“When many people think of Salsa and NYC, the places that come to mind are Manhattan and the Bronx. We are a Brooklyn- and Queens-based band, hence the album title: ‘From the other side of the East River’.” George Vélez Junior Band Leader Grupo Arcano have achieved something rare in any musical genre: an album…

This remarkable debut album breaks many of the unwritten rules of the modern salsa band, but the result is an incredibly immersive record that instantly transports you to the streets of El Barrio; you can practically taste the grit and gravel in every tune! Even more impressively, the NYC five-piece have accomplished this using a…

The slogan on the cover says it all! Conga maestro Eddie Montalvo has produced this album “Pa’l bailador” (For the dancer), and it shows. The energy is high, the tone is upbeat, the music is rich and the tempo is spot on. His achievement is notable not only for the songs themselves, but because of…