La Sonora Carruseles
| La Sonora Carruseles | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Salsa Dura |
| founding | 1995 |
| Current occupation | |
musical direction |
Dante Vargas |
musical direction |
Julio Diaz |
singing |
Mario Paz |
singing |
Daniel Marmolejo |
singing |
Luis Ruiz |
singing |
Harold Pelaez |
bass |
Gustavo Quintero Junior |
piano |
Andy Guzmán |
Timbales |
Daniel Berroa |
Conga |
Hermides Benitez |
Bongo |
Morist Jiménez Júnior |
La Sonora Carruseles are a Colombian salsa band that was founded in 1995 in Medellín ( Colombia ).
They play very fast dance music, salsa dura, but also styles similar to salsa such as boogaloo, which is a fusion of soul and salsa. Their music is inspired by the early salsa bands of the 1970s.
They celebrated their breakthrough in 1998 with their critically acclaimed second album "Heavy Salsa", which contains their hits "Micaela", "Ave Maria Lola" and "Al son de los cueros".
They are sometimes criticized for their too smooth commercial sound and their many cover versions.
The band was founded by Mario Rincón Pachanga . The band name Carruseles is a homage as a quote from a song by the band “Sexteto Miramar”.
The record label is the Latin American label "Discos Fuentes".
Discography (selection)
- 1996 - Espectacular
- 1998 - Heavy Salsa
- 1999 - Salsa y fuego
- 2000 - Salsa Brava / Con todos los hierros
- 2002 - De una vez gozando
- 2003 - La salsa la traigo yo
- 2003 - Cooking the salsa (Best of)
- 2004 - Que no pare la rumba
- 2004 - De Colombia para el mundo