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Hispanic Heritage Month 2015: Yandel Unveils Latino Anthem 'We Are One' [Listen]

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Yandel unveiled a new track, "We Are One," in time for Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Puerto Rican rapper's song, which translated to "Somos Uno," was made to honor Latinos and to celebrate and recognize their contributions to the U.S. Listen to the track below.

"Proud to be Latino, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Because all #SomosUno," the musician, whose real name is Llandel Veguilla Malavé, said on Instagram, as reported by Latina. "This song has some time with me and I wanted to include it in 'Dangerous,' because I feel that in these moments, more than ever, the world needs to continue hearing positive messages, of optimism so that they never forget that in unity is where strength lies, I wanted to use my voice, in this occasion, to highlight this message."

Yandel is kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on Sept. 15 and ends on Oct. 15, by teaming up with the United Service Organization (USO) for a special concert with bachata singer Leslie Grace, Latina wrote. The music event is free and is available to everyone with military IDs and their guests.

According to MarketWatch, the concert will take place on Friday, Sept. 25 at Biggs Park located in Fort Bliss, Texas. The 120-minute USO event will give the audience a chance to view exclusive, behind-the-scenes content.

"To further recognize and celebrate the contributions Hispanic and Latino Americans, the USO will turn its cameras on Yandel and Leslie Grace, and follow them throughout their USO experience. Through photos and video, fans will get to see in real-time everything from what goes into putting on USO tours of this magnitude to getting an inside look of base visits, sound checks and USO meet & greets," MarketWatch reported from a press release.

Yandel and Grace first appeared together earlier this year at USO's first-ever bilingual public service announcement in support of the Every Moment Counts campaign, the news outlet reported. In the 30-second USO PSA titled "!Gracias!," both artists, who strongly support those in uniform, thanked troops for their service and sacrifice.

Before going solo in 2013, Yandel previously worked alongside Wisin for 15 years, the recording artist's official site stated. His R&B, pop, and hip-hop styles in modern music earned him a place as the only Latin artist to be included in the 2014 ESPN Music Issue Magazine.

Aside from Wisin (Juan Luis Morera Luna), Yandel also collaborated with Jennifer Lopez, Akon, R. Kelly, 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Eve, Nelly Furtado, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, and many more artists, his website listed.

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