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News

Charlie Pérez and his “Salsa Con Sabor” Ft Nestor Pacheco

North America / Dominican Republic / Santo Domingo

Did you know that the Venezuelan percussionist, composer and producer Néstor Pacheco joined forces and collaborated with the salsa producer, marketer, promoter and diffuser Charlie Pérez, who is currently the director of the page salsaconsabor.net, a platform for the diffusion of salsa already be informative, videos, tropical music and entertainment.

Charlie Pérez

On this occasion, the new song by Charlie Pérez was launched on the page salsaconsabor.net, who called it “Salsa Con Sabor”. This cut is for the enjoyment of the dancers and you can find it available on all digital platforms.

Charlie Pérez and the "Salsa con Sabor"
Charlie Pérez and the “Salsa con Sabor”

“Salsa Con Sabor” is a theme that emerged with the collaboration of:

  • Musical Production and Direction: Néstor Pacheco
  • Co-Production: Charlie Pérez
  • Arrangement and Piano: Eric Urdaneta
  • Bass: Elio Torres
  • Trumpet: Andrés Romero
  • Trombone: Israel Rebolledo
  • Choirs: Alonso Dagua, Josué Hernández & Néstor Pacheco
  • Voice and Lyrics: Néstor Pacheco
  • Mastering and Mixing: Arturo Rey
  • Recording at Keysthar Studios, Venezuela

Graphic design and edition: Kelvin Pérez

  • Contact: 18297123137
  • Email: [email protected]

Co-Production, Executive Production, Marketing and Public Relations: Charlie Pérez and Wilendy Rosario

  • [email protected]
  • [email protected]
  • Telephone: 18299653863

For more information:

Correo: [email protected]

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SalsaconSabor_

WebSite: https://salsaconsabor.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salsaconsaborr/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salsaconsabor_/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVusywkzJbH8soalxDfK0qA/featured

Alex Acuña

USA / Los Angeles / California

Alex Acuña and 3 times Grammy nominated artist

Alex Acuña
Alex Acuña

Born in Pativilca, Peru, 100 miles north of Lima, Alex Acuña was born into a musical family that inspired him and helped shape him as a musician. His father and five brothers were all musicians. Alex taught himself how to play

the drums from the age of four. By the time Alex turned ten, he was already playing in local bands. As a teenager, he moved to Lima and became one of Peru’s most accomplished session drummers, performing on many recording projects for artists, as well as film and television productions.

In Lima, Alex also earned a glowing reputation for his live performances. So much so, that at the age of eighteen, Alex was chosen in 1964 by the great Cuban band leader, Perez Prado, to join his big band. It was with the Prado band that Alex first traveled to the United States.

In 1965, Alex moved to Puerto Rico to work as a studio musician and play locally. During this period, he also studied for three years at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, playing as a classical percussionist with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of the famed Spanish cellist master Pablo Casals.

Alex moved to Las Vegas in 1974, where he played with such greats as Elvis Presley Diana Ross, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra, Olivia Newton John. Between 1975 and 1977, he made part of jazz history when he became both drummer and percussionist for one of the most innovative and pioneering jazz groups of our time, Weather Report.

He first performed as percussionist (October 1975 to April 1976), and later as drummer (April 1976 to October 1977). He recorded two albums with the group: “Black Market” (1976) and the highly successful “Heavy Weather” (1977), which included the famous tracks “Birdland” and “Havona.” “Heavy Weather” became the first jazz-fusion album to sell a million copies.

Alex next moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1978 where he quickly earned the position of a valued session drummer and percussionist for recordings, television and motion pictures.

His countless album credits include such diverse artist as U2, Paul McCartney, Blondy, Joni Mitchell, Jay Z, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Annie Lennox, Sergio Mendes, Yellow , Joe Cocker, Jennifer Nettles, Jackets, Chic Corea, Herbie Hancock, Paco de Lucia, Ron Carter, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Julio Iglesias, Koinonia, Chris Botti, Chano Dominguez, Tom Jones, Seals, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Placido Domingo, Ron Kenoly, Sam Phillips, The Winnans, Phil Keagy, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton,Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and also has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra, WDR big band.

Alex has also performed live with the likes of Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin Roberta Flack, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Gipsy Kings, Paco de Lucia, Celia Cruz, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Christina Aguilera, James Taylor, Michael Mc Donald, Tito Puente, Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Palmieri, to name a few. Additionally, Alex has recorded film scores under the direction of Great Composers:

Gustavo Dudamel, Dave Grusin, Alan Silvestri, Michele Legrand, Bill Conti, Michele Colombier, Marvin Hamlish, Maurice Jarre, Mark Isham, Michael, Giacchino, John Dabney, John Powell, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman, John Williams, Harry Gerson Williams, Lalo Schiffrin, Steve Jablonski, Christophe Becker and many others.  He became the recipient of many awards and honors including the Emeritus MVP award from NARAS

(National  Academy of Recording for the Arts and Sciences) and winner of the “Best Latin/Brazilian Percussionist” of Modern Drummer’s Readers Poll for fifteen consecutive years.

Alex’s South American and Caribbean roots and understanding of contemporary and classical music make him a complete and skilled master musician. In 2000, Alex Acuña y Su Acuarela De Tambores received a Grammy nomination for “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album” for “Rhythms for a New Millennium”. This solo album included varying styles of Latin, South American and African percussion. The nomination confirmed Alex’s vast knowledge and expertise of percussion rhythms. Zan Stewart of the Los Angeles Times wrote, “Alex Acuña is the epitome of the world music percussionist, to whom no style is a stranger”.

Alex also received two Latin Grammy nominations in 2003. Los Hijos del Sol “To My Country”, which was released by his independent record label – NIDO Entertainment. The second Latin Grammy nomination came for Tolu’s

“Bongo de Van Gogh” released by Tonga Productions. In 2004, Alex released his follow up album by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns titled “No Accent”. New Cd called Barxeta by Losen records 2013. In addition, Alex has composed music for various artists and produced “Thinking of You” by Alex Acuña and the Unknowns, “Rumberos Poetry” by Tolú and “Aliyah” by Kay Silberling. This year will see the release of some new DVD projects for Drum Channel.

Alex is widely known as an educator, gifted teacher and clinician of drums and percussion. He has recorded four solo instructional videos and provides seminars at universities such as UC Los Angeles, Berklee School of Music in

Boston. USC  and other top international schools of music. HYPERLINK “http://www.DWDrums.com”

www.DWDrums.com;

HYPERLINK “http://www.sabian.com” www.sabian.com;

HYPERLINK “http://www.GonBopsPercussion.com”

www.GonBopsPercussion.com;

HYPERLINK “http://www.VicFirth.com” www.VicFirth.com;

HYPERLINK “http://www.Evans.com” www.Evans.com;

Zoom and Shure microphones all sponsor Alex. He is also credited with the design of Zildjian’s “Azuka” line of cymbals, signature Vic Firth sticks and the caddy stick bag, the Alex Acuña line of Signature percussion instruments with GonBops – 4 Special Edition Congas, 5 Cow Bells, Timbales, Bongos and his own Especial Edition Peruvian Cajon.

Innovation, energy and pure heart characterize Alex’s playing. It is easy to see why Alex Acuña is one of the most sought after musicians of our time. Alex recognizes his music as a gift from the Lord Jesus and gives all the glory to God!

HYPERLINK “http://www.myspace.com/acunahoffmathisen”http://www.myspace.com/acunahoffmathisen

HYPERLINK “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KT2leNa30″http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KT2leNa30

HYPERLINK “http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148441735197932″http://www.facebook.com/event.php?

eid=148441735197932

Famous Movies where Alex Acuña is playing since 2000

Drum Line

The Incredible

Hancock

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Mission Impossible 3 & 4 Star Trek Into the Darkness Star Trek

Ratatouille

UP

Hop

Super 8

Italian Job

Beverly Hills Chihuahua Happy Feet

Transformers

Speed Racer

RED

The Kite Runner

X-Men Origin- Wolverine Burlesque

Entangled

Bourn Legacy

Bucket List

Toy Story 3

Cars 2

Monte Carlo

Happy Feet

Hansel & Gretel

Jupiter Ascending

Monsters University

John Carter

Cars

Smurf

Frozen

Tangle

Bourne Legacy

Monte Carlo

Down Of the Planets of the Apes Tomorrowland

Jupiter Ascending

Inside Out

Minions

Jurassic World

Sisters

The Big Short

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip Zootopia

Movies that Alex recorded and won the OSCARS 2016 – 2017

1 – la la land

2 – Moana

3 – Star wars – Rogue one

4 – Moana

5 – Zootopia

6 – Jungle Book.

Movies that Alex recorded during 2017

1 – COCO

2 – Star Wars – The Last JEDI

3 – Pitch Perfect – 3

4 – Despicable – 3

5 – Spider Man – Home Coming

6 – Birth Of A Nation

7 – Minions

8 – War For The Planets of The Apes

Enjoy Salsa in the East Coast

USA / New York / New York

Johnny Cruz: Everything will be very busy on the East Coast during the month of February. So be attentive Salseros!

Johnny Cruz, President of Spanish Harlem Salsa Gallery Museum invites us to follow all activities programmed in the place “Donde las leyendas nunca mueren”

Johnny Cruz from New York
Johnny Cruz is the president of Spanish Harlem Salsa Gallery

1708 Lexington ave New York N.Y. 10029 spahasalsagallery.com Open free to the public all Thursdays & Fridays from 4 to 7 pm and Saturdays from 1 to 8 pm.

Also, The Johnny Cruz Show, the #1 Salsa Show on television on all 5 Boroughs of New York on CH67.
Saturdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm

Stay tuned:
Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram E-mail [email protected].

They are going to by talking on one of the best congueros of NY and the World: Eddie Montalvo.

Johnny Cruz will talk about Salsa from its capital: New York en El Barrio.

Cruz is owner of Cruz Music Inc with Recording Studios in N.Y. & featuring some of the Greatest Singer in the business and the best Musicians in the world.

Contact:
• Johnny Cruz: 917-747-8505 [email protected].

The Spanish Harlem Salsa Gallery

Is a cultural institution committed to providing residents of East Harlem and surrounding communities with structured, scholarly, cultural programming, information, resources, and learning initiatives. As inclusive and diverse as the salsa music represented within these walls, the Gallery provides a community-friendly, accessible, and arts education-centered space.

“Donde las leyendas nunca mueren”

As a strategic community partner, they provide a cultural resource for the surrounding museums and institutions on Museum Mile as well as the many community based organizations serving East Harlem, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens and other regions, as well as tourists visiting New York, that have expressed interest in knowing the roots of Salsa. Undeserved communities such as seniors, teens, homeless, mentally challenged, LGBTQ, and others will find the Gallery a sanctuary of cultural history and a repository for information on salsa music and its artists.

 

By Johnny Cruz, Correspondent, New York, New York

Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra

Latin America / Colombia / Cali

Get to know the Son de Ébano Orchestra

Son de Ébano, which was born in the municipalities of Puerto Tejada and Guachené Causa in the South of Colombia, its objective is that with its musical compositions it is possible to recover and maintain salsa de coup and salsa brava (both highly requested by the public).

Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra
Ever Zapata and the Son de Ébano Orchestra

The Son de Ébano orchestra has certain characteristics that identify it from other salsa orchestras, and the most important is that it preserves the rhythms and essences of its African roots fused with all the Latin flavor and cadence.

Among the members of the orchestra they have:

  • Manager
  • Sound Engineer
  • 1 Bass
  • 1 Conga drums
  • 3 Trompet
  • 1 Violin
  • 1 Bongo drum
  • 1 Tres
  • 1 Lead Voice
  • 1 Piano
  • 1 Trombone
  • 2 “Choirs”
  • 1 Timbal Drum
  • 1 Saxo

His best-known themes and/or songs are:

  • Vale un Millón
  • Pedro Rumba
  • Cuando Necesites
  • Layka
  • Como no voy  a quererte
  • Herencia africana

In 2018 they made a national tour (Colombia) and participated in an event of international stature without mentioning that they produced their hits with their unmistakable label “La Buena Salsa Ya Esta Cooking”. The cost of the Son de Ébano Orchestra show has a cost of:

At the national level

  • COP$9,000,000,000 (of which they receive 50% and transportation at the time of signing the contract, and the remaining 50% before going up to the stage, all tax free).
  • COP$4,500,000.00 (If it is the Ever Zapata show without the orchestra)

On an international level

  • The cost is US$5,000.00 with the orchestra, without the orchestra it is US$4,000.00
  • The cost may vary depending on the conditions of the show.

If you want to contact them to hold a concert and/or event:

Telephone: +57 311 45 6364 (his office in Cali-Colombia) / 1 – 829 965 3863 (his manager Charlie Perez).

Ami Molinelli

USA / San Francisco / California

Ami Molinelli Co-leads the Brazilian and jazz Grupo Falso Baiano

Exclusive Latin Percussion (LP) artist & Rhythm Tech

Ami Molinelli
Ami Molinelli

Ami Molinelli is a professional percussionist and educator specializing in Brazilian and Latin percussion.

She co-leads the Brazilian and Jazz ensemble, Grupo Falso Baiano with three albums to their credit: “Depois” released in 2017, “Simplicidade – Live at Yoshi’s” and “Viajando em Choro e Jazz.”

Grupo Falso Baiano

Have been featured on NPR’s the California Report, Radio Latina and Pandora LIVE!.

Ami received her Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts.  Her performance and recording credits include theater, television (NBC).  She is a freelance performing artist as well.

She is endorsed by Latin Percussion (LP) and Rhythm Tech.

Her percussion curriculum has been used and published in clinics and education workshops including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The San Francisco Jazz Center, Los Angeles Music Center, Music in Schools Today, Young Audiences of Northern California, UFBA Ouro Preto, Brasil,  HeadStart (San Mateo County), Los Angeles Music Academy, California Brazil Camp, Jazz Camp West, etc.

Her curriculum, “Recycled Rhythm” was created for her artist residency of 7 years at the Los Angeles Music Center.

Currently Ami is a music integration and curriculum specialist with organizations such as The San Francisco Jazz Center, Living Jazz and San Francisco Unified School District.

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