EL CABALLERO DE LA SALSA is a collection of classic tracks from salsa great Gilberto Santa Rosa. The album reflects his love for the classic salsa style of the the '60s and '70s in a performance like "Sin Voluntad," but also marks how that style...

EL CABALLERO DE LA SALSA is a collection of classic tracks from salsa great Gilberto Santa Rosa. The album reflects his love for the classic salsa style of the the '60s and '70s in a performance like "Sin Voluntad," but also marks how that style...

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Robi Draco Rosa is one of the more diverse and consistent talents on the Rock en Espanol scene. For starters he is an accomplished songwriter (he has had a career writing hits for others outside of his solo endeavors), and his knack for hooks and...

Personnel: Mark Shim (tenor saxophone); Vijay Iyer (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Carlo DeRosa (acoustic bass, electric bass); Justin Brown (drums, cymbals).
Audio Mixer: Mike Marciano.
Liner Note Author: Carlo DeRosa.
Recording information:...

Personnel: Rosa Passos (vocals, guitar); Ron Carter (bass); Billy Drewes (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Lula (guitar); Paulo Braga (percussion).
Personnel: Rosa Passos (vocals).
Rosa Passos made her recording debut as a leader in 1979, but this...

Recording information: Clinton Studios, NY; Grabado Estudios ABC Records-Barranquilla, Colombia; Guasábara Studios; Rolo Studios, Puerto Rico.
Gilberto Santa Rosa made his name after salsa had outgrown its rough street origins and become a...

Personnel: Robi Kahakalau (vocals, chimes); Todd Adamski (guitar); Gordon Freitas (steel guitar); Troy Fernandez (ukulele); Eldred Ahlo (trumpet); Jan Luna (piano, keyboards); Tommy Kagawa (drums); Ricky Ricardo (percussion); Jeff Rasmussen...

Personnel: Robi Botos (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Phil Dwyer (tenor saxophone); Joey DeFrancesco (Hammond b-3 organ); Vito Rezza (drums).
Audio Mixer: John "Beetle" Bailey.
Recording information: The Drive Shed, Toronto, Canada.

Personnel: Gilberto Santa Rosa (vocals); Alex d'Castro (vocals); Jimmy Morales (congas).
Director: Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Gilberto Santa Rosa's second solo recording for Combo Records continues the great rapport that Santa Rosa established with...

Personnel: Draco (vocals); Chris Bruce (guitar); Christian Nieves (cuatro); Lisa Germano (violin); Armen Ksajkian (cello); The String Box Ensemble (strings); Ulises Lozano (accordion); Hernan Mulet (horns); Juan Covarubias (harpsichord); David...

De Rosa: Martin John Henry, Neil Woodside, James Woodside, Chris Connick, Andrew Bush.
Audio Remasterer: Kenny MacLeod.
De Rosa's debut, MEND, was one of the smartest, most rewarding guitar-based indie records of 2006, yet on their sophomore...

Personnel: Jo De La Rosa (vocals).
Programmer: Bryan Todd.
Audio Mixer: Bryan Todd.
Recording information: Ndahause Studios, Tarzana, CA.
Editor: Carlos Murguía.
Photographer: Randee Saint Nicholas.