Songs
salsera-mambo version of the theme tune, The Pink Panther (from selftitle album)
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- country:Colombia
- region:South America
- style(s):Jazz, Salsa
- label:Walboomers Music B.V.
- type:Band, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Evvivashow
Line up
- Cipriano Rojas (Congas)
- David Cantillo (Singer)
- Diego Sanchez (Bongo)
- Felipe Cardenas (Saxophone)
- Guillermo Celis (Singer)
- Jose Miguel Vega (Trombone)
- Juan David Fernandez (Timbal)
- Pablo Martinez (Singer)
- Roland Nieto (Trumpet)
- Santiago Mejia (Keyboard)
- Sergio Mejia (Bass & Leader)
- Vladimir Romero (Trombone)
Links
EVVIVA is the exclusive management & Booking in Europe for LA-33, working with Earth Beat Entertainment for Netherlands; Latin Wave for Switzerland and A.S.S. Concert & Promotion for Germany.
LA 33 is urban salsa made in Bogota for a new Colombian Salsa experience
For at least the last six years both the young and old salseros of Bogota have been keenly involved in the renaissance of salsa. The old-school posse like their hard descarga, their latin jazz and their driving dance-ready arrangements, whilst the youth refuse to pass up on their hard-won, new-wave urban sound fresh from el barrio: the street. At the forefront of this new wave is La 33, whose music is based on what the classic New York City salsa sound of the 60's and early 70's, but with new and different accents. Salsa from Cali- the so-called 'Capital Of Salsa Colombiana' is an institution; but salsa made in Bogota is a new corriente: a fresh strand in the history of urban Latin dance music. La 33 created the Bogota scene, forging a route for Bogota's other salsa bands. Nowadays, La 33 has followers not just all over Colombia but also around the world. La 33 is success because its music appeals to both the new and old schools.
Named after the Bogota street where the band's office is situated Calle 33 LA 33 was formed in 2002 but its real first public performance was on May 3 2003. Their members, which seem to be more rockers than salseros, used to play in clubs & pubs in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Quito, Venezuela and other locations. Very soon they performed in international European festivals as well as in Japan and shared the stage with big names as Willy Colon, Los Van Van, Chucho Valdez & Broadway Orchestra among others.
For sure, the spirit of New York's 60s boogaloo sound lives on in La 33's sound, but the feeling is different because it comes from Bogota: just check "Anny's Boogaloo" and "Que rico boogaloo". The hit song "La Pantera Mambo" has a beautiful jazzy feeling and shows La 33's powerful descarga style and brilliant arrangements. Just as exceptional are the hard salsa originals "Suelta el bongo", "Soledad" and "La pelicula".
"Gozalo" (enjoy it), their second album released in 2007, is an amazingly jazzy, joyful gift to the urban salsero.
The fresh cover art shows a sauce bottle on the front, whilst the back has the same bottle 'pouring' the songs. This is Colombian, no doubt about it, but with a strong, vibrant fresh sound; almost an 'alt. music' presentation. It's salsa for a new, urban listener looking for the sound of the 70's but with the zeitgeist of 2008.
In this record the band has composed tunes using a variety of genres from descarga and Latin jazz through to hard salsa and boogaloo. They've also extended the basic Latin dance repertoire, with rearrangements of Lucho Bermudez' 60s porro classic "Plinio Guzman" as well as revisiting the funky rhythms of Colombia's costeno music from the Caribbean coast: "La Fea" and "Bomba Colombiana". They also deliver a tasty Cuban-style bolero-son, "Arrullo Son". The album's other highlights, "Tormenta (sand storm)", "Gozalo", "La rumba buena" and "Te lo voy a devolver" continue to define LA 33's style.
2009 has seen LA-33 involved in two European tours that literally warmed-up the audience. They are now ready to start recording their new album.