 2 years of constant touring in Puerto Rico and Latin America with Vico C, TAINO ended his contract with
