He has recorded four albums to date -- all in the United States. The first, "Songs from a Little Blue House" (1999) was nominated for a Grammy. Formell's work, hypnotic, poetic, with intense virtuosity and textural originality, stands apart from the conventional categories of Latin music; it's neither upbeat dance nusic nor pop, nor Latin jazz -- it's light years away from the heavy "ghetto" tough-guy sound that characterizes comtemporary urban Latin music. The Village Voice described him as "a romantic with a heart like a laser beam." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.