Jowell y Randy y Manuela

At the time of writing, Jowell & Randy are both only a couple of years beyond their thirtieth birthdays. Despite this, they have a combined amount of experience in the music industry that most succesful artists never get to, and that’s because they both made their debuts in the mid-90’s, mere months before they turned 15. Joel Alexis Muñoz Martínez (Jowell) debuted solo in 1996 and Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo dropped his debut effort a couple of years later in 1998, and though they were first introduced to each other in 2000 by a mutual friend, their careers really took off in 2007. At first the duo worked together on a smattering of their solo tracks, along with rare collaborations for a number of different compilations. However, in early 2007 they paired up with fellow reggaeton artists Guelo Star, J King & Maximan to from the group Casa De Leones, who released their self-titled debut effort in June 2007.

While part of a bigger quintet, Jowell and Randy found that they worked together best out of anyone else in Casa De Leones. Thanks to the huge success of the group’s debut album, they were able to secure a record deal for themselves as a duo, and release their debut album Los Más Sueltos del Reggaetón in December of the same year. They’ve remained a huge success ever since then, with their 2013 effort “Sobredoxis” storming into the Billboard Latin charts at number 10. They have the world of Latin music at their feet, and for that, Jowell & Randy come highly recommended.