Monday, February 7, 2011

ENTERTAINMENT MAVERICK: President of House music


Name him Uncle Louie, the musical maestro or the “Little” Louie Vega. Fact is Louie Vega is the DJ’ that is constantly thanked on an artist’s album copy, the one who has influenced and defined countless other DJ-producers, from today’s brightest stars to those still beat-matching in their bedrooms. In 2008, the Grammy Award-winning DJ, Producer, songwriter, label owner & band leader and tireless champion of House and world music is only getting better; from Latin to Salsa, afro-beat to jazz, hip-hop to classics and all forms of house/dance music the best is yet to come.



This man we known him for years as a member of the Elements of Life Project and also a co-founder of the Masters At Work (MAW).He is a a producer, remixer a DJ and even a successful promoter. In 2006 Vega received a Grammy Award for the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category, with his remix of Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Superfly’.This is the true perfectionist!!! His most biggest hit include Diamond Life and Love will know.


Louie Vega has signed Black Coffee ft Hugh Masekela “We Are One” song on Vega Records which is already out since the end of January. Moreover, the MAW co-founder is part of the Kaya FM family since he started doing mixes for the regional station not so long ago. The DJ, producer and philanthropist joined Kaya FM as a presenter from the 1st of November 2010. Catch his show every saturday from 22:00 to 23:00 on Kaya Fm 95.9




Miami 2007 Louie Vega live at his Beach Party