Independiente (Ricardo Arjona album)
Independiente is the thirteenth Spanish-language studio album by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona, released on 23 September 2011. Recorded in the United States and Mexico, it was produced by Arjona with Dan Warner, Carlos Cabral "Junior", Lee Levin and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Tommy Torres. The album—the first independent release by Arjona after he was signed by Sony Music in 1993 and Warner Music in 2008—was issued by his own label, Metamorfosis.
Arjona in a 2009 Miami performance
Arjona performing in Santiago de Chile
Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales, known as Ricardo Arjona, is a Guatemalan-Mexican singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold. He is often called El bajito de sal, thanks to his breakthrough success with his fourth studio album, which bears the same name. His music ranges from ballads to Latin pop, rock, pop rock, Cuban music, and more recently a cappella performances and a mixture of Tejano music and Norteño music, and Latin sounds. Arjona is noted for his lyrical style, and often addresses topics such as love, sexuality, violence, racism and immigration.
Ricardo Arjona in Miami, Florida
Ricardo Arjona honoured in 2012 by former President of Argentina and then-Buenos Aires city mayor, Mauricio Macri.
Fans and critics noted connections between the lyrics of "Mesías" and the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, resulting in an FBI investigation.
Ricardo Arjona in Laredo, Texas, during Quinto Piso Tour.