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31 August 2024
Check out AMARU's red carpet interview at
the ISSA Awards in Atlanta on 24 August 2024.
Watch via this link.
24 August 2024
"Traces Of My Melanin" wins BEST INTERNATIONAL MALE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
at the ISSA Awards in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.A.).
This is AMARU's second win at the ISSA Awards.
Winner notifications posted via this link.
13 August 2024
The "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)" music video wins its FIRST
international music award for BEST MUSIC VIDEO at the
Parai Musical International Awards in India!
27 July 2024
AMARU's new documentary "The Crime Of Silence - A Musical Narrative"
wins the Special Mention Award of Merit at The Indie Fest Film Awards
in California (U.S.A.). Winner notification available this link.
09 July 2024
"The Crime Of Silence" is reviewed by Dawn Coombe from
the UK music blog The Music Asylum. Check out the review via this link.
08 July 2024
Music reviewer Saiid Zeidan has once again written beautifully and objectively
about AMARU's work. To read his album review of "The Crime Of Silence"
follow one of these links:
LINK 1 LINK 2
07 July 2024
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" is a 5 STAR COMMENDED ENTRY at
the UK Songwriting Contest.
03 July 2024
Music Arena GH from the UK published a great review of AMARU's new album
"The Crime Of Silence" today. Read the review via this link.
29 June 2024
The "Traces Of My Melanin" music video wins TWICE at this year's
GOSPEL CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS in Atlanta, U.S.A. in the categories:
- International Song Of The Year
- Video Project Of The Year
26 June 2024
AMARU's new album "The Crime Of Silence" receives critical acclaim from entertainment blog
Music Taste UK. Follow this link to read this stupendous review!
25 June 2024
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" wins a bronze medal at The Global Music Awards in California!
Winners notifications are available via this link.
25 June 2024
FV Music Blog did a quick little plug for "The Crime Of Silence".
Check it out via this link.
19 June 2024
AMARU releases his third album "The Crime Of Silence" today.
16 New tracks available on all platforms of digital music.
More details available via this link.
17 May 2024
AMARU celebrates another NUMBER ONE SINGLE with his release from 2018,
the dance smash "Low On The Dough". The song entered the Spotify Daily Top Songs chart
in Luxembourg at number one! Listen to the song on Spotify
13 May 2024
AMARU scores his THIRD NUMBER ONE SINGLE on the Spotify Daily Top Songs chart
in the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE) with his brand new single "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)".
He also makes his debut on the Daily Top Artists UAE chart at number 18!
11 May 2024
AMARU scores his SECOND NUMBER ONE SINGLE on the Spotify Daily Top Songs chart
in NICARAGUA with his brand new single "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)".
He also makes his debut on the Daily Top Artists Nicaragua chart at number 74!
02 May 2024
AMARU's brand new single "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)" debuts at NUMBER ONE
on the Spotify Daily Top Songs chart in ICELAND! He also makes his debut on
the Icelandic Daily Top Artists chart at number 19!
30 April 2024
AMARU's brand new single "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)" enters the Spotify Daily Charts
in ECUADOR as the HIGHEST NEW ENTRY for the week at number 133!
26 April 2024
AMARU wins the "Humanitarian Of The Year - Honorable Mention"
award at the Accolade Global Film Competition in California (U.S.A.)
for his music video "Traces Of My Melanin". The official winners notification
is available via this link.
19 April 2024
AMARU releases his brand new single "Este Hombre (El Tesoro)"!
This high energy dance track is the singer's tribute to the LGBTQIA+ community,
whom have been very supportive of him throughout the years.
"Este Hombre (El Tesoro)" is available on all platforms of digital music.
11 April 2024
AMARU is a finalist in all 4 categories in which he was nominated
at this year's Gospel Choice Music Awards in Atlanta!
The final round of voting starts on April 14th. 2024,
winners will be announced at the awards show in June.
The complete list of finalists is available via this link.
12 March 2024
The "Traces Of My Melanin" music video wins "Best Music Video"
at The Chicago Filmmaker Awards!
The official winners notification is posted via this link.
11 March 2024
AMARU is a first time recipient of a TASTE AWARD at The Taste Awards in
Beverly Hills, California (U.S.A.) for his culinary web series "Food & The Single Guy".
The series won in the category "Guilty Addiction Of The Year"
Winner notifications available via this link.
Official Getty Images coverage is available via this link or this link.
09 February 2024
AMARU wins his first Dutch award for the music video of his single
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN". Winner notifications available via this link.
06 February 2024
The "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video is a semi-finalist in the Season 10
competition at the Iconic Images Film Festival in Lithuania.
The official notification is available via this link.
04 February 2024
AMARU the artist and his single "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" receive 4 nominations
at the Gospel Choice Music Awards in Atlanta, GA (U.S.A.) in the categories:
* International Male Artist / Vocalist of the Year
* International Song of the Year
* Urban Inspirational Artist of the Year
* Video Project of the Year
Public voting starts on March 17th. 2024 and ends on March 31st. 2024.
11 January 2024
The "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video receives another nomination,
this time in the "Best World Music" category at the California Music Video Awards!
The official list of nominees is available via this link.
05 January 2024
French music site The Further has published a great review of
"Traces Of My Melanin". Follow this link to read the review.
04 January 2024
AMARU’s culinary web series "FOOD & THE SINGLE GUY" has received 3 nominations
at this year's TASTE AWARDS in Beverly Hills, California (U.S.A.). In addition to that the series is also a contender in the VIEWERS CHOICE category for "Best Instructional Web Series".
To cast your VOTE FOR AMARU, please follow this link.
31 December 2023
Two days into the new year and AMARU is happy to report another award win for
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN". The Tokyo Shorts Film Festival has awarded the video the
“Best Music Video” award. This is AMARU’s FIRST Japanese award,
the official winners notification and certificate are available via this link.
28 December 2023
Check out the FIRST Portuguese music review for "TRACES OF MY MELANIN"
by Linna Santiago from the Brazilian publication "Os Garotos De Liverpool".
To read the review follow this link.
27 December 2023
Check out this stupendous review of "TRACES OF MY MELANIN"
by Saiid Zeidan of Medium.com!
Follow either this link or this one to read the review.
18 December 2023
Check out this great review of "TRACES OF MY MELANIN"
by Willy Lisil of Pop Hits.co in the UK!
Follow this link to read the review.
16 December 2023
The "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video wins award number 12 at the
International Network Film Festival in Italy!
The official winners notification link is available via this link.
09 December 2023
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" wins at the very prestigious ACCOLADE GLOBAL FILM COMPETITION
in California! This is the 11th. award for the video/single.
Official winners notification posted via this link.
05 December 2023
The "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video wins HONORABLE MENTION
at the Athens International Monthly Film Festival!
07 November 2023
AMARU's erotic photo series "Mojado Y Liberado" wins the "Best Photography"
award at the Geneva International Film Festival.
03 November 2023
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" wins its 9th. award for "Best Black Music Video"
at the International Music Video Awards in Budapest, Hungary.
The official winners notification is published via this link.
23 October 2023
Dutch newspaper "De Noorderzon 010" published a nice article
on AMARU in their latest issue. You can download your copy
of the newspaper via this link.
22 September 2023
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" wins "Best Music Video" at the Bright International Film Festival
in the UK! This is the 8th. award for this single and video thus far!
The official winners notification is published via this link.
22 September 2023
AMARU's "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video wins the "Best Original Song" award
(the Ennio Morricone 2 Prize) at the Naples Film Awards in Naples, Italy.
The official list of winners is published via this link.
31 August 2023
AMARU's "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video wins TWO AWARDS at the September
edition of the 8&HalFilm Awards in Rome, Italy. The song wins "Best Music Video" and
"Best Original Song". The official list of winners is published via this link.
31 August 2023
AMARU wins the "Best Director" award at the 36th. edition of the
Vesuvius International Film Awards in Campania, Italy for the"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video.
The official winners notification is published on their Instagram page via this link.
18 August 2023
AMARU celebrates a second award win for the "TRACES OF MY MELANIN" music video
for "Best Music Video" at the Rome Movie Awards!
The official winners notification is published via this link.
05 August 2023
AMARU is the proud recipient of the
INTERNATIONAL MALE EMERGING ARTIST (SILVER) 2023 award at the
International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta (U.S.A.).
He has also performed a live set at the after party, which was held at the
Wild Wing Café in Alpharetta, Georgia. Official winners notification is available via this link.
Official ISSA Awards photography by Tom Martinelli.
05 August 2023
Check out AMARU's red carpet interview with singer-songwriter-TV host Amy Jo
at the International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta (U.S.A.).
The interview starts at 2.14 minutes via this link.
05 August 2023
AMARU is scheduled to perform at the after party of the
International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta (U.S.A.).
He is also nominated for 4 awards, among which
INTERNATIONAL MALE RISING STAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE EMERGING ARTIST
More information is available via this link.
01 August 2023
"TRACES OF MY MELANIN" has just won its FIRST AWARD!!! The video wins the Billy Wilder Prize
at the SWEET DEMOCRACY FILM AWARDS in Cannes, France for "Best Music Video" and
AMARU wins "Best International Singer"!
The winners are published via this link.
08 July 2023
To promote his new single "Traces Of My Melanin" AMARU sat down with Michael Stover of MTS Management for a quick little interview. To read the interview follow this link.
The digital maxi-single is available on all platforms,
among whichiTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal.
Watch the video via this link.
26 June 2023
The numbers of the first week of its release are in!
"Traces Of My Melanin" is off on a splendid start!
Thank you all for listening/streaming!
19 June 2023
AMARU premieres the music video for his brand new single
"Traces Of My Melanin" today! Watch the video via this link.
19 June 2023
AMARU releases his brand new single "Traces Of My Melanin" today!
The press release for this new release is available via this link.
The digital maxi-single is available on all platforms, among which
iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal.
10 June 2023
AMARU stopped by The Wyatt Podcast from Washington, DC for a lengthy
1-hour interview in which he also promoted his new album "Traces Of My Melanin".
Watch the interview via this link.
01 June 2023
The "I Got The Blues" music video by AMARU wins
"Best Music Video" at the New Jersey Film Awards.
The official winners notification is available via this link.
20 May 2023
AMARU announces his new single "Traces Of My Melanin" set to be released on Juneteenth 2023!
This is the lead single off of his sophomore album with the same title set to be released in July 2023.
The digital single is available on pre-save on Spotify via this link.
02 May 2023
AMARU is an OFFICIAL FINALIST at the
International Singer Songwriters Association (ISSA) Awards in Atlanta (U.S.A.).
The awards are on August 5th. and AMARU is nominated in these categories:
INTERNATIONAL MALE RISING STAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
INTERNATIONAL MALE EMERGING ARTIST
The official notification is posted via this link.
19 April 2023
AMARU is now also officially a voting member of LARAS,
the Latin Recording Academy (a.k.a. The Latin Grammys).
10 April 2023
The "Gentle Giant" music video has received another
"Best Music Video" nomination, this time from the
Indiefare International Film Festival in India.
Winners will be announced on April 15th. 2023.
06 April 2023
AMARU's award-winning male erotica photo series "Mojado Y Liberado" will be
exhibited by Lusted Men in Toulouse, France on 15 April 2023 at LA GRAINERIE
For tickets and information contact the venue at
LA GRAINERIE
61 rue Saint Jean
31130 Balma, Toulouse
Phone: 05 61 24 33 91
02 April 2023
The "Never" music video wins twice at the
Vesuvius International Film Festival in Italy for
- Best Director (Music Video)
- Best Actor (Music Video)
The official announcement is available via this link.
02 April 2023
AMARU is nominated for 4 (FOUR) awards at the International Singer Songwriters Association in Atlanta (U.S.A.)
in these categories:
INTERNATIONAL MALE RISING STAR (listed on page 1)
INTERNATIONAL MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (listed on page 3)
INTERNATIONAL MALE MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR (listed on page 3)
INTERNATIONAL MALE EMERGING ARTIST (listed on page 4)
There are a LOT of nominees, a number of webpages to browse through
(which are specified above for your convenience).
Follow this link to cast your votes for AMARU
https://poll-maker.com/QT4HDFJJB
After voting you will be prompted to enter your email address, click on the blue envelope
next to your email address. A verification code will be sent to your email address,
fill that in and you're done.
Thank you in advance for your votes!
13 March 2023
AMARU attends The Taste Awards in Beverly Hills, California (U.S.A.)
Although he was nominated in 3 categories for his cooking show
"Food & The Single Guy", his show was not among the winners.
04 March 2023
The Frida Film Festival in Italy has awarded AMARU TWO awards in the following categories:
- Best Music Video (for the "That's The Way I Like It" music video
- Best Photography (for the artistic nude series "Mojado Y Liberado")
Follow this link for the official winners notification.
12 February 2023
The "Gentle Giant" music video is an official nominee at the
Kalakari Film Festival in India.
05 February 2023
AMARU attends the 65th. Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California!
12 January 2023
"Gentle Giant" and "Never" were entered in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest and were
crowned "Semi-Finalist" with both songs receiving a 5-star rating from the judges.
The official certificates are located here.
10 January 2023
The "That's The Way I Like It" music video won the "Outstanding Achievement Award"
and the "Gentle Giant" music video won the "Critics Choice Award"
at the Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards (RSTMP Awards) in India!
Check out the winner notification via this link.
08 January 2023
AMARU goes U.S.A.!!!
Yes, you read it here first! AMARU will be performing at the after party
of the ISSA Awards in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.A.) on August 5th. 2023!
Not only is this his fist gig for 2023, this will also be his FIRST TIME EVER to perform in the States!
Ticket information and other details to follow soon.
05 January 2023
AMARU's cooking show "FOOD & THE SINGLE GUY"
(LINK: https://www.youtube.com/@foodandthesingleguy)
is nominated 3 TIMES at the highly prestigious
THE TASTE AWARDS in San Francisco, California (U.S.A.),
often called “The Oscars of Food, Fashion and Lifestyle Media”.
In order to increase his chances of winning, he needs your votes!
Now, if you could do him the honor of VOTING for me VIA THIS LINK:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJD97NF he'd be most appreciative!
More about The Taste Awards: http://www.thetasteawards.com/
TO VOTE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Enter your name in box 1
2. Enter your email address in box 2
3. Cast your vote for AMARU – Food & The Single Guy in box 3
4. Cast your vote for AMARU – Food & The Single Guy in box 5
5. Check boxes 11-15
6. Click DONE
31 December 2022
AMARU's "That's The Way I Like It" is a finalist at the
World Songwriting Awards in Australia.
Access the official certificate via this link.
24 December 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video is a semi-finalist at the
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival in London (England).
Official notification posted via this link.
16 December 2022
AMARU's "That's The Way I Like It" music video has won the "Exceptional Merit" award at
the LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival in Delaware, U.S.A., while his artistic nude
photography series "Mojado Y Liberado" has won the "Kudos" award for "Best Photography".
The official winner notifications are available via this link.
10 December 2022
AMARU's artistic nude photography series 'Mojado Y Liberado' has won
"Best Photography" at the Top Shot International Film Festival in Poland.
The official winner notifications are available via this link.
03 December 2022
The "I Got The Blues" music video wins the "Honorable Mention Award" at the
Dubai Festival in Dubai, UAE. The "Gentle Giant" music video is an official nominee.
21 November 2022
'Mojoado Y Liberado', artistic nudes by AMARU will be featured on the
'Exhibition Désirés' at the 110 Gallery in Paris, France.
Address: Rue Saint Honoré
Dates: 8 December 2022 - 4 February 2023
27 October 2022
AMARU receives THREE OFFICIAL SELECTIONS for some of his works at the
TopShot International Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland!
Best Music Video - "Gentle Giant"
Best Music Video - "I Got The Blues"
Best Photography - "Mojado Y Liberado" (Artistic Nudes)
Winners will be announced on 30 November 2022
25 October 2022
AMARU receives TWO OFFICIAL SELECTIONS for some of his works at the
LGBTQ UNBORDERED INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Delaware, U.S.A. !
In the "Music Video" category:
That's The Way I Like It
Watch the video via this link
In the "Photography" category:
"MOJADO Y LIBERADO", Artistic Nudes (Visible for festivals only!)
Check out the official notification via this link
Winners will be announced in January 2023
17 October 2022
AMARU releases his second book
"FIERCELY INDEPENDENT: the stories behind the music (A Musical Memoir)",
a hardcover coffee table book in which the entertainer divulges about the stories and or the drama
behind the creation of his independently released musical works from 2008 till present day.
More information about this book and a purchase link are available via this link.
14 October 2022
The music videos for AMARU's singles "Gentle Giant" and "I Got The Blues"
were added to the ballot of the 65th. Grammy® Awards!
Nominations will be announced next month.
30 September 2022
AMARU's "I Got The Blues (Radio Mix)" is a top-10 finalist in the category
"Best Blues Song" at the World Songwriting Awards in Australia.
Follow this link for the official certificate.
24 September 2022
One of two photos of "MOJADO Y LIBERADO", AMARU's artistically nude photoshoot from 2021 will be exhibited
today at Le Château du Feÿ in Villecien, FRANCE. For more information, please follow these
Instagram accounts @lusted_men and @fey_arts_
01 September 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video wins the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
for the month of August at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival in Michigan, U.S.A.
The official notification is available via this link.
31 August 2022
The "Joystick" music video is the official selection at the
International World Film Awards in the Czech Republic.
Follow this link to access the official notification.
29 August 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video wins "BEST MUSIC VIDEO"
at the Virgin Spring Cinefest in India.
The results will be available via this link.
25 August 2022
To promote his new single "I Got The Blues", AMARU sat down for a quick
interview with Michael Stover of MTS Management in the U.S.A.
Follow this link to read the interview.
20 August 2022
"I Got The Blues" wins BEST MUSIC VIDEO of the month of August 2022
at the Gangtok International Film Festival in India!
Follow this link for the official notification.
16 August 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video ranked on NUMBER ONE
of the Top 10 most viewed films of the week on Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
for the 34th week of 2022! Follow this link for all the stats.
Winners will be announced in late August 2022.
05 August 2022
AMARU releases his 14th. single "I Got The Blues (Radio Mix).
The single is available on all major platforms of digital music.
The music video is available on demand on Youtube via this link.
Lyrics, full song and video credits are available on this page.
04 August 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video is screening online on the website of the
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival in Michigan, U.S.A.
Follow this link to check out the screening.
Winners will be announced in late August 2022.
30 July 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video is an "Official Selection" at the
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, an IMDB qualifying festival.
28 June 2022
AMARU was officially welcomed as a voting member
of the Recording Academy (Grammys ®) in California, U.S.A. !
17 June 2022
The "Joystick" music video has won the "Outstanding Achievement Award" and
the "Gentle Giant" music video has won the "Outstanding Achievement Award" and "Best Film Poster"
at the May-June 2022 "Knight Of The Reel" awards in India!
Official winner notification available via this link.
05 May 2022
The "Gentle Giant" music video has received its FIRST nomination/official selection for any film festival!
The 4th. Dimension Film Festival in Indonesia has bestowed this honor upon the video and we are beyond thrilled!
Winners will be announced on 25 May 2022. The "Gentle Giant" music video is available on the "Video" tab on this website.
Link to 4th Dimension International Film Festival via this link!
02 May 2022
The music video for "Tell Me" wins HONORABLE MENTION at the 2021
Accolade Global Film Competition Humanitarian Award in Los Angeles, CA (USA).
The official winners notification is available via this link
28 April 2022
The music video for "Tell Me" was officially nominated as a finalist for the 2021
Accolade Global Film Competition Humanitarian Award in Los Angeles, CA (USA).
Results will be announced on 2 May 2022 on their website.
01 April 2022
AMARU's "Gentle Giant" music video is crowned with the title "Honorable Mention" at the
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival in Greece!
04 March 2022
AMARU premieres the "Gentle Giant" music video!
Follow this link to watch the video.
20 February 2022
To promote the release of his new single "Gentle Giant (Radio Mix)"
AMARU sat down with Jeremy Gladstone of Sleeping Bag Studios in Canada for this lengthy interview.
To read the interview follow this link.
15 February 2022
To promote the release of his new single "Gentle Giant (Radio Mix)"
AMARU spoke to Michael Stover of MTS Management in Pennsylvania, USA.
To read the interview follow this link.
13 February 2022
The "GENTLE GIANT" is back with a new single!!
AMARU releases his 13th. single "Gentle Giant" today!
Buy, stream and listen to this new remix with fresh vocals and additional lyrics.
This is his anti-bullying anthem and hopefully it will give you a better impression
of the man that he has become. The press release can be accessed via this link.
Click on the "Discography" tab for links to listen to the track!
02 February 2022
AMARU's culinary web series "Food & The Single Guy" and the music video of his single "Never"
both took home an award at the Five Continents International Film Festival in Venezuela for
"Best Web Series" and "Best Music Video".
Follow this link for the official winners notification.
07 January 2022
AMARU's culinary web series "Food & The Single Guy" won two awards in the
December 2021 competition of both the New York Movie Awards
as well as the Florence Film Awards.
Official notifications are available via these links:
1. https://florencefilmawards.com/december-2021
2. https://newyorkmovieawards.com/december-2021
10 December 2021
AMARU wins TWICE at the Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards in India!
He won in the category "Best Film/Video Poster" for the official poster of his
music video "Pa' Mi Gente" and his music video for his single "That's The Way I Like It"
won "Critic's Choice Award" in the November 2021 competition.
Follow this link for more information.
10 November 2021
AMARU received a Music Streaming Award for surpassing 20,000 streams
on Spotify for his single "Tell Me (Radio Mix)".
Listen to the single on Spotify via this link.
Watch the award winning music video via this link.
01 October 2021
AMARU's "Never" wins the Special Jury Award for "Best Music Video"
for the August-September draw at the Europe Film Festival UK.
The official notification is posted here.
23 September 2021
"MOJADO Y LIBERADO", AMARU's "Artistic Nudes" photo series was exhibited at
the Ospizio Giovani Artisti (OGA) art (S)Exhibition in Rome, Italy.
Follow this link to see some of AMARU's exhibited photos.
(NSFW)
18 September 2021
AMARU's music video for his single "Champagne Attitude (Rap-titude Mix)" is officially selected for
a Prague Music Video Award!
Watch the video via this link and follow this link for the official notification.
10 August 2021
AMARU is nominated for a Josie Music Award in Memphis, Tennessee (U.S.A.)
in the category "World Artist Of The Year". Check out the official list of nominees vis this link.
09 August 2021
AMARU's "Tell Me" brings home the Silver Medal award at the Global Music Awards in California (USA).
This is his 4th. GMA win to date. Follow this link for the official notification.
19 June 2021
AMARU's cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes"
has been honored as a "Finalist" in the "Cookbooks: International" category at the
International Book Awards in California, USA.
Follow this link for the official notification.
18 June 2021
AMARU celebrates a TRIPLE WIN at the May 2021 draw of the monthly film festival
World Film Carnival - Singapore. His wins include "Best Music Video" for his "Pa' Mi Gente" music video,
"Outstanding Achievement Award" for his "Never" music video and in the photography part of the contest
he won the "Outstanding Achievement Award" for his "The Tangled Webs We Weave" photo series.
Click on this link to view the photo set.
Click on this link for the official winners notification.
10 June 2021
AMARU wins his FIRST award in Israel at the Near Nazareth Film Festival for the music video of his studio demo recording
of the song T'fila. Watch the video via this link. Check out the official list of winners vis this link.
27 May 2021
AMARU's "Never" music video wins "Best Music Video" at the
"South Film and Arts Academy Festival" in Chile, South America.
Click on this link for the official winners list.
18 May 2021
"Food & The Single Guy", AMARU's original culinary web series created, written, produced and hosted
by the man himself has won its FIRST AWARD at the World Film Carnival - Singapore film festival! The music video for his
politically charged & social awareness single "Tell Me" has won the "Outstanding Achievement Award"
Follow this link for the official winners list.
11 May 2021
Thomas Bedward of the Australian publication "Broken 8 Records"
has written an excellent and objective review of AMARU's new single
"Pa' Mi Gente". Click on this link to read the full article.
08 May 2021
'AMARU PHOTOGRAPHY' wins at the Rome International Movie Awards in the 'Photography' category.
This is the 4th. award for AMARU as a photographer.
Follow this link for the official notification.
06 May 2021
AMARU's "Never" wins the award for "Best Music Video"
at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival.
Follow this link for the winners notification.
04 May 2021
30 Years ago today AMARU left his native country, the Republic of Suriname, for his current country of residence, the main reason why he decided to release his new single 'Pa Mi Gente (For My People)' on this day. Because the 3-track digital single is a tribute to his
South American roots and a musical tribute to Latin culture in general. The single is available on all major platforms of digital music, including iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Music. To watch the official music video follow this link.
To read the official press release follow this link.
30 April 2021
AMARU has won in TWO categories at the International World Photography Awards!
A selection of the photos will be presented in the East Slovak Museum in the city of Košice, Slovakia.
The exhibition will take place from April 30 to May 14, 2021.
Follow this link to the official list of winners.
27 April 2021
AMARU's music video for his politically and socially charged single "Tell Me"
was crowned WINNER at the Global Shorts film festival in Los Angeles, California (USA).
Follow this link for the official winners notification.
20 April 2021
AMARU is now an AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER! His submitted works in the "Food" category at
the LOS ANGELES PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS have won top honors!
Follow this link for the official announcement of the winners!
12 April 2021
AMARU has just booked a new acting gig!
He was cast for a promotional film of a financial institution.
Shooting will take place within 2 weeks.
02 April 2021
Parbode Magazine published a nice promo as well as a featured article/review in the printed issue of their April 2021
issue about AMARU's cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes".
27 March 2021
"AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes" is now approved for submission in the
TCK Publishing Readers Choice Awards in November 2021. The books with the most votes will end up winning
an award.
To VOTE for AMARU, please follow these steps:
Step 1: click on this link: https://www.tckpublishing.com/2021-readers-choice-voting-page/
Step 2: Scroll to Page 5
Step 3: Look for the title bar containing the image and title of my book
Step 4: Click on the bar to vote, you can vote 1 time per 24 hours, please consider voting every day?
04 March 2021
BREAKING NEWS!!!
AMARU wins FIVE AWARDS at the highly prestigious Accolade Global Film Competition in California, USA!
As a filmmaker these are his first award wins!
Click on this link for the official press release.
AMARU has received FOUR awards of MERIT for two of his music videos in the following categories:
AMARU – Tell Me: Music Video, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
AMARU – Never: Music Video, Original Song
Visit this link for the official notification
And he has received one award of RECOGNITION for his documentary in the following category:
AMARU – For The Record: The Making Of “Champagne Attitude”, Web / Internet Programming
Visit this link for the official notification
03 March 2021
AMARU is nominated for his work as a photographer at the International World Photography Awards.
Check out some of his work via his official photography page on Flickr via this link.
Winners will be announced on 29 April 2021.
03 March 2021
Promotion for AMARU's cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes"
is in full swing. AMARU's promo appears on page 28 of the March issue of "Parbode" magazine.
Visit this link for a snap shot of the promo.
02 March 2021
Check out a nice little promo for AMARU's cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes"
in the March issue of Dreamz World Magazine via this link. Hop on down to page 18!
12 February 2021
GREAT NEWS: AMARU's cookbook "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes" is
nominated for an award at the largest cookbook award show "The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards" in Spain.
AMARU is nominated in the category "Celebrity Chef" alongside Somizi Mhlongo, one of South Africa's biggest stars.
The winners will be announced in November of 2021.
29 December 2020
The International Music Video Awards in London announced that AMARU's "Never" music video
was nominated for two awards in the categories "Best Pop Video" and "Best Director".
Check out the official notification via this link.
24 December 2020
AMARU's literary debut "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes" is
now available at the largest bookstore chain in the U.S.A. , Barnes & Noble!
Follow this link to purchase your copy at this store!
20 December 2020
AMARU releases his FIRST EVER COOKBOOK today! "AMARU COOKS - A Touch Of Suriname Through Food & Anecdotes"
is his literary debut and the cookbook features a great amount of popular recipes from his native country,
the Republic of Suriname, South America. In addition to that, AMARU also allows his readers a glimpse into his life as a young boy
and where his interest for cooking came from. More information about AMARU's new book is available on the page mentioned
above (The Cookbook). You can purchase your copy of AMARU's new book via this link.
A press release for AMARU's new cookbook is available via this link.
09 December 2020
Fiercely independent... well said! My "Tell Me (Radio Mix)" is doing very well in Australia!
Read the full review via this link.
14 September 2020
New York City based music review blog and artist development company "Indie Band Guru"
has just published a review of AMARU's new single "Tell Me (Radio Mix)".
Follow this link to read the review
01 September 2020
The press release for AMARU's new single "Tell Me"
is available via this link
01 September 2020
AMARU premieres his brand new music video for his new single "Tell Me".
Watch the video in 4K via this link.
29 August 2020
AMARU releases his 11th. single to date, the radio mix of the politically charged track "Tell Me".
"Tell Me" is about injustice, war, pollution, homelessness, chaos and related global issues, which are perfectly illustrated in the accompanying music video, which will make its debut on 1 September 2020 on AMARU's official Youtube channel AMARU MUSIC.
10 June 2020
The music video for AMARU's single "Never" and his documentary "For The Record: The Making Of "Champagne Attitude" "
are both nominated for an award at the"Prague International Monthly Film Festival".
06 June 2020
Check out the Instagram version of AMARU's new TV commercial for the Talpa TV network "KIJK".
The version made for television differs from this version.
Follow this link to watch the INSTAGRAM version of this commercial.
Follow this link to watch the TELEVISED version of this commercial.
02 June 2020
The music video for AMARU's single "Never" is officially selected as a
finalist at the"Venice Film Awards" in Venice, Italy in the category "Best Music Video".
Click on this link for the official notification
01 April 2020
BREAKING NEWS!! AMARU was selected as one of the 5 winners to be cast for
the international TV show "The Fashion Hero". He ranked number TWO, which made him one of the
candidates with the most votes. Check out the winners list via this link.
06 March 2020
Broken 8 Records in Australia have done a stupendous review of
AMARU's new single "Never". Access the review via this link.
28 February 2020
AMARU's new single "Never" was reviewed brilliantly by Dave Franklin from the online music magazine
"Dancing About Architecture". Access the review via this link.
25 February 2020
AMARU releases his most personal single yet, a remixed version of his song "Never", dedicated to the
memory of his maternal grandmother, who passed away from breast cancer back in 1981.
AMARU recorded some additional vocals for this new mix and the song is released on this day specifically,
since this was the day of his grandmother's home going.
The press release for "Never" on Music Industry News Network can be accessed via this link.
The press release for "Never" on Independent Music & Arts, Inc. can be accessed via this link.
The music video can be accessed via this link.
29 November 2019
AMARU lands a role in a nationwide TV commercial for a big TV network.
More details to follow soon.
23 November 2019
AMARU lands a new acting gig and he will be playing a school principal in the new music video
by a female rap artist Bastet Black featuring Rae Skrilla.
A link of some of the footage is available here.
09 November 2019
AMARU attends the premiere of his first international feature film "Das Dritte Auge"
("The Third Eye") in the city of Koblenz, Germany. He plays the role of "John Michaels",
an internationally sought after cyber criminal. The film was screened to a sold out crowd.
More info about the film is available via this link.
12 September 2019
AMARU's brand new music video for his single "Joystick" has received rave reviews
and the video is crowned "VIDEO OF THE WEEK" on the independent music platform Jamsphere Magazine.
Please follow this link to read the review.
More promo reviews available via these links:
"AMARU undoubtedly raises the stakes on the stunning “JOYSTICK”
Video Music Stars LINK
“JOYSTICK” lets his craft do the talking"
Independent Music News 24 LINK
06 September 2019
AMARU's new single / video "Joystick" gets an 8.6 out of 10.0 score from the highly respected
"The Faulkner Review" in the UK! Follow this link to read the review.
31 August 2019
AMARU's releases his brand new music video for his single "Joystick", which is available digitally,
among which at these outlets:
iTunes/Apple Music
Amazon Music
CD Baby
Spotify
Check the "Video" tab for a link to the "Joystick" music video.
28 July 2019
AMARU's releases his brand new 2-track single "Joystick", featuring the "Radio Mix" of the track
as well as a remix. "Joystick" is available digitally, among which at these outlets:
iTunes/Apple Music
Amazon Music
CD Baby
Spotify
06 July 2019
AMARU shoots his scenes for his FIRST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM "Das Dritte Auge" (The Third Eye).
Check out the official movie website via this link for cast and plot (in German) and check out some set pics
on AMARU's official Facebook page via this link.
28 June 2019
Check out a couple of reviews of AMARU's new reggae single"That's The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)"
by the following publications (click on the links):
"AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” - "This year’s summer anthem!" - Jamsphere Magazine
AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” - "a brand new tropical flavored video!" - Review Indie
AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” needs to be on your playlist!" - Video Music Stars
AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” - "here’s no resisting the bittersweet tug of this tune" - Independent MusicNews 24
AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” - "a message however of strength, inspiration and upliftment" - Soundlooks
AMARU: “That’s The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)” - "ready to ignite our desires and fuel our libido!" - Brandooze
26 June 2019
Great news: iHeart Radio has picked up AMARU's new single"That's The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)".
Click on this link to go to the page on their website!
12 June 2019
AMARU premieres his brand new music video for his single "That's The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)".
The video was shot in Fortaleza, Brazil and breathes a very tropical vibe. The song is dedicated to "the underdog",
with a special nod to the LGBTQIA community. Follow this link to watch the video.
02 June 2019
The Official Dutch Music Charts (De Nederlandse Top 40) have also picked up AMARU's new single
"That's The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)" and they've also added it to their "New Releases"playlist on Spotify!
Follow this link and scroll down to WEEK 22 to spot AMARU's mention!
02 June 2019
Free Radio Rotterdam is the FIRST radio station to pick up AMARU's brand new reggae single
"That's The Way I Like It (Radio Mix)". The single is their official SKYDIVER OF THE WEEK!
Check out the Facebook post via this link.
27 May 2019
AMARU releases his 8th. single to date, the radio mix of the the reggae jam"That's The Way I Like It".
The single is available on various outlets of digital music, some of which are listed here:
iTunes / Apple Music
Amazon Music
CD Baby
Spotify
25 May 2019
Happy Birthday, "Champagne Attitude"! AMARU's debut album turns ONE YEAR old today!
Check out the promo flyer on his Official Twitter page and on his other social feeds.
Follow this link.
28 April 2019
AMARU's dance single "Low On The Dough" was re-released today on Dutch radio station Jamm FM.
Follow this link for part of the broadcast.
29 March 2019
Check out an impression of AMARU's appearance on the 2-hour radio show "Freaky Friday" on Jamm FM,
where he promoted his new single and his album. Watch the video here.