{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-espaillat-congressional-hispanic-caucus-nominate-33-latino-songs-inclusion", "REP. ESPAILLAT, CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS NOMINATE 33 LATINO SONGS FOR INCLUSION IN NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY", "2022-11-30", "2022", "2022-11", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Adriano Espaillat", "E000297", "espaillat.house.gov", "espaillat", "https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, CHC Vice Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz (CA-36) led the CHC in nominating 33 works by Latino artists for inclusion in the Library of Congress\u2019s National Recording Registry.\n\n\u201cThe National Recording Registry\u2019s very existence speaks to the importance of music and broadcast in American culture and society. Music brings people from all different backgrounds together, and Latino music has had an indelible influence across the American music spectrum on every genre from jazz, rhythm and blues, country, pop, and hip-hop. Yet, Latino contributions in music have been insufficiently recognized,\u201d the members wrote in their nomination letter. \u201cAs an art, the diversity of the Latino sound can be heard in every measure and resonates with every beat\u2026These songs were selected with feedback from the public, and they reflect the diversity of Latino identities, histories, and geographies. We hope you will give each of these songs listed below careful consideration and that we will see many of them included in the National Recording Registry.\u201d\n\nThe National Recording Registry is the nation\u2019s preeminent archive of recorded sound. Established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Registry is intended to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that have cultural, historic, or aesthetic significance to life in the United States. On an annual basis, the National Recording Preservation Board selects 25 recordings to add to the registry and preserve in the Library of Congress. The Registry currently contains 600 works, of which just 23 (3.8%) were recorded by Latino artists.\n\nThe works nominated by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus were drawn from hundreds of public suggestions submitted through social media. The list was crafted to highlight artists with no prior songs on the Registry and works were intentionally chosen to represent the diversity of the Latino experience \u2014 including Spanish-language and bilingual tracks, tracks from Afro-Latino/a and LGBTQ+ Latino/a artists, and artists from across the Latino diaspora.\n\nThe full CHC list of nominations to the National Recording Registry is as follows:\n\n\u00b7 Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (canci\u00f3n) por Freddy Fender (1974)\n\n\u00b7 Flashdance\u2026 What a Feeling (canci\u00f3n) por Irene Cara (1983)\n\n\u00b7 Corridos Prohibidos (\u00e1lbum) por Los Tigres Del Norte (2009)\n\n\u00b7 Amor Eterno (canci\u00f3n) por Juan Gabriel (1990)\n\n\u00b7 Hips Don\u2019t Lie (canci\u00f3n) por Shakira (2005)\n\n\u00b7 El Rey (canci\u00f3n) por Vicente Fernandez (1972)\n\n\u00b7 Romance (\u00e1lbum) por Luis Miguel (1991)\n\n\u00b7 The Power of the Moon (\u00e1lbum) por Lumbre Del Sol (1999)\n\n\u00b7 The Candy Man (canci\u00f3n) por Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)\n\n\u00b7 Paloma Negra (canci\u00f3n) por Chavela Vargas (1961)\n\n\u00b7 El Cantante (canci\u00f3n) por H\u00e9ctor Lavoe (1978)\n\n\u00b7 Luna Llena (canci\u00f3n) por Elida Reyna y Avante (1994)\n\n\u00b7 \u00bfD\u00f3nde Jugar\u00e1n los Ni\u00f1os? (\u00e1lbum) por Man\u00e1 (1992)\n\n\u00b7 Suavemente (canci\u00f3n) por Elvis Crespo (1999)\n\n\u00b7 Genie in a Bottle (canci\u00f3n) por Christina Aguilera (1999)\n\n\u00b7 I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) (canci\u00f3n) por Pitbull (2009)\n\n\u00b7 Lost in Emotion (canci\u00f3n) por Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (Lisa Velez) (1987)\n\n\u00b7 Fuiste T\u00fa (canci\u00f3n) por Ricardo Arjona featuring Gaby Moreno (2011)\n\n\u00b7 Black Sunday (\u00e1lbum) por Cypress Hill (1993)\n\n\u00b7 J. Lo (\u00e1lbum) por Jennifer Lopez (2001)\n\n\u00b7 Gasolina (canci\u00f3n) por Daddy Yankee (2004)\n\n\u00b7 Sure Thing (canci\u00f3n) por Miguel (2010)\n\n\u00b7 (Hey Baby) Que Paso (canci\u00f3n) por Texas Tornadoes (1990)\n\n\u00b7 It Must Be Him (canci\u00f3n) by Vikki Carr (1967)\n\n\u00b7 Feliz Navidad (song) por Jos\u00e9 Feliciano (1970)\n\n\u00b7 Dicen Que Soy (\u00e1lbum) por La India (1994)\n\n\u00b7 Rinconcito en el Cielo (canci\u00f3n) por Ram\u00f3n Ayala (1985)\n\n\u00b7 Lean Back (canci\u00f3n) por Terror Squad, Fat Joe, y Remy Ma (2004)\n\n\u00b7 Rage Against the Machine (\u00e1lbum) por Rage Against the Machine (1992)\n\n\u00b7 I Need to Know (canci\u00f3n) por Marc Anthony (1999)\n\n\u00b7 Hoy Ya Me Voy (canci\u00f3n) por Kany Garc\u00eda (2007)\n\n\u00b7 In the Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (album) (2008)\n\n\u00b7 El Costo de la Vida (canci\u00f3n) por Juan Luis Guerra (1992)\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://espaillat.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-espaillat-congressional-hispanic-caucus-nominate-33-latino-songs-inclusion"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4725658111274242, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}