A Salsa Suite
La Raza Latina: A Salsa Suite (Aug 14,2010)
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LA RAZA LATINA - A SALSA SUITE
New York City Premiere
Lincoln Center Band shell Aug.14Th 2010
Composed 1977
Recorded for Fania Records 1978
Nominated for Grammy for Best Tropical Music (Salsa) Album 1978
Lead vocals on original album by Nestor Sanchez, Rubén Blades
Composed, conceived, and conducted by Larry Harlow
Additional lyrics and music, Rudy Calzado and Tito Puente
Arranged by Larry Harlow, Marty Sheller and Luis Perico Ortiz
Additional orchestration/scoring by José Arellano
The song, La Raza Latina, was composed by Johnny Ortiz and arranged by Eddy Martinez
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1rst Half
BOBBY SANABRIA BIG BAND
Bobby Sanabria – musical director, drums, percussion, vocals
Leo Traversa – acoustic, electric bass, vocals
Enrique Haneine – piano, vocals
Cristian Rivera – congas, percussion, vocals
Obanilú Allende – bongo’/cencerro, baríl de bomba, percussion, vocals
Hiram Remón – vocals, percussion
Cameron Johnson – lead trumpet
Shareef Clayton – trumpet
Jonathan Barnes – trumpet
Andrew Neesley – trumpet
Dave Miller – lead trombone
Sam Burtis – trombone
Joe Beaty – trombone
Chris Washburne – bass trombone, tuba
David Dejesus - lead alto, soprano sax
John Beaty - alto
Peter Brainin – tenor
Jeff Lederer – tenor
Danny Rivera – baritone
Band tech – Roberto Jose’ Sanabria
2nd Half
LA RAZA LATINA – A SALSA SUITE (Larry Harlow 1977)
Musical director, conductor, concept, additional keyboards – Larry Harlow
Lead Vocals – Rubén Blades and Adonis Puentes
Coro (background vocals) -
Rosa Soy,
Debbie Resto,
Rachel Kara Perez,
Luis Rosario,
Emo Luciano
Violins -
Lewis Kahn (concert master),
Alfredo De La Fe,
Betsy Hill,
Dave Rimelis,
Gabriel Fonseca,
Harry Max ,
Sam Bardfeld,
Allan Grubner
Cellos -
Tara Chambers,
Tomas Ulrich,
Jake Gonzalez
Chembo Corniel - Congas
Louis Bauzó – Bongo’/ Cencerro, Batá, quinto
Memo Acevedo – Percussion, quinto
Ralph Irizarry – Timbales
Ben Lapidus – Electric Guitar, Cuban Tres
Frank Fontaine – Charanga Terserola flute
Bobby Sanabria – drums
Leo Traversa – acoustic, electric bass
Enrique Haneine - piano
Cristian Rivera – maracas, clave, shekere, congas, bata’, percussion
Obanilu Allende - shekere, baríl de bomba, quinto, clave, maraca, percussion
Hiram Remón – guiro de macho, maracas, shekere, percussion
Cameron Johnson – lead trumpet
Shareef Clayton – trumpet
Jonathan Barnes – trumpet
Andrew Neesley – trumpet
Dave Miller – lead trombone
Sam Burtis trombone
Joe Beaty – trombone
Chris Washburne – bass trombone
David Dejesus – lead alto, soprano sax
John Beaty – alto
Peter Brainin – tenor
Jeff Lederer - tenor
Danny Rivera – baritone
The Masacote Dance Company -
Ana Masacote,
Joel Massicot,
Aaron Damus,
Charlotee Belok,
Esteban Ortiz,
Samantha Fernandez
Librarian -
Robert Crawford
Road Manager -
Joseph Berrios
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