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Fania All Stars

La mejor música salsa de los 70’s

August 18, 2023 by MARLOW
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La mejor música salsa de los 70’s: Reviviendo una época dorada

La salsa, un género musical nacido en el Caribe, tomó el mundo por asalto en los años 70. Este estilo, que fusiona ritmos afrocaribeños, jazz y otros géneros latinos, se convirtió en un fenómeno mundial. La década de 1970 fue una época de transición y experimentación, y la salsa no fue una excepción. Durante estos años, surgieron numerosas bandas y artistas que marcaron la escena de la salsa con un sello inconfundible y dejaron un legado que sigue vivo hasta el día de hoy.

Aquí te presentamos algunos de los álbumes y artistas más influyentes de la música salsa de los 70:

Fania All-Stars: Esta agrupación, creada por el sello discográfico Fania Records, reunió a varios de los músicos de salsa más talentosos de la época, como Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colón, Johnny Pacheco, y Celia Cruz. El álbum “Live at the Cheetah” de 1971 capturó la energía de sus legendarios conciertos en vivo y se convirtió en un referente del género.

Héctor Lavoe: Uno de los íconos de la salsa, conocido como “El Cantante de los Cantantes”. Su álbum debut “La Voz” de 1975, en colaboración con Willie Colón, fue un éxito rotundo. Con su distintiva voz y carisma, Lavoe se ganó el corazón de los fanáticos de la salsa en todo el mundo.

Rubén Blades: Este músico, cantante y compositor panameño se destacó por su habilidad para mezclar elementos de jazz, rock y música folclórica con la salsa. Su álbum “Siembra” de 1978, en colaboración con Willie Colón, incluyó temas que trascendieron el género y se convirtieron en himnos latinoamericanos.

Eddie Palmieri: Este pianista y compositor puertorriqueño trajo innovación y sofisticación a la salsa con su fusión de jazz y ritmos latinos. Su álbum “The Sun of Latin Music” de 1974, ganó el primer Grammy para música latina y dejó una marca indeleble en la historia de la salsa.

Celia Cruz: La “Reina de la Salsa” fue una de las voces más reconocibles y queridas del género. Durante los años 70, Cruz colaboró con la Fania All-Stars y grabó varios álbumes exitosos, incluyendo “Celia & Johnny” en 1974 con Johnny Pacheco.

Ray Barretto: Este percusionista y líder de banda puertorriqueño fue un pionero en la fusión de jazz y salsa. Su álbum “Indestructible” de 1973 se convirtió en un clásico y mostró su habilidad para innovar y mantenerse relevante en la escena de la salsa.

La música salsa de los años 70 fue una época de creatividad y experimentación. Estos artistas y álbumes representan solo una pequeña muestra de los talentos que surgieron durante esa década dorada. Hoy en día, la salsa sigue siendo un género popular en todo el mundo, y los artistas de los años 70 siguen siendo una inspiración para las nuevas generaciones de músicos. Sin duda, la música salsa de los 70 dejó un legado que seguirá resonando por mucho tiempo.

 

Banderas Cuba - Puerto Rico

Cuba y Puerto Rico

July 18, 2023 by MARLOW
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Las gemelas caribeñas: El Asombroso Parecido entre las Banderas de Cuba y Puerto Rico

 

La bandera de una nación es su emblema, un distintivo único y simbólico que refleja su identidad, historia y aspiraciones. Las banderas de Cuba y Puerto Rico, dos islas caribeñas con historias y culturas paralelas, presentan una similitud sorprendente, a pesar de ser emblemas de naciones distintas. Pero, ¿cuál es el origen de este parecido? ¿Es coincidencia o hay una historia compartida detrás de sus diseños?

El diseño de las banderas

La bandera cubana consta de tres franjas azules intercaladas con dos franjas blancas, un triángulo equilátero rojo en el extremo izquierdo y una estrella blanca dentro del triángulo. Por su parte, la bandera de Puerto Rico tiene un diseño similar, pero los colores están invertidos. Presenta tres franjas rojas intercaladas con dos franjas blancas, un triángulo equilátero azul en el extremo izquierdo y una estrella blanca dentro del triángulo.

Un origen común

Para entender el porqué de esta semejanza, tenemos que remontarnos a mediados del siglo XIX. Ambas banderas fueron concebidas durante el período de las luchas independentistas de las colonias españolas en el Caribe y América Latina. La bandera cubana fue diseñada en 1849 por Narciso López, un líder del movimiento de independencia de Cuba de origen venezolano, mientras que la bandera de Puerto Rico fue diseñada en 1892 por un grupo de independentistas puertorriqueños en Nueva York, conocidos como el Comité Revolucionario de Puerto Rico.

La similitud de las banderas no es una coincidencia, sino un reflejo de la camaradería y solidaridad que existía entre los luchadores por la independencia de ambas islas. Los puertorriqueños, influenciados por la bandera de la revolución cubana, optaron por un diseño similar pero con los colores invertidos.

Simbolismo detrás de los colores

Los colores y elementos de ambas banderas tienen su propio significado. Las franjas representan las provincias o departamentos de cada isla, mientras que las estrellas representan la unidad y la independencia. El triángulo equilátero representa la libertad, igualdad y fraternidad, ideales de la Revolución Francesa que inspiraron a los revolucionarios de América Latina.
El rojo en la bandera cubana simboliza la sangre derramada por los patriotas en la lucha por la independencia, mientras que el azul representa el mar que rodea la isla. Por su parte, en la bandera de Puerto Rico, el rojo simboliza la sangre de los patriotas y el azul representa el gobierno democrático y el cielo caribeño.

El legado compartido

El parecido entre las banderas de Cuba y Puerto Rico no es solo un testimonio de la historia compartida de estas dos islas caribeñas, sino que también es un recordatorio de su hermandad y lucha conjunta por la libertad. Sus banderas reflejan el profundo sentido de camaradería que existió entre los luchadores por la independencia de estas dos islas.

Aunque cada bandera ondea ahora sobre territorios con caminos políticos y socioeconómicos distintos, ambas siguen llevando en sus colores y formas la memoria de su legado compartido, una lucha común por la libertad y la autodeterminación. La historia de las banderas de Cuba y Puerto Rico es, por lo tanto, una historia de unidad, resistencia y solidaridad.

Marlow Rosado y Baby Lores

Salsa Urbana

July 10, 2023 by MARLOW
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Salsa Urbana: La Innovación y Fusión en el Panorama Musical Contemporáneo

En el mundo de la música, la evolución y la innovación son intrínsecas al desarrollo de los géneros y estilos. La mezcla de ritmos y sonidos diferentes es parte del crecimiento y transformación constantes que experimenta la música. Y un excelente ejemplo de esta sinergia musical es la reciente tendencia de mezclar la música salsa con géneros urbanos, una fusión que ha conquistado las listas de éxitos y se ha ganado el corazón de los fanáticos de la música de todo el mundo.

Raíces de la Salsa

La salsa, con su carácter vibrante y apasionado, es más que solo un género musical. Es una expresión cultural rica que ha trascendido fronteras y ha influenciado muchas formas de música y baile alrededor del mundo. Originada en la década de 1960, la salsa fue una síntesis de ritmos caribeños, como el son cubano y el mambo, mezclados con el jazz y la música soul.

La aparición de la Salsa Urbana

La salsa urbana es la fusión de la música salsa tradicional con géneros urbanos contemporáneos, especialmente el reguetón y el trap. Esta mezcla ha resultado en una nueva ola de sonidos que está revolucionando la industria musical.

Los artistas de la salsa urbana conservan elementos fundamentales de la salsa, como las melodías contagiosas y los ritmos bailables, pero los mezclan con los beats y las letras características de los géneros urbanos, creando una simbiosis musical que es tanto familiar como innovadora.

Los pioneros de la Salsa Urbana

Artistas como Marc Anthony, Victor Manuelle y Luis Enrique han experimentado con la fusión de la salsa con otros géneros, abriendo el camino para las nuevas generaciones. Pero ha sido en los últimos años, con artistas como Jay Wheeler, Kevin Florez y Reykon, que la salsa urbana ha ganado prominencia y reconocimiento en la industria musical global.

Estos músicos han desafiado los límites de los géneros musicales, incorporando letras de amor y desamor características del reguetón, así como el ritmo inconfundible del trap, en las tradicionales melodías de la salsa.

El Impacto de la Salsa Urbana

El resultado de esta mezcla es un género musical nuevo y emocionante que está atrayendo a una audiencia masiva. La salsa urbana ha tenido un impacto significativo no solo en las listas de éxitos, sino también en la forma en que los jóvenes perciben y se conectan con la música salsa.

Esta fusión de géneros no solo está popularizando la salsa entre las nuevas generaciones, sino que también está impulsando la evolución de la música urbana, añadiéndole más diversidad y riqueza sonora.

El Futuro de la Salsa Urbana

La salsa urbana, con su fusión de ritmos tradicionales y modernos, representa la evolución constante de la música. La tendencia es clara: los géneros musicales ya no existen en compartimentos estancos. En cambio, se están mezclando y fusionando de formas nuevas y emocionantes, y la salsa urbana es una prueba palpable de esta tendencia.

Con más artistas explorando esta mezcla y una creciente aceptación por parte de los oyentes, la salsa urbana promete seguir creciendo y evolucionando, dejando una huella duradera en el paisaje musical global.

Como amantes de la música, no podemos esperar a ver cómo se desarrolla este género y qué nuevas melodías y ritmos emocionantes nos traerá la fusión de la salsa y los géneros urbanos en el futuro y en este contexto, Marlow Rosado y Baby Lores aportan su granito de arena con su espectacular proyecto musical de fusión de la salsa con el Reggaeton llamado “BORINCUBA”, que saldrá a la luz en las próximas semanas.

Salsa Music Festivals

The Global Celebration of Salsa Music Festivals

June 26, 2023 by MARLOW
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A Corner of Paradise for Latin Music Lovers

Salsa music, that magical species of rhythm and passion emanating from the complexity of life itself, is known worldwide as a symbol of Latin culture. Originating from the Caribbean and evolving from the hearts of New York’s Latino communities, Salsa has become a global genre, celebrated in Salsa music festivals around the world. These festivals are a corner of paradise for music lovers, offering a deep immersion into the world of salsa that goes beyond mere music.

The heart of the Salsa rhythm beats at the Cali International Salsa Festival, in Colombia. Known as the ‘World Salsa Capital’, Cali hosts an annual event that brings dancers and musicians from all over the world. This festival is an explosion of color, movement, and sound, with dance competitions, concerts, and workshops that transform the city into a true Salsa carnival.

Crossing the ocean, we find the Hamburg Salsa Festival in Germany, showcasing the global influence of this musical genre. This festival, which began as a celebration of the local Latin community, has grown into one of the largest events in Europe, attracting thousands of visitors from around the world.

The USA, the cradle of modern Salsa, boasts a multitude of festivals. Los Angeles, a city known for its cultural diversity, hosts the Los Angeles Salsa Festival, which combines music, dance, and culture into an exciting spectacle. New York, on the other hand, celebrates its legacy with the New York Salsa Festival, paying tribute to the musicians and dancers who helped shape this rhythm’s identity.

In Asia, Japan has stood out for its fervor for Salsa, with the Tokyo Salsa Festival being testament to this. Despite the cultural distance, this festival demonstrates how Salsa has managed to break barriers and win hearts worldwide.

Salsa music is more than a musical genre; it is a universal language that transcends borders and cultures. Salsa music festivals are a celebration of this language. Here, Salsa enthusiasts can experience the rhythm that unites them, regardless of their origin.

At these festivals, the melodies of trombones and trumpets, the rhythm of timbales and congas, and emotion-laden voices create an electrifying atmosphere. Dancers move to the beat, transmitting stories and emotions through their movements, and the audience feels part of a grand spectacle that celebrates diversity and human connection.

These events are more than mere concerts; they are a representation of Salsa music’s global impact. Salsa has traveled from its humble beginnings in Latino communities to the world’s great stages. And at each stop, in each city, at each festival, it leaves its indelible mark, uniting us in a universal language of rhythm and passion.

From Cali to Hamburg, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, the world celebrates Salsa music in a display of energy, rhythm, and culture. At Salsa music festivals, dancers and musicians, newcomers and veterans, locals and visitors, come together in a feast of sound and movement, reminding us that, despite our differences, we all share the same universal language of music. And that language, like the heart of Salsa, beats in every corner of the world.

Tropical Music Dancers

Experience the Passion of Tropical Latin Music

May 22, 2023 by MARLOW
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Tropical latin music is a rich and diverse genre that invites you to let go, feel the rhythm, and dance like nobody’s watching. From the passion of salsa to the romance of bachata, the energy of merengue, the groove of reggaeton, and the celebration of cumbia, there is a style of tropical latin music for every mood and occasion. So put on your dancing shoes, turn up the music, and let the vibrant beats of tropical latin music transport you to a world of rhythm, joy, and pure dance-floor bliss!

Enjoy the rhythm of passion and energy of  Salsa.

Salsa, the undisputed king of tropical Latin music, embodies passion, energy, and a rhythmic heartbeat that can’t be ignored. With its origins in the clubs of New York and Cuba, salsa has spread its wings across the globe, captivating dancers and music enthusiasts alike. The dynamic brass sections, syncopated piano rhythms, and intoxicating percussion make salsa a joyous celebration of life and love.

Salsa is perhaps the most well-known and beloved style of tropical latin music. Originating in the clubs of New York and influenced by Cuban rhythms, salsa is a high-energy dance music that will make you want to move your hips. With its lively percussion, driving bass, and infectious horn sections, salsa is a true celebration of life and passion. Take some salsa dance lessons and let the music guide your body in exhilarating moves and spins. Feel the heat and let the rhythm carry you away!

Feel the Romance of Bachata.

Bachata, a genre born in the Dominican Republic, is known for its heartfelt lyrics and sensual melodies. With its origins in the rural countryside, bachata has evolved into a popular style of music that touches the hearts of listeners around the world. The slow, melodic guitar rhythms and passionate vocals create an intimate atmosphere that is perfect for dancing close with a partner. Let the smooth beats of bachata embrace you and get lost in the romantic vibes.

Move to the Rhythm of Merengue.

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, energetic dance music, then merengue is for you. Originating in the Dominican Republic, merengue is characterized by its lively beat and rapid tempo. The combination of the accordion, güira, and tambora creates a pulsating rhythm that will get your feet moving in no time. Join a merengue dance class and let the infectious energy of this genre take over. Merengue is all about letting go, having fun, and surrendering to the rhythm.

Explore the Groove of Reggaeton.

Reggaeton has taken the music world by storm, blending reggae, hip-hop, and latin beats into an irresistible fusion. Originating in Puerto Rico, this urban genre has become a global sensation, dominating charts and dance floors everywhere. The catchy hooks, pulsating rhythms, and energetic rap verses make reggaeton perfect for a night of dancing with friends. Let the infectious beats of reggaeton move your body and immerse yourself in the dynamic world of latin urban music.

Celebrate with Cumbia.

Originally from Colombia, cumbia is a lively and vibrant rhythm that has spread throughout Latin America. With its infectious beat, cumbia is all about celebrating life and bringing people together. The combination of traditional instruments like the guacharaca, accordion, and drums creates a distinctive sound that will transport you to the heart of Latin America. Join a cumbia dance class and let the rhythmic sway of this genre fill your soul with joy.

Get ready to embark on a musical journey filled with vibrant rhythms, infectious melodies, and a tropical flair that will transport you to sun-drenched beaches and lively dance floors. Tropical Latin music, a genre that encompasses a rich fusion of Caribbean and Latin American influences, is sure to make you move your feet and uplift your spirits. In this post, we invite you to discover the joy of tropical Latin music and explore the captivating sounds that have captivated audiences worldwide.

 

 

Marlow Rosado and Baby Lores revive La Negra Tomasa

February 6, 2023 by MARLOW
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“La Negra Tomasa” was a very attractive and charismatic Cuban woman. Her mother was a slave, but her employers inherited a piece of the farm where she worked. This allowed Tomasa to share her caring spirit with the vulnerable people of the town, helping many women and children.

For her generosity and loving kindness, after her death she was remembered by all the tenants in the region and it began to be speculated that she appeared to grant miracles. Her renown was such, that in Cuba on August 15 of each year, a great festival is celebrated in honor of “La Negra Tomasa”.

In a unique project of folkloric mixes with common roots, the two-time Grammy Award winner for Latin music – Marlow Rosado and the already classic Cuban reggaeton singer Baby Lores, come together to present “BORINCUBA”, a project by flavored “Salsaton” fusion, to which high caliber artists from the two islands and both genres have joined, such as Tito Puente Jr. whose father Tito Puente – The King of Timbales would have turned 100 years this 2023, Frankie Negron, among others.

Marlow Rosado and Baby Lores revive Negra Tomasa
Filmacion Video Clip La Negra Tomasa

One of the 8 songs contained in the album, revives the story of “La Negra Tomasa” who dazzles and leaves everyone in the batey spellbound by her charming beauty, her coffee and her way of cooking.

The Remix of the popular song will be accompanied by a video clip. The making of the video just finished last week and recreates modern neighborhood life two centuries later.

Surely the fault lies with the “bilongo” that Tomasa casts.

Below, we leave you the lyrics of the song so that you can sing it, when the fusion version of “La Negra Tomasa” by Marlow Rosado and Baby Lores comes out.

La Negra Tomasa / Kikiribú Mandinga (Lyrics)

(2x)
Estoy tan enamora’o de la negra Tomasa
Que cuando se va de casa
Que triste me pongo
Estoy tan enamora’o de la negra Tomasa
Que cuando se va de casa
que triste me pongo.
¡Ay! – ¡Ay! – ¡Ay!

Esa negra linda
Que me hecho bilongo.
Esa negra linda – relinda
Que me hecho bilongo.

Na’ ma’ que me gusta la comida
Que me cocina.
Na’ ma’ que me gusta la café
Que ella me cuela.
Na’ ma’ que me gusta la comida
Que me cocina.
Na’ ma’ que me gusta la café
Que ella me cuela.
¡Ay! – ¡Ay! – ¡Ay!

Esa negra linda – relinda
Que me hecho bilongo.
Esa negra linda – relinda
Que me hecho bilongo.

Quiquiribu mandinga!
Quiquiribu mandinga!!
Alla en La Habana tasajo
Y alla en Oriente mabinga.

Quiquiribu mandinga!
Quiquiribu mandinga!!
Yo conoci a un cocinero
Que cocinaba mabinga.

Quiquiribu mandinga
Quiquiribu mandinga
Y machacaba los ajos
Con la cabeza el mortero.
Quiquiribu mandinga
Quiquiribu mandinga.
Como bailaba Tomasa
En el barrio de la timba.
(3x)
Quiquiribu mandinga
Quiquiribu mandinga.

Marlow Rosado

Meet Marlow Rosado, One of Salsa’s Underground Heroes

January 23, 2023 by MARLOW
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During the pandemic’s darkest days, when clubs were shuttered and his performances were canceled, Marlow Rosado retreated to his Miami Lakes recording studio. He had traditional salsa, a lifelong passion, and Zen, a longtime interest, on his mind.

Rosado, 52, a Grammy and Latin Grammy winner, has emerged with two new recordings and a sense of peace. The albums, he says, represent a new phase in his musical career and a cause for celebration.

Los Colores de la Salsa (The Colors of Salsa) is a modern take on traditional Latin dance rhythms that he recorded with his longtime friend, veteran vocalist Frankie Negron. The official video for the track, “Depende de Ti (It Depends on You)” has garnered more than one million views on YouTube since the album was released in early March.

Orun is a deeper, almost meditative recording and Rosado’s first Latin jazz album. (He interprets the Yoruba word as meaning a protective ancestral spirit.) The album also marks the first time the Puerto Rican musician has worked with Afro-Cuban jazz legend Chucho Valdés. The veteran musician is a guest artist on the track, “Marlow y Chucho,” which Rosado wrote.

“I was able to produce two amazing albums,” Rosado says. “They are very special because they came from a place of despair — of what’s going to happen, I’ve got nothing to do, no work, nowhere to go — to a place of hope for the future.”

Rosado is no stranger to beating the odds. His music isn’t played on Latin commercial radio even though he has won two of the music industry’s biggest awards: a 2012 “Best Tropical Latin Album” Grammy for Retro, which he recorded with his band, Marlow Rosado y La Riqueña, and a 2015 “Best Children’s Album” Latin Grammy for Los Animales.

He is one of salsa’s underground heroes.

“The overwhelming programming [on commercial Latin radio] is urban music,” says Rosado, a pianist, arranger, songwriter, and bandleader. “There are thousands of ‘salseros’ with records out there, but there’s no salsa on the radio.”

Zen has helped him deal with the ups and downs of the music industry, he says.

Rosado was first attracted to Eastern philosophies as a teenager when he picked up a copy of The Pocket Zen Reader. After visiting Nepal in 2007 to perform at a jazz festival, he was hooked. When the festival ended, Rosado spent seven days in the capital of Kathmandu, visiting a Buddhist temple.

He has returned to the Himalayan country twice: “Nepal was a life-changing experience.”

It’s among the poorest countries in the world, he says, “yet we have so much to learn from them.”

What Rosado learned was to try to see opportunities in life’s challenges, he says. His two new albums reflect this mindset.

Colores has Rosado’s trademark “salsa gruesa” (heavy) style — blaring horns, rapid-fire percussion, and lyrical piano solos — with shades of urban music. He recorded the album with Negron, a salsa and Latin pop singer of Puerto Rican heritage from New Jersey, who became popular in the late ’90s with hits such as “Con Amor Se Gana (You Win With Love).”

Rosado says he and Negron, who moved to South Florida a few years ago, went into the studio together, not knowing what to expect.

“It was a fun record to do because there was nothing else to do, we were in quarantine. So, we had a good time doing this,” Rosado recalls. “It’s probably the only record I’ve done that way. We were thinking, ‘If things ever get back to normal, we’re going to release this album,’ and we did.”

Rosado wrote most of the songs on the record, including the call-and-response “Depende de Ti.”

“It calls on younger Latin urban artists to ‘defend’ tropical Latin rhythms that first arrived in the Caribbean on slave ships,” he says. “We’re asking the younger musicians who are hot right now to respect this music, not to dismiss it as old people’s music.

“The original rappers were the ‘soneros’ (salsa vocalists), the rhymers — we invented that.”

 

The more melodic Orun with Valdés is a departure from Rosado’s “heavy metal” style of salsa.

In a recent video for the album, filmed at his Coral Springs home, Valdés had words of encouragement for Rosado.

“He has a great talent and a high level of composition and a tremendous swing on the piano — an incredible vibe,” says Valdés, smoking a cigar on his patio. “All I can say to Marlow is what [jazz composer] David Brubeck once said to me: ‘Marlow, never stop.’”

Valdés is one of Rosado’s idols.

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Source: Deborah Ramirez, ArtburstMiami.com

 

Salsa Legend Marlow Rosado Transports Bailey Hall to Another World

August 20, 2021 by MARLOW
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Salsa legend Marlow Rosado lit up Bailey Hall this Friday with his band, La Riqueña. Rosado is a native Puerto Rican who began his music career by studying Jazz education in Florida. He is now a producer, composer, skilled pianist and tireless vocalist. He dabbles in multiple musical genres, incorporating elements of salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaetón into his compositions. Speaking to his mastery of music, his album Retro won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album against competing nominations from star bachatero Romeo Santos.

Marlow Rosado and La Riqueña brought the nightclub vibes to Bailey Hall. The band, consisting of Mike Rivera strumming the bass, Pablo Molina on the congas and Gamalier Reyes playing the timbales performed high-energy rhythms that brought the audience to their feet. Reyes’ rapid-fire drumming was jaw-dropping to watch. Meanwhile, Marlow Rosado’s passionately played Afro-Cuban montuno and tumbao patterns on the piano, intermittently interrupted by strong glissandos, where he would slide his fingers rapidly across the entire keyboard. He carried the air of Elton John, unable to keep from rocking out to the rhythm while attacking the keys.

The band played upbeat pieces, including “Quiero Que Me Quieras” from their 2014 album Salsanimal, alternated with a few slower, romantic ballads that paid homage to their homeland Puerto Rico.

As a surprise to the audience, Rosado invited an old buddy to the stage — coincidentally a Cornell alum who had studied organically chemistry. Rosado exclaimed, “It doesn’t matter how much organic chemistry you do, the music is in your blood!” The two used to perform together, and it was heart-warming to watch them reunite and sing duets. They sang a beautiful rendition of the song “El Cuarto de Tula,” originally by the Buena Vista Social Club, an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996 to promote the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba.

The most astounding moment of the night was when Rosado invited audience members to the stage for the concert’s grande finale. He asked two Cornell music students, a pianist and violinist, to improvise a song with the band and encouraged the audience to join in by dancing or clapping. The Cornell students successfully composed an impromptu song with the band, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the show.

Like the Buena Vista Social Club, Marlow Rosado’s music also strives to revive salsa’s roots with old-fashioned, traditional instruments and vocal styles. His music transports the listener to another time, another place. He makes me wonder about the future of the salsa genre. Will there be enough singers to keep the genre going?

Source: The Cornell Daily Sun
By Ariadna Lubinus

Marlow Rosado and Chucho Valdes release the album “Orun”

June 13, 2021 by MARLOW
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Marlow Rosado and Dionisio Jesús “Chucho” Valdés Rodríguez live the experience of working together thanks to the album “Orun”, which has nine songs
“Orun is the record that I have wanted to make all my life. It is a truly music album in which the concentration is not commercialism but the musical depth within the arrangements so that the musician stands out with his solos; the most important thing is the expression and wisdom of each participant on their instrument” expressed the composer Marlow Rosado.

As a musician, for the also Puerto Rican writer, working with Dionisio Jesús “Chucho” Valdés Rodríguez has represented an honor and learning.

“Throughout my career I have had the joy of working with many great pianists who have been teachers to me throughout my training such as Richie Ray, Papo Luca, and who has become my piano father – the wonderful Jew – Larry Harlow. But in this case I had the great opportunity, honor and joy of working with the pianist who for me sits on the top of the mountain when we talk about Latin piano, especially in Latin Jazz,” said Rosado.

“I never imagined that my career would have the fortune to record with such an iconic figure of our music. Having recorded my own arrangement, a song written by me with Chucho Valdés, for me is one of those moments before and after. I can happily disappear with this project,” added the composer.

Distributed by JN Music Group Jazz, the new division of JN Music Group, Orun already has a video clip for the song Marlow y Chucho, which was recorded at the house of maestro Chucho Valdés.

This song becomes the first track that comes off this album.

Source: Diario Las Americas
By: Redaccion

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