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Latin America / April 2025
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Tromboranga, the Latin soul in Europe.
Europe
A band formed in Spain to share rhythm, music and soul around the world. As a part of the new generation of independent Latin orchestras around the world, Tromboranga is the pure essence of “Salsa Dura”. Tromboranga´s spicy ingredients are the trombones sound, solid and strong percussion, and they recover the essence of “soneos” (voice improvisation among the chorus). With influences from the salsa music from the 60s and 70s, maintaining a raw, strong and a very danceable sound.
Their original songs like “Humildad”, “Palo pa la campana”, “Ah Caraj”, “Mi China Colombiana”, talks about stories that can describe the life of any of us, and they have become number one in Latin radios and dance floors worldwide.
Tromboranga is made up of musicians from the Caribbean and Europe, all residents of Barcelona, Spain.
Its members are:
Joaquín Arteaga, Band leader, Timbal and composer from Venezuela, known for his long career as a percussionist and also as band leader of the orchestra “Bloque 53”.
Diego Coppinger, traditional “Sonero”, with an extensive carrer that includes “Tropicana” in Cuba, gives color and Cuban flavor, with great force and experience in his amazing soneos.
Freddy Ramos, young singer from Venezuela, also arranger with a wide impresive musical career.
Rafael “Madagascar” Arciniegas adds Colombian flavor with his piano and arrangements.
Lorenzo “El diablo” Barriendos, Venezuelan musician on bass, with tastefull tumbaos, known for his interventions with orchestras such as Trabuco Venezolano, Mango group Guaco among others.
The strong and colorful trombone section, which offers a distinctive mark on the band: Vladimir Peña (Venezuela), Josep Blanes (Spain) and Albert Costa (Catalunya), all supported by the taste and the conga afinque Oriol Martinez and the spicy bongo of Climent Campa.
Their first EP “Agua que va caer” hits the market in November 2011 in anticipation for the first official cd “Salsa Dura” (April 2012), considered by Latin music lovers, DJs, dancers and specialize salsa bloggers among the 10 best CDs of 2012. Also recorded a CD together with Bloque 53 “Tumba Puchunga” where the song “Me alborotas” and also “Tumba Puchunga” reached number one in many Latin radios listings.
In April 2013 the new cd “Al mal tiempo buena salsa”, take them to do their first world tour in Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands, Tunisia, Germany and Colombia.
In November 2013 they release a L.P. Vinyl Special Limited Edition (only 300 copies) called “Solo para coleccionistas Vol. 1”. They are invited to do 4 concerts at one of the biggest salsa festivals in the world “La Feria de Cali” and Pereira, Colombia. The 4 concerts were filled in its entirety. Since then the followers and fans of the band call themselves “Salseros Tromborangueros”.
In 2014 visit Mexico on a tour of four dates, all concerts were sold out and the public had the opportunity to hear some songs from the 4th Album called “Salsa pa’ rato”, with 10 new original tracks.
From “Salsa pa´rato” album the track “Palo pa la campana” is already a hit among salsa dancers, been between top 10 salsa dancing songs of 2014. Also “Sentimiento Caleño”, a song dedicated to the city of Cali. Songs with social messages like “Esclavo de tu apariencia”, “No tengo pa pagar” and “Como la marea” also known for their catchy tune.
2015 arrives with new album “Golpe con Melodía” , with 8 new hard and raw salsa tunes, and great swing for dancers, with songs like “Golpe con Melodía”, son montuno “Carretera” and a cover of “La mafia”. And a extensive tour in Colombia, Ecuador and in USA for the first time in cities like New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and many more.
In 2016 the songs “Ah Caraj, aquí que pasó”, “Cambumbo”, “El rey sin corona”, “No me vuelvo a enamorar”and “Mi China Colombiana” from new album “Sangre Sudor y Salsa” are already on every salsa Dj set. Also they release amazing new videos from this songs. In 2016 they have long tour from Japan to Russia, from USA to United Kingdom and all Europe.
Other songs like “Agua que va caer”, “Humildad”, “Te provoca”, “Adios que te vaya bien”, “Mama Calunga”, “amigo el raton”, “Boogaloo Marilu”, “Rompe colchon” are danced currently on the dance floor of salsotecas, dance schools, salsa parties and salsa festivals worldwide.
THE 2018 TOUR
JANUARY
- • 19 Lille, FRANCE..
FEBRUARY
- • 14 @The Gov Hindmarsh, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.
- • 16 @The Track, Toorak, Melbourne AUSTRALIA.
- • 17 @Cloudland, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.
- •18 @The Studio venue, Auckland NEW ZEALAND.
- • 24 @Big Top, Luna Park, Sydney AUSTRALIA.
- • ALL TICKETS FOR AUSTRALIA at:
APRIL
- • 7 Afrolatin Festival, Madrid SPAIN.
MAY
- • 11 Bern, SWITZERLAND.
- • 13 Barceloneta, Barcelona, SPAIN.
JUNE
- • 8 Bangkok THAILAND.
- • 9 Bangkok THAILAND.
- • 23 Ourense SPAIN.
- • 30 Saint Tropez, FRANCE.
AUGUST
- • 25 Pirineos salsa Festival, Huesca, SPAIN.
OCTOBER
- • 11 Aventura Dance Cruise Los Angeles U.S.A.
Discography:
-Tromboranga EP “Agua que va caer” (2011)
-Bloque 53 & Tromboranga “Tumba Puchunga” (2012)
-Tromboranga “Salsa dura” (2012)
-Tromboranga “Al mal tiempo buena salsa” (2013)
-Tromboranga “Solo para coleccionistas” (2013)
-Tromboranga “Salsa Pa´Rato” (2014)
-Tromboranga “Golpe con Melodía” (2015)
-Tromboranga “Sangre Sudor y Salsa” (2016)
Web & Social Network:
Music available at:
@cdbaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/Tromboranga
@iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/es/artist/tromboranga/id484381251
Production and Bandleader: Joaquin Arteaga
Musicians:
Joaquin Arteaga: Director and Timbal.
Diego Coppinger : Voice
Freddy Ramos: Voice
Oriol Martinez: Congas
Climent Campa: Bongo
Lorenzo Barriendos: Bass
Rafa Madagascar : Piano
Vladimir Peña: Trombone
Josep Blanes: Trombone
Albert Costa: Trombone
Marcial Isturiz from Capaya with soneos and melodic phrases and his popular “Agua pa’ los Gallos “Puerto Rico
In 2023 Sergio George, the famous “magician” who produced the artistic career of famous salseros and artists, said that salsa was “dead” and called on new artists to resurrect it and support each other as urban singers do.
This caused commotion and controversy among salseros and made them doubt without a doubt what is the reality that salsa lives and more with the progressive physical departure of emblematic legends who made history in the world, coupled with the proliferation of the so-called “DJ” who multiply many times the nostalgia of the public for living the times of said legends and who became a trend due to this fact. In 2024 we saw how important salsa concerts were held in our country Venezuela where foreigners who had not visited us for a long time did so and so we enjoyed what some call “the last of the Mohicans”, as well as Venezuelans who took to various stages making it clear that, if they continue creating, either by adjusting the sound of the old and modernizing with quality staging or simply delighting with their career and style what they have already established.
We think that there is a lot missing since there is plenty of musical talent and a new generation in every sense, but not who listens to them and supports them, this being a truth bigger than the size of the sun.
After this necessary reflection we want to talk about Marcial Isturiz who was born in the sandunguera town of Capaya, Barlovento in the Miranda State of VENEZUELA, and we put it in capital letters because this “extraordinary sonero who wandered through the streets of Petareña hitting any pot he found in his path, finding out where and at what time the “arayé” was lit, always on the “hunt” for a good opportunity”, a quote was written by Ángel Méndez in his book “Entren que Caben Cien” describing how clear this man has been since childhood in pursuing and having the firm certainty of where he had to go to achieve his dream. He understood, from my point of view, that he who perseveres succeeds and we have seen his professional growth during all these years, thirty years recently completed, being a musician performing several instruments, going on to be also a composer and arranger, accompanying with his voice in duos of consecrated stars and groups, renowned orchestras as well as others not so well known, his voice being a characteristic seal that draws the attention of his followers, a sonero that we can say “gets lost from sight”.
A man who has earned the respect and affection of the public wherever he goes and to name one of the presentations in which he has demonstrated his “people skills”, we had the opportunity to travel and share with him closely accompanying him Sonero Clásico del Caribe in that free event that the Barquisimetanos salseros put on at the end of January 2024 to Ramón Méndez, where by the way Marcial took advantage of the invitation to perform the National Anthem the day before at the Cardenales – La Guaira Game, impeccably. Undoubtedly, that presentation was an omen of good fortune for what would be a year full of success.
Marcial Isturiz began hitting a home run this 2025 by performing on January 5 in Puerto Rico on the “Island of Enchantment”, at the traditional Three Kings Eve dance at the Sheraton Hotel, Convention District, with Don Perignon and La Puertorriqueña, with salsa figures such as Herman Olivera, Pedro Bull, Pichie Pérez, Joe González, Rico Walker, Josué Rosado, Jerry Rivas, Gilberto Santa Rosa and of course our Marcial Izturiz.
We saw him singing choruses with these greats, specifically next to Herman Olivera and Rico Walker waiting for his turn like each of those called to this meeting until Peter Perignon introduced him for the first time with his Orchestra La Puertorriqueña and said that the person responsible for that invitation and presence of our sonero there was his friend Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Briefly, Perignon told the audience that he knew Marcial since he was part of Bailatino and he fell in love with that group, since then he had been following him and now recently in his participation with the Latin Dimension he knew that Marcial with this performance made his dream of being in that country come true.
Saying good night to Puerto Rico he performed the song “La Familia” (authored by José Curbelo and musical arrangement by Louie Ramírez, inserted in the production titled Indestructible by Ray Barretto and his Orchestra in the voice of Tito Alen for the year 1973) with soneos and melodic phrases and his popular “agua pa’ los gallos Puerto Rico” left established what this Venezuelan is made of, acclaimed and congratulated by his peers on stage.
Joy is not enough for what we salseros in Venezuela feel for this representation that should not be overlooked because if there are soneros from Venezuela and with class: Marcial Isturiz is one of them; with his own style and professionalism, this is how our “Mayor of Capaya” was seen next to these greats, comfortable, safe and proudly waving our tricolor wherever he goes.
At Swing Latino we say congratulations to Marcial, keep doing your thing without resting like until now, because later it will be too late:
AGUA PA’ LOS GALLOS y
¡Ponle Sabor!
Source: Giorgenling Méndez from Swing Latino
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Dina y Los Rumberos makes Portland and its surroundings dance
We always find, and surely will find, examples of Cubans who have managed to get ahead despite the harsh circumstances surrounding them in their country of origin. One of many is Andy Martinez, current musical director of the group Dina Y Los Rumberos, with whom we have had the honor to share a few minutes to learn as much as we can about his orchestra and current career.
Andy’s initial taste for music
Andy comes from a musical family with whom he had a lot of contact with music since he was very young, starting with his father himself, Don Raúl Matínez, who was the former musical director of Dina Y Los Rumberos and, for reasons of age, was unable to carry out his functions. However, he is still the head of the project and is part of all the important decisions in this regard.
On the other hand, Andy’s personal interest in music began when he was only five years old, which led his parents to enroll him in his first conservatory where he studied the elementary and middle level, but because of geographic issues and reasons of distance, he was not able to finish his degree. As a result, he chose to study to be a music teacher instead.
What most attracted his attention at that time was percussion, in fact, he ended up graduating as a percussionist and playing instruments such as the bongo, the timbales, the tumbadora and many more.
Dina Y Los Rumberos
The first thing Andy wanted to clarify about Dina y Los Rumberos is that the group was at first a family orchestra, starting with Dina, the lead singer, who is Andy’s older sister. On the other hand, his father Raul was the director, as we have said, and his uncle Ernesto Martinez was the bass player.
It all starts when, in 2001, Raul made the decision to formalize a band that included the family musicians, who had already been in other groups and had the necessary expertise to take up the challenge. Soon after, they got their first chance to tour outside Cuba, more specifically in Mexico, where they spent approximately 10 years. That time was more than enough to travel around the country and establish the band there, but unfortunately the situation of violence at that time made them move again.
Andy and the rest of the band preferred to move to Portland, Oregon, where they still live today.
Great challenges after their arrival in the United States
Although the plan was not to leave Cuba indefinitely, Andy also admitted that the idea of leaving the island was always hanging around his head due to the political and economic situation there. The artist also pointed out that in the music business, most of those who have the opportunity to leave never come back.
In the case of Andy and his bandmates, they specifically chose Portland, since they had many acquaintances in the area and it was a place very much like where they lived in Cuba with a lot of nature and tranquility.
One of the first challenges they faced along the way was Raul’s inability to remain at the forefront the orchestra due to his advanced age and health problems, so the best person to replace him was Andy, since he was the one who had more musical knowledge and was more qualified to lead a band in terms of scores, arrangements and that sort of thing.
Another of the difficulties they had was the bad reputation Cubans had at that time, so many doors were closed to them because of all that was said of their country of origin. However, they have managed to get ahead despite the adversities and now defend Cuban music to the last on any stage where they play.
How Dina Y Los Rumberos is currently composed
At present, Dina Y Los Rumberos is made up as follows: Dina Martinez on vocals, Luis Perez also on vocals, Paolo on timbales, Diego Cruzado on piano, Moises Hernandez on piano and Mario Posada on piano, Thomas Pierce on trombone, Olaf on bass and Alexis also on bass.
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