• Source: La Excelencia

      • La Excelencia is an eleven piece salsa dura band from New York City founded in 2005 by percussionists Julian Silva and Jose Vazquez-Cofresi. The band's music has a salsa dura style, with themes incorporating immigration, poverty, and discrimination. La Excelencia recorded and released three albums in their first seven years. The group disbanded in 2012, with Vazquez-Confresi and some of the membership reforming as Orquesta SCC. The band reunited in 2017 under the direction of Silva to start working on their 4th album, "Machete."


      Members




      = Current

      =
      Julian Silva - Owner/Producer/Composer/Arranger/Timbales (2005-2012, 2018–present)
      Luis Arona - Bass (2005-2006, 2018–present)
      Ronald Prokopez - Trombone (2005-2012, 2018–present)
      Mike Engstrom - Trombone (2010-2012, 2018–present)
      Willy Rodriguez - Piano (2005-2012, 2018–present)
      Jonathan Powell - Trumpet (2007-2012, 2018–present)
      Gilberto Velazquez - Vocals (2008-2010, 2018–present)
      Nerio Matheus - Congas (2022-present)
      Nestor Villar - Bongos/Cowbell (2011-2012, 2018–present)
      Danny Enrique - Vocals (2023–present)


      = Former

      =
      Jose Vazquez-Cofresi - Former co-owner/Composer/Congas (2005-2012)
      Jack Davis - Trombone (2005-2008)
      Charles Dilone - Bongos /Cowbell (2005-2012)
      Sam Hoyt - Trumpet (2005-2008)
      Rene Leslie - Vocals (2005-2006)
      Hector Luis Pagan - Vocals (2005-2006)
      Edwin Perez - Composer/Vocals (2005-2012)
      Jorge Bringas - Bass (2007-2012)
      Miki Hirose - Trumpet (2007-2012)
      Tokunori Kajiwara – Arranger/Trombone (2007-2012)
      Junior Beltran - Background Vocals (2010-2012)
      Yuniel Jimenez - Tres/Background Vocals (2010-2012)
      Jonathan Gomez - Congas (2019)


      Discography


      Salsa Con Conciencia (2006)
      Mi Tumbao Social (2009)
      Ecos Del Barrio (2012)
      Machete (2020)


      Single


      Salsa Na'Ma (2019)


      References



      Yglesias, Pablo (March 2009). "La Excelencia". Latin Beat Magazine. 19 (2): 20–46. ISSN 1553-5460.


      External links


      Official website

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