Santo Domingo.– Dominican singer Carmelina Vargas will launch this year her debut album “Generation Ñ” under her own record label, Morena Records, which she also finances.

Born in Barahona, Dominican Republic, but raised in Spanish Harlem, Carmelina grew up with parents who stressed education first. She honored her parent’s wish to the tune of a Bachelor of Arts and Literature.

She went to work, saved her money, and used her ability to soak up knowledge from others wherever it presented itself. She applied it properly where it was most useful and as a result, Morena Records was formed.

She is the sole owner of the label and with the “R-1 Management team behind her, there can be no doubt that 2007 is the year of generation “ñ.”

Music was the calling, the aim of destiny from those early days when the claps and cheers came from adults who showed pride in their little girls who could express themselves through their performances with natural grace and beauty.

“Music is an inspiration for everything, it touches everything I do. It’s my best friend. My favorite artist was Madonna. My dad bought me my first Madonna album. Back home there was a lot of merengue and Salsa. Merengue though is very repetitive and it’s about how much fun your having.”

There is a movement coming. It’s a new generation. Generation “ñ” has come of age and Carmelina tells us how it started and what it is about. “Generation “ñ” is going to be a colloraborative effort of songs and stories that can be told. It’s about how we grew up and the experiences of things that are happening to me at the moment, it also incorporates the generation that I come from."

"We are Latinas and we feel we are under represented and now is our time to shine. It represents the kids who are born or grow up in NYC. We style in English, but we learn to speak Spanish at home. Generation “ñ” is a representation of my neighborhood and how much we love Hip-Hop and R&B. We like to go back and forth whether it’s Spanish to English or Spanglish to English," she concluded.