October 15, 2009

By By Ayala Ben-Yehuda, L.A.

Urban alternative act Calle 13 will perform with salsa icon Ruben Blades at the Latin Grammys Nov. 5, the Latin Recording Academy announced. Nominees David Bisbal, Shaila Durcal and Luz Rios were also revealed as performers at the 10th annual awards, to be broadcast live on Univision from Las Vegas? Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Fourteen-time Latin Grammy winner Alejandro Sanz, whose ?Paraiso Express? album is due Nov. 10, will also perform on the telecast as part of the Latin Grammys' 10th anniversary celebration.

Calle 13 leads this year?s Latin Grammy nominations, with five nods
including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Alternative Song, Best Urban Music Album, and Best Short-Form Music Video (for ?La Perla,? a collaboration with Blades). Sanz will perform a song chosen by fans at Univision.
com, where people can choose between four of his Latin Grammy-winning songs: "El Alma Al Aire," "Y Solo Se Me Ocurre Amarte," "No Es Lo Mismo," and "Tu No Tienes Alma."

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