With nine albums to its credit and more than twelve years of existence, Colombia's Sonora Carruseles has perfected a trademark sound that is cherished by salsa lovers all over the world. There’s some seriously powerful stuff to be found in their music: spidery piano lines, tight polyrhythms, explosive brass riffs, staccato cowbell patterns and impossibly nasal choruses that are just too hard to resist. Sonora Carruseles pays a moving tribute to the spirit of old, hardcore salsa while at the same time revamping this nearly forgotten classical style.
It’s a fitting continuation to the legacy of Discos Fuentes, the label responsible for the development of Colombian tropical music through seminal acts such as Fruko y sus Tesos, The Latin Brothers, Los Corraleros de Majagual and La Sonora Dinamita. It was the company's veteran musical director, the legendary Mario 'Pachanga' Rincon, who dreamed up the concept of Sonora Carruseles, a band whose mission would be to re-record classic sides from the salsa heyday of the '70s, thus preserving them for a new generation of devoted fans.
Mr. Pachanga's dream became a reality, and Sonora Carruseles turned out to be the most exciting band to come out of Colombia in decades. Led by the rhythmically gifted talent of trumpet man extraordinaire Dante Vargas, and boasting an illustrious gallery of guest singers that includes Colombians Harold Pelaez, Luis “Taquito” Ruiz, Marihno Paz, Daniel Marmolejo, Panamanian Gabino Pampini, Cubans Raquel Zozaya and Elaine Hernandez, Sonora Carruseles is a terrifying machinery of non-stop swing. Not content with exploring the golden age of salsa, it has also renewed the sweetly nostalgic dance craze known as the Boogaloo, and even found time to delve into bouncy Cumbia territory through a series of delectable medleys.
Now, Sonora Carruseles has released their new album Mucho Mejor. A luxurious affair, really. The ideal party disc. Listening to the rollicking “Nadie se Salva de la Rumba” and the infectious “No se Necesita Permiso”, you find yourself wishing for more Carruseles albums, more resurrected nuggets from the past, more bewitching tumbaos and lighting speed solos. The party has finally begun. It’s too late to stop now. Sonora Carruseles is here to stay and to prove that true hard salsa and boogaloo are not a thing of the past.
Con nueve discos en su haber y mas de doce años de existencia, Sonora Carruseles ha logrado perfeccionar un sonido que es celebrado por los amantes de la salsa en el mundo entero. La música de esta orquesta colombiana goza de elementos tan explosivos como seductores: sinuosas melodías en el piano, ritmos sincopados, acordes volcánicos a cargo de la sección de vientos y coros típicamente nasales que son simplemente irresistibles. Sonora Carruseles rinde un sentido homenaje al espíritu de la salsa vieja.
De esta manera, Sonora Carruseles enriquece la tradición de Discos Fuentes, compañía discográfica dedicada al desarrollo de la música tropical en Colombia a través de inmortales grupos como Fruko Y Sus Tesos, The Latin Brothers, Los Corraleros de Majagual y La Sonora Dinamita. Fue justamente el veterano director musical de la disquera, el legendario Mario 'Pachanga' Rincón, el que inventó el concepto de Carruseles, una banda dedicada a grabar canciones clásicas de la era dorada de la salsa, preservándolas así para una nueva generación de admiradores.
El sueño del Sr. Pachanga se ha hecho realidad, y Sonora Carruseles terminó siendo el grupo colombiano más excitante de los últimos años. Liderado por el talentoso trompetista Dante Vargas, y contando con una ilustre galería de cantantes invitados como los colombianos Harold Pelaez, Luis “Taquito” Ruiz, Marihno Paz, Daniel Marmolejo, el panameño Gabino Pampini, las cubanas Raquel Zozaya y Elaine Hernandez, Carruseles es una verdadera máquina de swing. Ademas de explorar la era clásica de la Salsa, ha resucitado al nostálgico género bailable del Boogaloo, además de celebrar la inigualable Cumbia de su tierra natal mediante una serie de sabrosos medleys.
Ahora Sonora Carruseles ha lanzado Mucho Mejor. Un verdadero lujo. Disco ideal para una parranda interminable. Y al escuchar temas como el efervescente “Nadie se Salva de la Rumba” o el contagioso “No se Necesita Permiso”,, es imposible no desear mas discos de Carruseles, mas éxitos del pasado, mas tumbaos hipnóticos y solos instrumentals a la velocidad de la luz. Es así. La fiesta ha comenzado.
INFAMOUS MUSIC & COOKITA PRODUCTIONS Present CHINO NUNEZ & FRIENDS ORCHESTRA, “DOCTOR SALSA” (Vol 2) Armando Tams, Executive Producer Pablo “Chino” Nunez, Producer Willie Ruiz, Co-Producer ________________________________________________________ Infamous Music and Cookita Productions proudly present Chino Nunez & Friends Orchestra, Doctor Salsa (Vol. 2). After the highly acclaimed release of their debut CD It’s SHOtime, this new release promises to be a recipe for POWERFUL with its combination of all original tracks and recorded by New York’s finest musicians: Luis Bonilla, Chuito DeJesus, Jorge Gonzalez, Hector “Papote” Jimenez, Yoko Mimata, Tony Perez, Jose “Papo” Rivera, Willie Romero, Eddie Rosado, Carlos Rosario, Willie Ruiz, Edwin Sanchez, Ray Sepulveda, Jose Tabares, Frankie Vasquez, Ray Viera & Richie Viruet. Arrangements by world class arrangers Pablo “Chino” Nunez & Willie Ruiz. Compositions by Carlos Adorno, Julio Cuevas, Catalino Iglesias, Hector Luis Pagan, Pablo “Chino” Nunez, Carlos Rosario & Ray Viera. Mixed by Sounds Right, Inc., Richard Perez, Proprietor, Miami, Florida, (786) 493-6592. Recorded at JanMar Productions, Pablo “Chino” Nunez, Proprietor.
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