This is a video of my band,La Excelencia, at a live performance that rocked the house January 13, 2007 at the world famous Copacabana in New York City. The vocalist are Edwin Perez & Gilberto Velazquez. The song is "La Lucha" one of the singles from La Excelencia's CD "Salsa Con Conciencia", written and arranged by Julian Silva sung by Edwin Perez
Unless something completely loco happens in the coming months to prove me wrong, I can honesty say this is the best salsa release of 2009, and I actually heard it first in 2008! It’s like when The Spanish Harlem Orchestra first burst on the scene – I ‘m feeling the same sense of discovery and excitement at hearing a recording with such loving attention to detail, realism, lack of attitude, and just enough rough edges and grit to give you those chills that only classic Latin music gives. There is a lot of classic 70s retro Nuyorican feeling here in the hard-core trombones, acoustic piano, and diversity of traditional dance genres (remember when albums used to list the styles of each song on the back of the LP?). Their rhythm section has that essential ‘fundamento’ – the African foundation – that is missing from most recordings these days. Just listen to “Aña Pa Mi Tambor” and you will know what I am talking about. What is revolutionary about La Excelencia is their almost punk rock attitude – they don’t gloss things over, they play hard, they feel with all their hearts, and they don’t put on airs. Everything they play on the album is exactly what they play live – no sweetening, no guest spots from a famous artist, no extra instrumentation, no pop remixes. They are a diverse group of different personalities (some even come from a rock background – “Duelo De Bongo” was inspired by “The Devil Went Down To Georgia”). And yet they are unified in their vision for the band. Theirs is a style that mixes Cuban, Colombian, and Puerto Rican traditions in a thoroughly organic way. Each song is a mini-movie, flowing into a concept album like the best of Willie Colon, Ruben Blades, and ‘Tite’ Curet Alonso. In today’s market, that makes La Excelencia original, even revolutionary, and that is their strength. This gem should go a long way to getting salsa back on track this year – so join the party and dig their ‘tumbao social.’ Major DJ alert. Very, very highly recommended.
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Who I'd like to meet: the MF that proposed the provisions to H.R 4437 .... so i can kick his ass !!
Hey Bro! Yeah, I ate the tacos when I got back to the hotel, I was starving LOL ...that's a good idea, to try to get everyone together. I'm not sure who/when will be able to travel but I'm game. Let me know. Later!
Que mas Julian..!! Como va Todo ? Espero le haya gustado la rumba aqui en Montreal, y lo Mejor espero tenerlos pronto aqui Rumbiando de Nuevo Pues el publico quedo encantado con su Showw.. Saludos y hasta Luego Hermano.. Sinceramente Francko www.ritmomania.ca
Sup!! I'll be out there the 2nd week in June. We have to hang.....Hopefully there'll be a salsa contest I can enter or something. I've been practicing ;P
Dude the club is done just waiting on inspections and little thigns hopefully new years eve open and late grand opening in Jan- or FEB i still not got your cd.....Carlos mom has it and not yet got to go get it I Saw you had a song call "La Lucha" feat Shanny Label sent me your song remeber i get the hook ups on cd's so he sent me that song.. Now i need the Full cd... keep in touch..
Damn!!!! I had forgotten all about Debbie - Yeah!!! She got me through some confusing times - Whatever happened to her? I guess she is still doing what she does best........she never did finish the dishes though :)
